Utah Man Who Reported Poacher Frustrated After Being Denied Reward
It’s opening day of elk season in Utah and Jeff Quibell witnessed something peculiar on the first day of the hunt. What Quibell saw was another hunter take a shot at a bull elk and retreat after realizing someone saw what he did. “Once the guy that shot the elk knew somebody was on […]
Mammoth Elk Draws Worldwide Attention for its Massive Antlers
A bull elk native to the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole, Wyoming is capturing the attention of hunters and non-hunters from around the globe. For the past four winters, he has attracted visitors to the refuge hoping for a glimpse at his exceptionally broad antlers adorning six points on the right and seven […]
Despite Chronic Wasting Disease Cases, Arkansas Elk Hunt to Continue
The show must go on. May 1st marked the first day the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission began accepting applications for the state’s annual elk hunt. The business-as-usual announcement came after an offseason full of speculation and bad news from the state’s deer and elk herds after a number of confirmed cases of chronic […]
Utah Green-Lights 4k Additional Deer Permits, New Cow Elk Hunt for 2016
With populations on the rise, the Utah Wildlife Board recently approved the addition of more than 4,000 general buck deer permits for the fall of 2016. The state also has approved a cow elk hunt, offering over 12,000 permits to private land hunters. With the total number of deer in Utah increasing for the […]
University of Wyoming Launches Study of Mule Deer and Elk Interactions
In an attempt to gain a better understanding of the decline of mule deer populations across the West, biologists from the University of Wyoming have launched a new research project. Titled the Deer-Elk Ecology Research Project, or D.E.E.R. project, this fast-paced study will see researchers capture and collar 50 female mule deer and 35 […]
Montana Professor Receives Grant to Continue World’s Longest Running Elk Study
University of Montana Associate Professor Mark Hebblewhite has been investigating and studying migratory elk since 2001 and received adequate funding to continue his study. Hebblewhite’s study is now the longest running elk study in the world after a 16-year project ended at Montana State University in 2011. “Traditionally, about 95% of the elk herd migrated […]
Wisconsin’s Elk Reintroduction Program Well Underway
After a 14-hour commute from Kentucky, 39 elk have been successfully transferred to Jackson County, Wisconsin. The elk were released into a controlled holding pen allowing officials to conduct tests over the next four months, ensuring the animals are healthy and disease free. “We are testing them for tuberculosis, brucellosis, which are very important diseases […]
Montana Man Gets Jail Time for Poaching Two Bull Elk
Casey T. McGee of Great Falls, Montana has plead guilty to illegally killing two bull elk in the Elkhorn Mountains after being charged last year. He is charged with two misdemeanor counts of hunting without a valid permit and a misdemeanor charge of illegal possession of a game animal. In total, his sentence includes fines, […]
Video: Wolf and Bear Chase Elk Fawn Down a River
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Video: Herd of Elk Cause a “Saskatchewan Traffic Jam”
Amanda Soulodre of Saskatoon, Saskatchewan is more than used to the idea of spotting a few elk on her way to their cottage near the aptly named Elk Ridge. What she witnessed on her last trip, with her two children in tow, was a traffic jam like none she had ever witnessed. While driving along […]