New this year, the Black River Elk Range will be open to hunting for the first time since elk were reintroduced to the state. Once widespread, elk were eliminated from Wisconsin in the 1880s ...

Eight Wisconsin hunters were randomly selected from a pool of more than 25,500 applicants. It was the first time hunters had the opportunity to hunt in both the Northern and Central Elk zones.

The 2024 elk hunt application period for Wisconsin residents is expected to open March 1 and run through May 31. For more information on elk in Wisconsin, visit the DNR’s Elk webpage at dnr ...

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.

(WFRV) – Hunters looking to participate in the 2025 fall elk hunting season need to act fast, as the deadline to apply for a chance at a license is fast approaching. Officials with the Wisconsin ...

An adult female whitetail in Wisconsin is about 130 pounds, 3 feet high at the shoulder and 4½ feet long. Elk are native to Wisconsin but were extirpated by the late 1800s due to unregulated ...

Wisconsin wildlife officials are considering changing the rules about the state’s elk herds. The change could mean the current minimum herd numbers needed to allow for a hunt might be lowered.

The Wisconsin herd grew slowly but steadily and in 2018 the DNR initiated the first regulated elk hunt in state history. To help encourage continued growth in the population, only bulls may be killed.