Elk Hunting

This is an excerpt from Hunting Editor Andrew McKean's book, How to Hunt Everything, which is available here. Keep an eye out for more species and how to hunt them here on the Hunting blog. For every American whitetail hunter, elk are aspirational, calling to them the way Cooperstown calls to a Little Leaguer. The impossibly heavy and branching antlers of bulls are as alluring as the soaring mountains where they live, and the mythology of elk is filled with Western romance: canvas wall…

Hunting elk in the Rocky Mountain West is a physical activity — so get your body ready for hunting season with weighted step-ups, running, and ruck marches.

Why risk your elk hunt to an inferior cartridge? There are a lot of excellent elk cartridges out there and opinions vary. Here are my top 10 picks in no particular order.

You needn’t draw into a trophy unit or kill a record-book bull to succeed as an elk hunter. But you must do a few things right. Here's what you have to make happen.

Looking for some tips on November Elk Hunting in Colorado? Read this to find out all the details that you need to know.

Elk hunters who want to consistently harvest elk on public land need to be in top physical condition. For those of you who have had success in the past, you know that once your elk is on the ground, the real work begins. Typically, the most physically demanding part of any elk hunt is carrying

MTNTOUGH Fitness Lab breaks down three common training mistakes most hunters are making and shares a 30-minute workout you can do anytime, anywhere to get your body ready for the demands of the mountains.

For this review, Outdoor Life’s shooting editor John B. Snow gives his picks for the best elk hunting rifles available today.

Why risk your elk hunt to an inferior cartridge? There are a lot of excellent elk cartridges out there and opinions vary. Here are my top 10 picks in no particular order.