Prospective elk and black bear hunters needed to apply for the annual license drawing by June 1. Results were available ...

Story Highlights • More than 6,500 hunters were selected for Michigan’s 2025 bear and elk hunts, with 6,278 bear licenses and ...

Though elk and bear seasons do not begin for a few more months, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has ...

Michigan conducts two elk hunting seasons each fall, a 12-day hunt in August and September, and a nine-day season in December. Over the two periods, hunters killed 180 elk in northern Michigan, up ...

Michigan's Pigeon River Country State Forest is home to one of the largest free-roaming elk herds east of the Mississippi. You're most likely to see, and hear, elk in September and October during ...

Michigan has two hunting periods for elk in northern Michigan. In 2024, period one ran from Aug. 27-30, Sept. 13-26 and Sept.

In 2022, the survey found about 1,277 elk in northern Michigan. The 2024 survey located 1,146 elk, with a range of of plus/minus 262. How many elk were harvested in 2024?

Unlike elk or bear, there are animals in Michigan that can be hunted year-round with a valid license, such as feral pigeons or house sparrows. Here's more on the DNR's 2025-26 hunting season calendar: ...

A well-photographed elk, affectionately named Roger, was euthanized this week in the northern Michigan city he was named after. Roger was euthanized Tuesday afternoon by a Michigan Department of ...