Michigan elk hunters could see longer hunting periods in 2026-27 under draft proposals from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The proposals would extend both elk hunting periods in the ...

Michigan elk hunters faced challenging weather and storm-ravaged terrain to harvest 153 elk in 2025. That didn’t deter Bruce ...

For Michigan hunters, elk and bear hunting applications for licenses open soon. As seasons for big and small game unfold, Michigan's Department of Natural Resources released its 2025-26 hunting ...

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(WXYZ) — The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has released proposed changes to elk hunting in Michigan, lengthening the harvest times. According to the DNR ...

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 ...

Michigan’s 2024 elk hunting season saw a challenging early period with more success during the snowy December. About 69% of hunters were successful. More than 250 licenses were issued across both ...

Nov 4, 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Updated Jan 20, 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 ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan elk hunters could see significantly longer harvest windows under draft proposals from the Department of Natural Resources for the 2026–27 season. The plan would ...

Michigan’s elk herd has grown past its ideal population, and state officials are working to bring it back to size. Population estimates from 2024 put the herd at 1,150 animals. Meanwhile, the ideal ...

The Michigan Department of Natural Resources is considering expanding the state's elk hunting season beginning in 2026. The department is proposing extending both elk hunting periods in the northern ...