Ultimate Elk Hunting News

Pennsylvanians Launch New Chapter in Elk Conservation - Dec. 21, 2009
MISSOULA, Mont.- Pennsylvania has broken into a Top 10 list of places to find monster elk, an historic indicator of successful habitat and management efforts. Keeping that conservation momentum going, both at home and across the U.S., is the goal of a newly launched Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation chapter in Bloomsburg/Danville, Pa.

9-Year Project in Oregon Secures Habitat, Access - Dec. 18, 2009
MISSOULA, Mont.- A nine-year land conservation project has been completed near La Grande, Ore., permanently protecting habitat and securing public access on nearly 850 acres. The parcel, now part of Ladd Marsh Wildlife Management Area, has been transferred to the Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife (ODFW) from the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation.

Applications being accepted for 2010 Arizona elk, pronghorn hunts - Dec. 18, 2009
The regulations for Arizona?s 2010 elk and pronghorn antelope seasons are available online at www.azgfd.gov/draw, and hunters interested in obtaining a hunt permit-tag via the draw process can start applying now.

Late Season Quota Cow Elk Hunt Drawing Results Posted Online - Dec. 17, 2009
Frankfort, Ky. - A list of hunters drawn for the late season quota elk hunt on private land is now posted online at the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources? Web site at fw.ky.gov. The hunt opens Jan. 23, 2010 and closes Feb. 5. Drawn hunters also will be notified by mail.

Bull elk killings in central Utah - Dec. 14, 2009
Now they need your help to solve seven more. "The seven bulls were taken on the Central Mountains-Manti and the Wasatch Mountains bull elk hunting units in east-central Utah," says Casey Mickelsen, a sergeant with the Division of Wildlife Resources.

Aging deer and elk - Dec. 14, 2009
How old is my mule deer? That's one of the more common questions asked by the public at a Fish and Game check station this time of year.

Front Elk Hunters Beat Long-Term Average - Dec. 02, 2009
Elk and white-tailed deer hunters had a better than average year along the Rocky Mountain Front, but mule deer harvest numbers were down, according to statistics from Fish, Wildlife and Parks.

Fish And Game Seeks Help Solving Elk Poaching - Nov. 24, 2009
Idaho Fish and Game is asking for help in determining who shot and left a bull elk discovered November 23 in the Dent Acres area northeast of Orofino.

Elk and Deer Harvest Below Average During Fifth Weekend in Southwest Montana - Nov. 23, 2009
Harvest of elk and deer was below the five-year average during the fifth weekend of the 2009 general big game season in southwest Montana.

Next Game and Fish Commission meeting is Dec. 4-5 - Nov. 20, 2009
The Arizona Game and Fish Commission's next regularly scheduled meeting is Friday and Saturday, Dec. 4-5 at the Game and Fish Department headquarters at 5000 W. Carefree Highway in Phoenix (1.5 miles west of I-17).