Sun Tzu, the legendary Chinese general, said “the side with the simplest uniform wins.” Accordingly, my archery elk hunting setup was pretty simple. I had an older Mathews Heli-M with a 70-pound draw ...

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho - When the bull elk lost its balance, shuffled sideways and collapsed in a ground-shaking, wood-splintering crash, I knew better than to think, “Well, that was easy!” Yes, it was ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Editor’s note: Second of a two-part series on archery hunting for elk. Today, frustration mounts as elk prove elusive. HOLY CROSS WILDERNESS — The rut is a ...

The ability of people to freely buy a license to engage in archery hunting of elk in parts of Colorado could come to an end if a recommendation by Colorado Parks and Wildlife staff is accepted by the ...

The archery hunting season starts as usual today, on the last Saturday in August, but this year is anything but ordinary in one respect. For most of northeastern Oregon, the archery season for elk is ...

Tagging an elk can be a challenging affair, one that requires every piece of your kit to function flawlessly. After all, herds roam the high peaks of western states like New Mexico and Colorado, where ...

Cole Kayser took this public-land bull in the Wyoming backcountry with a bow set at 55 pounds and a Rage mechanical broadhead. The bull made it less than 120 yards before dying. Mark Kayser At the ...

Bowhunting for elk has always been a solitary pursuit. It's one hunter. It's sneaking through cover or patiently waiting by a trail. Bowhunting for elk is all about being out there alone, trying to ...

Heeding the wishes of many resident hunters, the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission on Wednesday voted 9-1 to no longer offer an unlimited number of elk archery licenses to nonresidents anywhere ...