Wrongway and Ocho

New #5 Typical Archery Elk from Arizona 2007
400 4/8 net P&Y
by Jim Mullins

As our hunting party sat in the shade of a small bush, we gazed through the small openings to our trophy a thousand yards further. This was indeed a trophy beyond comparison; we knew we were hunting one of the rarest bull […]

Wyatt Bull

411 6/8 Gross, 393 1/8 Net Non-typical Archery Elk
Behind the Re-creations
by Joey Wyatt

It was 2006, and my hunting partner, Brad Sears, and I had just put in for the bull elk draw. I was up fishing in Alaska when the draw results were released. Brad gave me a call and let me know […]

The Hunt of a Lifetime

A great 7×7 typical elk from Utah
by Jim Giles

My quest for a huge bull elk started back in 2002 when a couple of my good friends bought me a landowner tag on the San Juan Elk Ridge, limited-entry unit in Utah for helping them with a land development project they were working on. […]

The Hunt That Almost Wasn’t

434 1/8 Gross, 423 0/8 Net B&C Non-typical Elk
Utah Rifle State Record 2007
by Darrell Snedeger

There is an old cliché that says, “Good things come to he who waits.” I must admit that there were times in my life that I thought the wait was actually going to kill me! There were even times […]

The Elk of 2007

What State Produced the Biggest Bulls from 2007?
by David King
In the last couple of years, some tremendous animals have been taken by hunters all across the country. It seems that every year there is another whitetail that is pushing the 300-inch mark, continually altering the record book standings. This past year was no […]

Elk: The Herd Bull

Knowing his habits during your hunt.
Steve Chappell

Hello fellow elk fanatics! At the time of this writing, the Arizona archery and early bull hunts have just ended and oh what fun they were. Despite some unpredictable weather and high winds, we still managed to have a fantastic season here in Arizona.
As is the case […]

ShadowCamo Story: Cortisone Bull

The Cortisone Bull
Keith Johnson
Year after year it was the same; the disappointment of the dreaded “Unsuccessful” letters from the Division of Wildlife. I figured that 2007 would not be any different. I didn’t know how wrong I was.
From April 26th on, I trained hard by running, hiking, using the elliptical - anything I […]

Elk: Hunting Elk in the Northwest

Hunting Elk of the Northwest
How to hunt in the thick timber
by Rockie Jacobsen

I don’t know what is more aggravating, a bugling bull at four yards in brush so thick that there is no shot possible or a bull in the wide open country, scoring 350-plus, that won’t come anywhere near you. I grew up […]

Two for Two: 407 Bull Elk From the San Carlos

Two For Two
by Gabriel Jackson
The draw results had just been released when I received a call from Woody, my sub-guide, about the elk lottery on the San Carlos Apache Reservation. Woody was so excited I could barely understand what he was saying. Woody and I had both drawn tags for two of the […]