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10 Ways to Prep for Your Next Western Big-Game Hunt

Here are 10 simple things you can do now to be better prepared for your next big adventure.

4 Questions You Should Never Ask a Backcountry Outfitter

By avoiding these questions, your outfitter won't have to second-guess your woods savvy.

Footwork: When to Walk and When to Run for Elk

Elk hunting is a lot like life. You need to realize when to run and when to walk to seize an opportunity.

Know-How: Midday Bulls

Though you’ll be fighting a battle at noontime with swirling winds and lackadaisical herds, success can and does happen with the sun straight up.

How to Put the Sneak on Elk and Elk Hunters

If you think you’ll have elk country to yourself, think again. It’s as crowded as ever. To be successful these days, you have to get downright diabolical. Here’s how to do it.

RMEF Surpasses 10,000 Lifetime Conservation Projects

The Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation has reached its 10,000th lifetime conservation project. An ongoing aspen restoration effort in Oregon pushed the organization over the hump earlier this summer.

An Accidental Elk

Finding a bull in the Centennial State shouldn’t be hard—not when Colorado boasts the largest elk herd in North America. But the elk don’t always cooperate.

North Georgia Hat Trick

In spite of ‘Towsley’s Luck,’ do-it-yourself hunts sometimes do work out.

Climb High, Get Loud and Move

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

Elk Country Reestablished in Virginia

Hunters are the leaders in conservation, and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) is a group that has been paramount in the reintroduction and conservation of elk across North America.

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