Subscribe to our newsletter. If you want to kill a bear the size of the author's world-class brute, you'll need to find these Intermountain hotspots. What you see above timberline in some Centennial State mountain ranges may surprise you. Here are some places to look for big bulls now. Northern Rockies Deer Preview Drought has biologists worried about the coming winter in portions of our northern states, but numbers of mule and white-tailed deer continue to rise.
Conditions are right for the best hunting season in a decade.
Even after tagging more than 60,000 elk last year, Centennial State hunters are poised for a repeat performance this year. Colorado's Bugs of Summer Hitting the peak of a hatch is what fly-fishing is all about. And you just can't miss if you're watching these rivers for perennial hatches this year. Whether you hunt mule deer for the time outside, the meat or a trophy on the wall, there's no reason for leaving your success to chance. The cutthroat unique to Bear Lake may be just what you are looking for.