Even as the Wisconsin DNR’s elk management team winds down from the first bull hunting season in the Central Elk Zone, team leaders are – potentially – gearing up for the first cow season in Jackson County in the fall of 2025.
That’s the word out from the DNR’s elk committee when members met Thursday, Dec. 12, in Wausau to review 2024’s hunting seasons, population estimates, crop damage issues, and any other elk-related subjects.
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