Problems with New Mexico’s elk management system go far beyond the information presented in Alaina Mencinger’s Sept. 25 report, “Frustrated landowners sue state over damage caused by elk.” Mencinger ...

SANTA FE, N.M. (KRQE) – Youth hunters that were unable to get a license in the 2023-2024 big-game draw will have the chance to snag an antlerless elk license soon. The New Mexico Department of Game ...

The cool northwesterly breeze felt good as it swept across a lush aspen meadow and nipped at my face. I had just completed a 1,000-foot ascent to the summit of a towering mountain ridge located in the ...

On September 21, bowhunter Ridge Crum arrowed an enormous bull elk that he’s been patterning on his family’s New Mexico ranch for the better part of two years. Crum took the bull at the tail end of a ...

NEW MEXICO (KRQE) — Nearby elk are getting put on notice as youth encouragement elk license sales start up at 10 a.m. on Tuesday, July 29, according to the New Mexico Department of Game and Fish. The ...

The big bull raged again, and my fingers tightened on the stock of my rifle. I glanced around at Vernon Scott, seated a few feet away. He nodded his head toward the tangle of oak brush in front of us, ...

Email notifications are only sent once a day, and only if there are new matching items. A few lucky hunters have already bagged their first big trophy for the season: a special hunt in the Land of ...

For many hunters, elk are the pinnacle of the big game world. They are big, wear heavy antlers, and live in some of the most beautiful wilderness North America has to offer. They can take hunters up ...

This story, “Elk Hunting with the Crowds” was originally published in the October 1984 issue of Outdoor Life. Elk hunting is commonly perceived as a backcountry scenario where the hunter and elk are ...