Over the past four archery seasons, I’ve chased plains mule deer in South Dakota with no success. I struck out on every stalk, whether it was because the wind swirled or a deer busted me during my ...

KETCHUM, Idaho (AP) - Shortly after sunrise, a cow elk and her calf pause in a small clearing, looking toward the pair of hunters walking up Warm Springs Road. One man kneels on the edge of the road, ...

The Idaho Department of Fish and Game uses fake game animals — in this case a cow elk and her calf — to catch hunters shooting from public roads, illegal under state law. A reporter from the Twin ...

MEHAMA — The large branch-antlered bull elk facing state trooper Adam Turnbo slowly shook its head from side to side. “‘Don’t shoot! Don’t shoot!’ That’s what he’s saying,” said Turnbo, laughing as he ...