“colorado elk”

If you're going to hunt elk, you'd best be prepared.

Two years after getting completely shut out in the Centennial State, Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper returned to Colorado for an elk hunt with Leupold Optics.

Two years after getting completely shut out in the Centennial State, Web Managing Editor Shawn Skipper returned to Colorado for an elk hunt with Leupold Optics. How'd he fare? Get an inside look with this photo gallery.

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

Just like when we attend an NRA Annual Meeting, whenever sportsmen and women get together, it’s a party—and one heck of a star-studded lineup!

Elk are among North America’s greatest game animals, leaving Shawn Skipper a bit excited when he joined Weatherby on his first-ever elk hunt. As luck would have it, five days of chasing what proved to be ever-elusive bulls over the mountainous terrain of central Colorado yielded no harvest. Though unsuccessful, he came back with plenty of stories to tell.

If you have the ambition to launch your own bowhunt, the West offers the best in do-it-yourself adventure.

Here are a few of the more common gun problems that can occur in the field and how to deal with them without ending your hunt.