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 ...

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 ...

The early elk hunt in the Rattlesnake Wilderness isn't for everyone. Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks biologist Bob Henderson knew that was going to be the case even before the inaugural hunt began ...

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 ...

Nothing says elk hunting in the Rocky Mountains quite like a wall tent. “They’re really pretty homey when you get them set up,” said John Simmons, an Absarokee hunter who has used wall tents in his ...

Seventeen miles deep into the Rattlesnake Wilderness, Daniel Droughton found himself unexpectedly alone. It was the last weekend of archery hunting season, the middle of early rifle elk season, and ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. High in a basin above the treeline of the Snowcrest Mountains earlier this month, a small group ...