Nothing says elk hunting in the Rocky Mountains quite like a wall tent. “They’re really pretty homey when you get them set up,” said John Simmons, an Absarokee hunter who has used wall tents in his ...

Palace or pup tent, backcountry or back 40, as long as you’ve got some critters to chase and some buddies to razz, it’s hunting camp. Good food helps, and, well, maybe a drink or two after the hunt.

Hunting camps can also be up-north outposts where grouse and woodcock are the name of the game, where side-by-side shotguns ...