Elk are big. Elk are tough as hell. And elk live in the great wide open of the West. Those three things alone should give you a pretty good idea of what you need in a good elk cartridge. It should be ...

The .30-30 Winchester and the .30-06 Springfield are two of the most popular rifle cartridges of all time, especially among hunters, and both are still alive and kicking after more than a century. The ...

I’ve chased elk across the West for over 20 years. During that tenure, I’ve learned a lot about the best gear for elk. Elk hunting often occurs in remote, unforgiving landscapes. The gear you decide ...

As America’s first smokeless cartridge, introduced 1895, the old .30-30 is not just old—it’s the oldest, as modern American cartridges go. And yet it remains as effective as ever. In fact, with ...

The Red Lake Band of Chippewa also hunts elk within the boundaries of the 1863 Old Crossing Treaty Area. The 2025 Red Lake ...