The author has endured some of the most demanding elk hunts in North America, but his latest bull–a world-class Roosevelt–was ...

This story, “Best Elk in 82 Years,” was originally published in the March 1981 issue of Outdoor Life. When my 18-year-old son Dale and I left camp before dawn that November morning we knew we were ...

Fred Mercer shot a massive bull elk on a snow mountain in Montana. At the time, it was the second biggest elk ever taken by a hunter. I woke up before daylight, aware that it was very cold in the tent ...

Roosevelt elk are the largest elk in North America, found in the coastal forests of the Northwest. Because winters on the coast are mild and forage is abundant, Roosevelt elk don’t migrate the way ...

Clarence Brown with his giant bull elk. When my 18-year-old son Dale and I left camp before dawn that November morning we knew we were headed for trouble. The good elk country is sever­al miles uphill ...