An early morning hike found me two-thirds of the way up a timbered mountain. It was still dark, and I couldn't make my final approach until the air warmed and thermals began flowing uphill. Finally, ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — As the leaves begin to change in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so does the behavior of elk. In the Cataloochee and Oconaluftee areas of the park, elk are ...

As summer winds down and autumn begins its quiet takeover, something wild stirs across America’s forests and valleys. Bull elk bugle, bucks chase does, and moose and deer stake their claims near dawn ...

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 chases after his herd during the elk rut in Estes Park on Sept. 10. Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding ...

The afternoon of November 12 was unseasonably warm in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. Temperatures exceeded 60 degrees. Lush, green rye grass that should have just been sprouting was ankle-deep. I barely ...

Gregg Ritz, host of Hunt Masters, will document his Pennsylvania elk hunt for television and social media. Ritz won one of Pennsylvania's 140 elk licenses in this year's lottery. He will be hunting ...