given the flat terrain of northwest Minnesota. Mountain hunting, by comparison, is physically demanding, he says. Elk Zone Map by Brad Dokken on Scribd “I didn’t even break a sweat ...

A grand plan to reintroduce wild elk to northeastern Minnesota will be delayed at least another year after organizers hit a pair of stumbling blocks, state and tribal officials confirmed this week.

The creation of a management plan to expand Minnesota’s elk herds is moving forward. The current elk herds of northwest Minnesota may have some of the herd picked up and moved to northeast ...

Elk numbers in northwest Minnesota and adjacent areas of southern Manitoba this winter are similar to down slightly compared with 2023, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting ...

Elk were once distributed throughout Minnesota, but their population diminished due to overharvest and conversion of prairie to farmland in the early 1900s, according to the Minnesota DNR.

Sep. 20—THIEF LAKE WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT AREA, Minn. — Elk habitat took center stage last week as a who's-who in Minnesota wildlife management converged on Thief Lake WMA near Middle River for a ...

The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is offering 10 licenses for hunters in the state looking to take down some elk. In a press release, the Minnesota DNR announced that hunters have ...