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 ...

A bull elk bugles in open meadows at Moraine Park on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park on Oct. 8, 2021. The Elk rut is the mating season for elk and begins in September and ...

Colorado elk are renowned for their deafening bugle and pointy antlers—but alas, not for their belaying skills. On January 3, Ben Hake, the head of recreation in Lake City, Colorado received a call ...