State elk hunters go 4-for-4
All four state licensed hunters filled their harvest authorizations, and this year’s hunt marked the first modern harvest of an elk by bow in the state.
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2022 elk hunt application winners announced
Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation raffle still open to win final 2022 elk tag.
Harvest Kitchen Series: Smoked Elk Chili
It’s relatively easy to make with any kind of ground venison and tastes darn good.
Pennsylvania must find a way to win battle against CWD
If we don’t win this battle against CWD, prepare for wild places without deer. That would be a terrible loss.
DNR: Aerial survey shows Michigan’s elk herd growing
Estimated elk population between 870 and 1,684.
DNR, rescue workers recover elk carcasses from private lake in Otsego County
Michigan DNR conservation officers and ice rescue personnel clad in dry suits worked today to try to recover a dozen elk that died Tuesday after falling through the ice of a private lake in Otsego County. “This is a very tragic and unfortunate event,” said DNR Director Dan Eichinger. “Elk are an important species in Michigan’s successful conservation history. We…
Best laid plans sometimes go awry
Author found this out on a cold, snowy Colorado elk hunt.
Pennsylvania produces a huge, record elk
Seems like every year, Keystone State elk herd yields a true trophy.
Letter from outdoors coalition demands moratorium on deer and elk farms in Minnesota
Organizations forming the new CWD Action Coalition include state and national groups and a Minnesota tribe
Escape to Pennsylvania Elk Country ushers in fall’s arrival
Elk watching a perfect September pastime in Pennsylvania.
Fond du Lac Band wants to move elk to northeast forest
Once hunted to the brink of extinction, elk could be reintroduced to the forest in northeastern Minnesota.
Three chosen for ‘once-in-a-lifetime’ elk harvest tags
The DNR randomly selected the three hunters from a drawing pool of more than 25,000 applicants. The winning hunters are from the greater Madison, Marshfield and Manitowoc areas.
Kansas seeing more mountain lions, black bears, elk
Kansas went 103 years, from 1904 to 2007, without any confirmed sightings of mountain lions. But the state has since seen 36, including 12 last year and three this year.
Opportunities to hunt elk in Minnesota
License applications available now.
Elk spur a tourism boom in northwestern Pennsylvania
Elk tourism, like many outdoor activities across the country, appeared to be pandemic-proof. The ability to have a personal safari without leaving your car caused traffic jams last year in Benezette.
Wisconsin elk hunt applications open through May 31
Following several successfully managed Wisconsin elk hunts, the DNR is planning the fourth hunt in state history this fall.
‘This wasn’t a typical season for this year’s elk hunters, so they got creative’
There were many highlights to the 2020 Wisconsin elk hunt, including the first elk ever harvested in the Clam Lake Elk Range’s southern lobe. One of the bulls harvested was also the first game animal harvested by one of the five hunters selected.
Wisconsin elk management: How you can add to next chapter of a conservation success story
(Wisconsin DNR)MADISON, Wis. — The Wisconsin DNR is now accepting public input on an update to the state’s elk management plan through Jan. 23, 2021. The management plan outlines objectives and strategies to guide elk management in the state through 2030. Review the proposed plan and view a summary presentation here. Those who wish to provide comment may do so by emailing elkplan@wisconsin.govor…
In Wyoming, elk fed amid concerns over CWD spread
Wildlife managers are forging into uncharted territory as they keep feeding elk in the southern Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem while knowing that concentrating thousands of animals on feed will likely exacerbate the spread of the fatal chronic wasting disease.
Massive Wyoming elk antler auction goes online due to coronavirus
Out on the National Elk Refuge, where some 8,000 animals congregate against the cold, they leave behind racks of 20 pounds or more. By springtime, thousands of pounds of elk horn litter the National Wildlife Refuge unit.
Time again to examine chronic wasting disease in Pennsylvania
CWD remains a highly serious threat to white-tailed deer and elk populations in Pennsylvania.
Father, son charged with poaching elk, other species
Illegal hunting activity involves elk, deer, turkeys and raptors.
Sharpshooting debated as method to reduce Idaho elk numbers
Idaho Fish and Game said wildlife officers killed 206 elk last year in an effort to prevent the animals from eating thousands of dollars worth of crops.
Four Wisconsin hunters drawn for state’s third managed elk hunt
Just shy of 28,000 Wisconsin residents entered the drawing for one of four once-in-a-lifetime elk tags. The winners are from the cities of Appleton, Junction City, Marengo and McFarland.
Board rejects DNR elk harvest recommendation of 6 bulls
Instead returns to 10 permits, as in each of the previous two seasons.
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.
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