An award-winning writer and photographer from Red Lodge, Montana, Jack Ballard is a frequent contributor to numerous regional and national publications, such as Wyoming Wildlife, Colorado Outdoors and Camping Life. He covers a variety outdoor, conservation and wildlife topics, but he is particularly passionate about elk. To find out more about the author and his two other elk books, Elk Hunting Montana (Lyons Press, 2008) and Creating a Traditional Elk Camp (Lyons Press, 2006), go to www.JackBallard.com.