Michigan residents looking to hunt elk this fall will find notable changes to the season schedule and fewer available ...

Michigan’s elk hunt is changing in 2026, and hunters will want to check the new rules.

The application period for Michigan’s elk season opens Friday and the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds hunters of key changes to the popular hunt. According to a DNR press release on ...

MICHIGAN, USA — The state Department of Natural Resources says a survey conducted in January estimates that Michigan's elk population has increased 5% since 2019. The aerial survey over eight days in ...

LANSING — Michigan hunters harvested 153 elk in 2025 as a record 47,493 people applied for one of 260 elk licenses issued through the state’s annual drawing, according to the Michigan Department of ...

Michigan elk hunters claimed more than 150 animals during 2025's hunting season, including one by an 87-year-old Hastings man who had been entering license drawings unsuccessfully since 1964. Michigan ...

LANSING, Mich. (AP) — The state Department of Natural Resources says a survey conducted in January estimates that Michigan’s elk population has increased 5% since 2019. The aerial survey over eight ...

VANDERBILT, MI - A Michigan DNR officer killed an elk suspected of having a rare case of brainworm after it blocked a popular snowmobile trail in Northern Michigan. The animal's head is being sent for ...