Fans are mourning the loss of the gigantic “Split 5” bull elk that was part of the Estes Park, Colorado, urban herd. Popular ...

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 ...

This story, “Double Trouble,” originally appeared in the September 1998 issue of Outdoor Life. SOMETIME EARLIER that afternoon I had given up. My aching muscles and discouraged spirit signaled the end ...

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 ...

The Boone and Crockett Club recently confirmed that a giant bull elk taken by a rifle hunter last Sept. 30 in Utah is a new non-typical world record for American elk.