Board rejects DNR elk harvest recommendation of 6 bulls
Instead returns to 10 permits, as in each of the previous two seasons.
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DNR mulls tighter elk harvest limits
Hunters would be allowed to kill only six bull elk in 2020 under a proposal the state Department of Natural Resources board is considering.
Elk hoof disease found in California for first time
The disease was first discovered in elk in Washington state in the 1990s and has since been documented in Oregon and Idaho.
Missouri plans its first elk hunt this fall after herd grows
For the first time in its modern history, Missouri will offer an elk hunting season later this year, with five permits drawn in a lottery.
Wisconsin gearing up for third-ever elk hunt
Applications being accepted for 2020 elk hunting tags March 1-May 31.
Smuggled elk poses a mystery for Montana wildlife officials
This unusual 2-year-old elk harvested 16 months ago in the foothills of the Rocky Mountains is FWP’s “Elk Zero.”
Too bad elk can’t be counted with drones in Pennsylvania
Flying aircraft low to count elk in Pennsylvania is risky.
Idaho wildlife officials criticized for killing more than 200 elk for research project
Idaho Department of Fish and Game criticized for its lack of transparency about the hunt, which occurred on private properties, often at night.
Elk found dead from eating corn in northern Wisconsin
The young bull was part of a contingent of animals transferred from Kentucky to Wisconsin in April.
Study: Grand Teton elk hunt not a major draw for grizzlies
The November to December hunt probably takes place too late in the year for grizzly bears to seek out animal remains that hunters leave behind
Three more elk poached in northern Michigan
“This is the worst year we’ve had as far as elk poaching.”
Montana records first suspected case of CWD in wild elk
The cow elk was harvested by a landowner on private land northeast of Red Lodge earlier this month.
Hunters find success in second annual Wisconsin elk hunt
In addition to the five bulls harvested by state hunters, members of the Ojibwa tribes successfully filled their five-bull quota.
Century-old elk transplant project proves a boon to hunters
All descendants of the original transplants from the early-1900s, they live in Elk, Cameron, Clinton, Clearfield and Potter counties, although, on occasion some stray from that region, including a bull that ventured into Cambria County in 2010.
Missouri officials eyeing first elk hunt in more than a century
The elk that were reintroduced to Missouri in 2011 now number about 175 and the herd is expected to be close to 200 animals by fall 2020, when that historic hunt could be held.
Bull elk charges, knocks down woman near Rocky Mountain National Park [video]
Wildlife officials in Colorado are warning people to keep their distance from elk during their mating season after a bull charged people, knocked a woman down and repeatedly butted her with its antlers. Video shows the elk running toward people Thursday near the visitor center in Estes Park near Rocky Mountain National Park. The woman escaped after public works employee Brian…
One writer’s take on the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s CWD attack plan
Agency’s plans to halt spread should be noted by anyone with interest in deer and elk in Pennsylvania.
Montana making Wisconsin lad work extra hard this September
Trapping of mice at a rented cabin small consolation for lack of elk sightings.
Bull elk shot illegally in Sawyer County
Violator left animal’s carcass lying along roadside.
Officials capture Elliott the elk after he befriends hunters
BOISE, Idaho – An elk named Elliott who befriended archery elk hunters at an Idaho campground has been captured by state officials who are looking for a permanent home for him. Idaho Department of Fish and Game spokesman Evin Oneale tells the Idaho Statesman that Elliott was captured last week in central Idaho. Officials say someone bottle-fed Elliott as a…
Captive elk on Burnett County farm tests positive for CWD
New deer baiting, feeding restrictions in Burnett, Barron, Polk and Washburn counties in effect Sept. 1.
Elk hunting expected to return to Missouri – on limited basis
Possibility of five elk hunting permits through a lottery system.
Illegal antler hunting costs man $15K, loss of hunting privileges for 5 years
Man pleaded guilty to illegally possessing and transporting 104 pounds of unlawfully taken antlers. Sold the antler pieces he collected for dog chews.
CWD update: Disease management zones expand by more than 2,300 square miles in Pa.
Due to CWD detections, DMA 2 now covers more than 6,715 square miles, an expansion of 2,101 square miles since last year.
In Washington state’s Skagit County, elk damage costing farmers $1.4 million a year
About three-quarters of the farmers said they experienced elk damage over a combined 5,182 farmland acres.
Former Montana guide gets lifetime hunting ban for poaching
Also ordered to pay $33,050 in restitution to the state of Montana.
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