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

Some wildlife watchers are publicly "mourning the loss" of the aging bull that others say probably wouldn't have survived the ...

Fans are mourning the loss of the gigantic “Split 5” bull elk that was part of the Estes Park, Colorado, urban herd. Popular ...

Call it beginner’s luck, or just being in the right place with the right people. Either way, Chase Parker of Minnesota had one of the most exciting opening days an elk hunter could ask for in October, ...

Hunters in Wisconsin registered 15 elk in the 2025-26 hunting season, according to reports from the Department of Natural Resources and Great Lakes Indian Fish and Wildlife Commission. The harvest ...

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 ...

The heaviest bull taken weighed 867 pounds, while the heaviest cow weighed 538 pounds. Hunting licenses are used to manage the state's elk population of more than 1,400 animals. Pennsylvania elk ...

Why don’t massive captive-raised deer and elk qualify as world-record trophies? Learn how wildlife science and ethics shape ...