Following a year in which the Wisconsin elk population reached a record high, state wildlife managers are recommending an unprecedented number of kill tags for the 2025 elk hunting season. And for the ...

Wisconsin's 2025 elk hunting season has come to a close. More than 26,000 residents applied for the limited number of available licenses. Hunters can apply for a 2026 elk hunting license starting ...

As the 2025-26 white-tailed deer hunting seasons begin in Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources is once again reminding hunters to carefully identify their target and avoid shooting an elk.

The state's eighth managed elk hunt is being termed a well-managed hunt that met both hunter and conservation objectives.

MADISON, Wis. - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources celebrated the start of the 2024 elk hunting season on Saturday, Oct. 12. This is Wisconsin's seventh elk hunting season since the ...

For the first time this fall, the Department of Natural Resources will offer a bull elk hunting season in both of Wisconsin's elk herds. The agency announced the decision at Wednesday's Natural ...

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 winners ...

Elk are the latest wildlife species in Wisconsin to receive a management plan based on "adaptive" principles. The Natural Resources Board on Aug. 15 approved the 2024-34 Wisconsin Elk Management Plan ...

A bull elk bugles in this undated photo. Wisconsin residents can now apply for a limited number of elk hunting permits for this fall's elk hunt. MADISON — The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources ...

Wisconsin's wild elk herds continued to grow in 2023, setting a modern record high with an estimated 515 animals in the state, according to the Department of Natural Resources. It's likely the first ...

Wisconsin's wild elk herds continue to show increases but remain below long-term population objectives, according to the Department of Natural Resources. As a result, the hunting quota will remain at ...