Elk Refuge disease discovery calls for talk of reducing nation’s largest herd

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.
American Hunter

First Case of CWD Documented on the National Elk Refuge

The Wyoming Game and Fish Department (WGFD) and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service (FWS) announced on May 11 that for the ...
The Grand Junction Daily Sentinel

More limited elk, deer licenses offered this year, reflecting continued recovery from ’22-23 winter

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

Yellowstone elk took a cruise to New Zealand in 1905

Yellowstone National Park’s elk are known to migrate hundreds of miles, but in 1905 seven cows and three bulls likely set a ...

Arkansas hunters can apply online for elk permit draw

Hunters interested in pursuing Arkansas elk can apply for a limited hunting permit draw through 11:59 p.m. June 1 at the ...