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 ...

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.

BLACK RIVER FALLS − Wisconsin residents lost one successful specimen of wild animal conservation efforts in central and northern Wisconsin as a bull elk was found shot dead in Jackson County. The ...

The Department of Natural Resources is seeking information from the public as it investigates the illegal shooting of a bull elk in Jackson County. The elk, a mature bull known as #244, was reported ...

WAUSAU, Wis. (WSAW) - The 2025 elk hunting season is set to begin on Saturday, Oct. 18. This is Wisconsin’s eighth elk hunting season since the reintroduction of elk in the state, and the first year ...

(WFRV) – Hunters looking to participate in the 2025 fall elk hunting season need to act fast, as the deadline to apply for a chance at a license is fast approaching. Officials with the Wisconsin ...

JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (CBS 58) -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is asking for the public's help to find out who illegally killed a bull elk in central Wisconsin. The DNR says the ...

Imagine a world where the ancient dance of predator and prey unfolds with breathtaking intensity, not on a vast savanna, but ...

MADISON — Following more than 22 years of elk management and reintroduction efforts, 2018 will mark Wisconsin’s first managed elk hunt in state history. “This is an incredible conservation success ...

MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) -- 13 lucky hunters will begin flocking to tree stands and blinds across the state starting Saturday as the 2025 elk hunting season begins. According to the Wisconsin Department ...

MADISON (AP) | The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has moved 26 elk from Kentucky to Jackson County in hopes of establishing a second herd in the state. DNR spokesman Bill Cosh said the elk ...