by Ron Jarvis
A California elk has been on the top of my hit list for many years. Every year I put in for California’s big game drawing with fingers crossed, hoping to draw an elk tag. I have put in for just about every elk hunt California has to offer for as long as I can remember. This year I decided to try to draw a tag for one of the Roosevelt elk hunts. Unlike many other Californians, I wasn’t as concerned with what species of elk I drew. I …

by Susie Jensen
As my husband, Eric and I sat staring at the huge 7 X 7 Tule elk in the middle of a pasture with majestic Mt. Whitney in the background, I couldn’t help but reflect on how a self-ascribed, blonde to the bone, girly girl ever got herself in this predicament.
I was definitely not from a hunting family. Born and raised in Southern California with my two sisters, we were taught a few guiding principles to live by: God loves you, stay clean, and never, ever do anything dangerous! …

by Bill Mayta
The odometer might have only read 157 miles, but this journey actually took 35 years to complete. Little did I know the end would be in my sights, literally! After decades of trying to draw a Tule Elk tag, at the age of 60, my luck had finally took a turn. I was lucky enough to draw one of the four elk tags for my unit in 2008 and even luckier at that to draw one of the two bull tags!
We arrived at the Shamrock Ranch in Mendocino, …