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 ...

Chad Mendes had mixed up the dates of his elk season. The 37-year-old was hunting in Oregon last month when he realized the Arizona elk hunt that would be the highlight of his fall opened not on Sept.

In Arizona, wildlife flourishes, and around the beginning of September, everything is elk. They announce their season with a blast of their bugle — an edgy, high-pitched scream that sounds downright ...