Wed., Dec. 15, 2021 Jerry Rolwes took this photo of two cow elk at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge on Dec. 3, 2021. (Gerald E. Rolwes) Jerry Rolwes took this photo of two cow elk at Turnbull ...

Antlerless elk saw a slightly bigger drop (roughly 14.9 percent) in harvest numbers, from 2020 to 2021. Overall, the numbers for Idaho elk are looking steady — and impressive.

Officials in Colorado tranquilized and removed an elk's antlers to free the animal from a baby swing it was tangled in. Here, an immature elk is pictured eating grass in Rocky Mountain National Park.

One hunter will be awarded a 5-day, fully outfitted bull elk hunt on the Vermejo Park Ranch and $25,000 cash. Moehlman said if she won this competition it would be a once in a lifetime opportunity.

Even adult cow elk are more than twice as large as adult white-tailed deer; the size disparity is even greater between bull elk and adult deer. An adult cow elk averages 500 pounds, is 4½ feet ...