Wisconsin's elk population was estimated at a record high 544 in 2024, according to the Department of Natural Resources. The DNR has proposed a quota of 17 elk tags in the 2025 hunting season, ...

Eight Wisconsin residents have won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt elk during the 2024 elk season, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced. The season opens Oct. 12. Four ...

Elk were native to Wisconsin but wiped out by unregulated hunting and habitat loss in the 1800s. In 1995 the state embarked on an elk reintroduction with the transfer of 25 animals from Michigan.

Eight Wisconsin residents have won a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hunt elk during the 2024 elk season, Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources announced. The season opens Oct. 12.

(WLUK) -- The application period for Wisconsin's 2025 elk hunt opens Saturday.. It will run through May 31, according to the state Department of Natural Resources. When you apply, you will be ...

BLACK RIVER FALLS, WI -- One of Wisconsin’s primary breeding elk was illegally hunted and killed. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating the illegal killing of the bull ...

Among Wisconsin wildlife sightings, this one is relatively new. But given the status of the species, it's likely to become an annual event. At least two bull elk have moved south this fall from ...

A large bull elk, known as #244, was illegally killed in Jackson County, Wisconsin. The elk was part of a reintroduction program and contributed significantly to the herd's growth.

The 2025 Wisconsin elk hunt application period opened on Saturday, March 1. The application fee is $10 and is limited to one per person. If selected in the drawing, an elk hunting license costs $49.

Wisconsin nature officials investigating bull elk’s illegal killing 00:37. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating after a bull elk was killed illegally in Jackson County.

Elk were native to Wisconsin but wiped out by unregulated hunting and habitat loss in the 1800s. In 1995 the state embarked on an elk reintroduction with the transfer of 25 animals from Michigan.