After years away from elk hunting, the author’s reentry into the pastime culminates in an awesome week in northern Utah where 11 elk hunters and 10 mule deer hunters fill their tags.

Where Washington, Idaho and Oregon meet, elk are straying from public to private lands, causing conflict and concern. If the Trump administration opens national forests further, it could get worse.

The 2025 elk hunting season saw the highest bull harvest in more than 11 years, officials from the South Dakota Game, Fish, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Pennsylvania has three scheduled hunting seasons for elk each fall. With a second vote of commissioners in April, a fourth regular ...

Pennsylvania has three scheduled hunting seasons for elk each fall. With a second vote of commissioners in April, a fourth regular firearms season will be added in October. Almost all of the nearly ...

The 2026 Wisconsin elk hunt application period will open on Sunday, March 1. Wisconsin residents can submit elk license applications online or in person at a license sales agent. Before obtaining an ...

Some changes are coming to the 2026 Wisconsin elk hunting season, as applications get ready to open on Sunday, March 1. Some changes are coming to the 2026 Wisconsin elk hunting season, as ...

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced the application period for the 2026 elk hunt will open Sunday, March 1 and continues through Sunday, May 31. Wisconsin ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) — If you’d like to hunt elk in Tennessee this year, the application period for 2026 Elk Quota Hunts opens Feb. 4-25. Every year, thousands enter for a chance to take part, and ...

It took 61 years for this hunter to get a chance at a Michigan elk hunt. Bruce Nelson, 87, of Hastings, applied for an elk license every year that Michigan has held a drawing, which began in 1964. He ...

Settlers made a quick end to Ohio’s elk, though some think a sort-of comeback is desirable. The killing of the last free-ranging elk occurred in Ohio, probably inside Ashtabula County, after statehood ...

It has often been stated that it’s better to be lucky than good. Doug Willis it would seem is both. It has also been claimed that nice guys finish last and today’s column should dispel that old myth.