Pitkin County has opened its Sky Mountain elk hunt lottery for the 2026 season, the 13th year of the program. County code prohibits hunting on county-owned land which makes the lottery a rare ...

The 2026 Wisconsin elk hunt application period will open on Sunday, March 1. Wisconsin residents can submit elk license applications online or in person at a license sales agent. Before obtaining an ...

For Sue and John Davis, each day at their northern New Mexico log home offers scenes straight out of a postcard — from elk and their calves wandering the yard to the Chama train making its frequent ...

Occurred on September 13, 2021 / Colorado, USA Info from Licensor: While hunting our first morning, we were working a bench at around 10,200 feet when Zachary spotted a few cow elk with a bull about ...

Michigan offers a generous squirrel hunting season from September 15 to March 31, and you don’t have to travel far in the state to find good opportunities. While I thoroughly enjoy squirrel hunting ...

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 ...

Settlers made a quick end to Ohio’s elk, though some think a sort-of comeback is desirable. The killing of the last free-ranging elk occurred in Ohio, probably inside Ashtabula County, after statehood ...

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 ...

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 ...