The Wisconsin DNR is urging deer hunters to make sure to be certain of their targets and avoid shooting an elk.

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.

Elk, the stalwarts of the mountains generally speaking, have stayed relatively healthy and stable. Statewide, mule deer numbers also appear to be improving, while eastern Idaho’s muleys—after ...

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HELENA – Biologists conducting spring deer and elk surveys found some areas with improved herd growth and some areas with lower recruitment due to poor habitat conditions and disease. During the ...

While the state's regular firearm season attracts most of the attention each year, sportsmen and women have additional chances to hunt this winter in Michigan. Muzzleloader season is about to start.

Colorado Parks and Wildlife is offering an increased number of limited elk and deer hunting licenses this year thanks in part to northwest Colorado herds’ continued recovery from the 2022-23 severe ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission was created in 1895 to help conserve wildlife through regulations. Conservation efforts have successfully reintroduced species like white-tailed deer, elk, beavers, ...