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 ...

The author has been on some epic elk hunts over the decades. He’ll be the first to tell you each and every encounter made him a better bowhunter ...

A switch had flipped. The mountain was suddenly thundering with the screams of bugling bulls, and I was right in the middle of it. Young in my stick-and-string elk tenure, I had no idea what to do. So ...

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 ...

SODA SPRINGS, Idaho - You typically get one shot at a given animal when bowhunting, no matter how fast you can grab a second arrow, nock it to your bowstring, attach your mechanical release and pull ...

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 ...

The most important bowhunting skill is the ability to get so close to game that the archer can almost smell it. The bowhunter should hunt silently all the time. I ignored that rule on September 12, ...

Every fall, the young and old from near and far take to the vast expanses of public land in the Roaring Fork Valley to hunt. The big-ticket attraction—and the one with the largest economic impact—is ...

Elk hunting season started late last month and with it came new changes for bow hunters in Oregon. These changes were proposed last year by the Oregon Department of Fish & Wildlife. Before the changes ...

GREAT FALLS, Mont. -- A man was severely mauled by a lone grizzly bear while bowhunting elk northwest of Choteau, according to Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks grizzly bear management specialist Mike ...