Tracking can be the best way to find bull elk in the wilderness. But that’s not why I do it. I track elk because it’s primal and addictive. It requires all my woodsmanship, intelligence, and endurance ...

Fifty percent of the elk harvest comes from Region 3 in the southwest part of the state. The forest outside Dillon, which encompasses several mountain ranges, affords elk security cover while also ...

The night couldn’t get much darker. I held my hand a few inches in front of my face, but couldn’t see it. Looking up to the sky, I saw nothing — no stars, no blurred images of the trees that were ...

I’ve hunted elk on public ground across the West for 25 years. I’ve made incredible memories, learned a lot, and punched more tags than I deserve. But I’ve also seen a lot change over that quarter ...

Public land elk hunting is a real challenge, but success is sweet. For every American whitetail hunter, Western elk hunting is aspirational, calling to them the way Cooperstown calls to a Little ...

Mike Hoops of Two Harbors made his first trip to Montana to hunt elk in 1997 and began guiding for an outfitter in 2006. This will be his fifth season as a guide for Wilderness Connections in Gardiner ...

High in a basin above the treeline of the Snowcrest Mountains earlier this month, a small group of cow elk grazed and called to each other. Hidden in the basin were a group of teenagers from opposite ...

experience wilderness elk hunting in Montana. Bed time comes early in this hunting camp. So does morning. Not long after the dinner dishes are cleared away and everyone has a chance to tell a tale or ...

Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks hopes to collar 16 elk in the Bob Marshall Wilderness this month as part of a study to better determine why the population has been on the decline in the South Fork of ...