Riley Green fills the freezer after scoring a massive bull elk with a bow in the Utah mountains

The country star traded the stage for the Utah mountains recently, and the trip ended with Green standing behind an absolute stud of a bull elk — one he took with a compound bow.CLICK HERE FOR MORE COVERAGE FROM OUTKICK OUTDOORS"Freezer is full," Green wrote Friday on Instagram."Not many things challenge you like bow hunting elk… thankful for a few days to chase em in the Utah mountains and that I was able to put it all together on an awesome bull."Riley Green performs on NBC's "Today" at Rockefeller Plaza in New York City on Sept.

4, 2026.(John Nacion/WireImage)And awesome might be underselling it a bit.The photos Green shared show a huge, mature bull with an impressive rack.

He also showed what it looks like to lug all that meat out of the mountains, which is a monumental task in itself.If you've followed Green outside of country music, none of this should come as much of a surprise.He's a longtime hunter and particularly serious about doing it with a bow.In fact, Green is a regular guest host for "Major League Bowhunter," and the show previously followed him through a Montana elk hunt appropriately titled "3rd Times A Charm."He's also talked about just how difficult it is to fit an archery elk hunt around life on the road.During a previous appearance on "Bussin' With The Boys," Green explained that the short season and the time required to actually find and get on elk make bowhunting them especially tricky with a touring schedule.

He recalled drawing elk tags in consecutive years but having only a few days available to hunt.COUNTRY MUSIC STAR SAM BARBER BAGS A MONSTER CARIBOU ON HIS RECENT ALASKA HUNTING TRIPThat's part of what makes his latest Utah bull so impressive.A bull elk stands in Colorado during rutting season.(Getty Images/iStockphoto)Unlike rifle hunting, bowhunting requires getting much closer to an elk before taking the shot.

And we're talking about an animal that can weigh hundreds of pounds, cover a whole lot of mountainous country and has ...