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 ...

The 2025 Wisconsin elk hunt application period opened on Saturday, March 1. The application fee is $10 and is limited to one per person. If selected in the drawing, an elk hunting license costs $49.

Hunters had another successful elk season in Wisconsin in 2025-26, including the harvest of 15 elk. For the first time, cow ...

The Wisconsin DNR announced the results of the 2024 elk hunt. Eight Wisconsin hunters were randomly selected from a pool of more than 25,500 applicants. It was the first time hunters had the ...

The state's eighth managed elk hunt is being termed a well-managed hunt that met both hunter and conservation objectives.

Wisconsin's 2025 elk hunting season has come to a close. More than 26,000 residents applied for the limited number of available licenses. Hunters can apply for a 2026 elk hunting license starting ...

(WSAW) - The 2024 elk hunting season will begin Saturday, Oct. 12. This is Wisconsin’s seventh elk hunting season since the reintroduction of elk. For the first time since reintroduction, both the ...

(WFRV) – Hunters looking to participate in the 2025 fall elk hunting season need to act fast, as the deadline to apply for a chance at a license is fast approaching. Officials with the Wisconsin ...

(WLUK) -- For the first time, hunters will be allowed to shoot antlerless elk in Wisconsin. The state's eighth elk hunt begins on Saturday. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources says 13 ...

As the 2025-26 white-tailed deer hunting seasons begin in Wisconsin, the Department of Natural Resources is once again reminding hunters to carefully identify their target and avoid shooting an elk.