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 elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025. That didn’t deter Bruce ...

OTSEGO COUNTY, Mich., (WPBN/WGTU) -- The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is investigating the poaching of three more elk in northern Michigan. Conservation officers said area residents found ...

Michigan’s elk herd has grown past its ideal population, and state officials are working to bring it back to size. Population estimates from 2024 put the herd at 1,150 animals. Meanwhile, the ideal ...

Michigan's bear and elk hunting license application period opens May 1 and closes June 1. Applicants can apply online, via the Michigan DNR Hunt Fish app, or at any location where hunting licenses are ...

Michigan is home to hundreds of elk, and yet it’s been decades since researchers could pin down a firm number on how many of these elusive giants are roaming in the woods Up North. The Michigan ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. 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 license ...

LANSING — Michigan hunters harvested 153 elk in 2025 as a record 47,493 people applied for one of 260 elk licenses issued through the state’s annual drawing, according to the Michigan Department of ...

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 ...

Michigan elk hunters claimed more than 150 animals during 2025's hunting season, including one by an 87-year-old Hastings man who had been entering license drawings unsuccessfully since 1964. Michigan ...

This year marks the 100th anniversary of elk returning to Michigan, which all began with seven Rocky Mountain elk (from Yellowstone National Park) being released in 1918 near Wolverine in northern ...