The discovery of chronic wasting disease on the National Elk Refuge adds urgency to a 2021 plan to reexamine the size of the 11,000-strong Jackson Elk Herd, the nation’s largest migratory herd.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering an increased number of limited elk and deer hunting licenses this year thanks in part ...

In the middle of winter — starting in 2018 stretching into 2021 — contracted helicopter capture crews managed to subdue 42 cow elk from what’s known as the Rawhide Herd. GPS collars adorned the new ...

An adult cow elk tested positive for the fatal disease in Wyoming Elk Hunt Area 77 in the refuge, officials say.

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A winter tradition will be returning to Wind Cave National Park in January. The park will be doing an elk management program to reduce chronic wasting disease (CWD). The ...

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 ...

Nov 4, 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Updated Apr 28, 2026 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Michigan elk hunters might see longer harvest periods for the 2026-2027 hunting cycle under new draft proposals by the Michigan ...

This elk herd was not in a rut. A video of hundreds of elk sprinting across a Montana highway during a 30-second span is earning praise and wonder from animal and nature lovers. On Monday, The Montana ...

A new hunting policy is taking shape as elk push into unfamiliar territory Elk have long been creatures of the west. They ...