Teaching The Ways of The Elk

Jim Bulger is the statewide coordinator for the Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s Hunter Outreach program. In addition to overseeing the typical hunter education programs, Bulger and others on his staff have also written nearly 40 comprehensive articles on beginning elk hunting that appear on the CPW website.

The “Elk Hunting University” library offers details on every aspect of elk hunting – from acquiring licenses and permits, to guiding and calling, everything from the field to the table.

Beginners to elk hunting, Bulger says, nearly always commit the same list of mistakes.

“Almost always, they come from a whitetail background,” said...