Country music's dominant hunting season continues as Koe Wetzel bags a monster bull elk

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Harding, A. (2026, October 15). Country music's dominant hunting season continues as Koe Wetzel bags a monster bull elk. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/country-music-dominant-hunting-season-continues-koe-wetzel-bags-monster-bull-elk

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Country music artist Koe Wetzel recently shared a photo on Instagram of his successful elk hunt in Oklahoma, showcasing an impressive bull with large antlers. This follows other country stars like Luke Combs and Chris Janson sharing their hunting adventures this fall. Wetzel's caption "Oklahoma Breakdown" suggests both the location and possibly a reference to Stoney LaRue’s song. Known for prioritizing hunting season over music commitments, Wetzel has been an avid hunter since childhood, often taking time off during October to February for hunts like the one in New Mexico where he made a long-range rifle shot of over 540 yards.
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Country music star Koe Wetzel recently bagged an impressive bull elk during hunting season. On October 15, 2026, Wetzel shared a photo on Instagram showing him posing behind the large animal, which features a massive set of antlers. The Texas-born singer had earlier hinted at his hunting activities with a post captioned "Posted from a remote area hunting elk." This follows other country music artists like Luke Combs and Chris Janson who have also been active in hunting this fall. Wetzel’s passion for hunting, particularly archery, dates back to when he was 8 years old and continues to the present day, with him practicing year-round and sometimes bringing his bows on tour.

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In a 2024 interview with Hook & Barrel, he revealed that he got his first bow when he was just 8 years old and still practices archery year-round, sometimes bringing his bows along on tour.
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Country music stars are having themselves one heck of a hunting season. asserted
stars → have → season
Luke Combs, Riley Green, Parker McCollum and Sam Barber have all been getting in on the action this fall. asserted
Combs → get → action
Chris Janson recently told OutKick OutDoors about his own Colorado elk-hunting adventure. asserted
Janson → tell → adventure
And now Koe Wetzel is joining the party with an absolute monster of a bull elk. asserted
Wetzel → join → elk
The Texas-born singer showed off his impressive harvest on Instagram Wednesday, posing behind the massive animal with a compound bow resting across its body. asserted
singer → bear → body
The bull sports an enormous set of antlers, and judging by the smile on Wetzel's face, he's pretty pleased with how this particular hunting trip turned out. asserted
trip → sport → face
Unclear if Koe was revealing the location of his hunt or just happened to be listening to a very good song by Stoney LaRue. uncertain
Koe → reveal → LaRue
The post came just one day after Wetzel shared a collection of music-related photos on Instagram with the caption, "Posted from a remote area hunting elk." asserted
Wetzel → come → elk
Apparently, he was making pretty good use of his time in that remote area. asserted
he → make → area
And for anyone familiar with Wetzel's love of hunting, none of this should come as a surprise. asserted
none → come → surprise
During a June appearance on the "Country Outdoors" podcast, Wetzel made it abundantly clear that hunting season takes priority over just about everything else on his calendar. asserted
season → make → calendar
"October to February don't call me cause you're probably not gonna get a nice response," he said. asserted
he → call → response
So consider this your friendly reminder to leave Koe Wetzel alone. asserted
this → consider → Wetzel
The 34-year-old singer has been hunting since childhood, growing up in East Texas and learning to appreciate the outdoors long before his music career took off. asserted
career → hunt → outdoors
In a 2024 interview with Hook & Barrel, he revealed that he got his first bow when he was just 8 years old and still practices archery year-round, sometimes bringing his bows along on tour. asserted
he → reveal → tour
Wetzel previously harvested a big bull in New Mexico, reportedly making a rifle shot from more than 540 yards. uncertain
Wetzel → harvest → yards
During a 2025 appearance on "Country Outdoors," he also discussed taking a bull elk measuring more than 380 inches. asserted
he → discuss → inches
It's unclear whether those were the same animal, but one thing is certain: Wetzel has plenty of experience chasing big game. uncertain
Wetzel → chase → game
His latest Instagram post doesn't reveal the score of this bull or the details of the hunt. asserted
post → reveal → hunt
We'd ask him, but he was pretty clear about not calling him this time of year. asserted
he → ask → year
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