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Every child grows and matures at a different pace so there is no set age requirement for introducing your child to this lifelong sport. It's the parent or guardian who is the best judge of knowing when their child is ready.

Sometimes silence really is golden--especially when elk hunting success hinges on never making a peep.

With the bulls bugling and the aspens at their golden height, where else would you rather be than the "Elk Hunting Capital of the World" with an elk tag in your pocket? Digital Managing Editor Justin McDaniel found himself in that enviable position in late September as he headed to the mountains northeast of Craig, Colo., for his first elk hunt.

Hearing bugles is what makes elk hunting so grand. But what if you can’t see the bulls?

Elk activity in September can be broken into three periods. To hit pay dirt, know which one you’re hunting.

The perils of elk hunting can sometimes be the least expected—and the best means to a practical joke.

For big-game hunters, and especially anyone who’s truly fixated on pursing bugling elk, there’s a “shadow” season for closely related red deer that occurs in the southern hemisphere. This hunt however, peaks during the months of March and April when North American antler fanatics are out of business.