Public land elk hunting is a real challenge, but success is sweet. For every American whitetail hunter, Western elk hunting is aspirational, calling to them the way Cooperstown calls to a Little ...

I’ve hunted elk on public ground across the West for 25 years. I’ve made incredible memories, learned a lot, and punched more tags than I deserve. But I’ve also seen a lot change over that quarter ...

LEWISTON – Idaho is requiring nonresident deer and elk hunters to open their wallets for a chance to obtain tags. Starting next year, nonresidents won’t be able to purchase over-the-counter tags for ...

Few things rival the pure joy that comes from bowhunting elk on open-to-anyone dirt. Keep pushing forward, and always believe it’s going to happen. Adam Amick Over-the-counter (OTC) elk units tend to ...

For decades, Idaho stood out as one of the last places where a guy from out of state could still roll the dice on a general-season deer or elk tag without praying to the draw gods. Show up in Decembe ...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced it's moving the nonresident OTC big-game tag system to a draw.

Seven days for a bull elk. That’s the promise of the general season West Cascade elk hunt in the Santiam, McKenzie, Indigo, Dixon, Evans Creek and Rogue units. In this era of big-game hunts managed by ...

Responding to concerns from Colorado hunters, Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff have dropped a proposal to no longer issue any unlimited, over-the-counter archery elk licenses, and now are proposing ...

Hunters, both resident and nonresident, may be familiar with Idaho’s draw for controlled hunt tags where the state posts the drawing odds based on the previous year’s applications. Since this is the ...

Thousands of hunters this month will continue to have the chance to offer their views on whether Colorado Parks and Wildlife should place limits on over-the-counter rifle and archery elk licenses, ...