“Tag: elk hunting”

With the right tools and a bit of know-how, anyone can build a quality backcountry rifle in their own shop, and for a far sight less than a comparable rifle from a custom gun-builder. Follow along for exactly how to build a backcountry-capable rifle all your own, with your only trip to an FFL being the one necessary to get your receiver.

Dick Blossom took a cow elk last fall in his home state of Montana at the age of 101. Calvin Coolidge was in the White House when he was born, and the Great Depression and Dust Bowl were years in the future.

Any DIY elk hunter must learn to sort fact from fiction. Read on for tips straight from the field.

Calling may not only get a bull to reveal its whereabouts but also spur rut-like activity not many rifle hunters witness.

One family of hunters had the perfect September last year. Read on for an all-American story crafted in the mountains.

Shooting a bull as it comes stomping to your calls is an adrenaline rush, surely, but you need to be ready for silence. Here’s how to work your calls on low or mute.

Public-land elk hunting challenges even the best hunters. Success requires an understanding of the unit and property owners within, plus all the terrain throughout that might support a herd.

This latest Member's Hunt comes from Richard Saunders of Cheney, Wash.

Contributor John Haviland gives late season elk hunters some tips on finding big, bachelor bulls.