It took 61 years for this hunter to get a chance at a Michigan elk hunt. Bruce Nelson, 87, of Hastings, applied for an elk ...

Michigan’s elk herd has grown past its ideal population, and state officials are working to bring it back to size. Population ...

Have you ever known anyone who’s waited 61 years to get an elk?” a Hastings hunter joked. "It was an absolute privilege and a ...

By the Michigan Department of Natural Resources Michigan elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to ...

Wildlife researchers are using trail cameras and infrared technology in addition to their usual aerial surveys of wild elk.

MID-MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Michigan elk hunters braved challenging weather and storm-damaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025, ...

Michigan elk hunters could see longer hunting periods in 2026-27 under draft proposals from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The proposals would extend both elk hunting periods in the ...

Michigan hunters harvested 180 elk in 2024, according to a Michigan Department of Natural Resources news release. Michigan ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan elk hunters could see significantly longer harvest windows under draft proposals from the Department of Natural Resources for the 2026–27 season. The plan would ...

State officials are trying out new ways to keep an eye on Michigan's elk population — from elk teeth to trail cameras. As researchers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources seek to identify ...

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