The DNR says the elk herd has finally fallen within its target range of 500 to 900 animals after years of exceeding management goals.

The Michigan Department of Transportation has placed temporary electronic message boards along I-75 in the Vanderbilt area ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Elk are a major tourist attraction in Gaylord, Michigan. “In a tourism study conducted in 2017, we learned that approximately 60% ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. State officials are trying out new ways to keep an eye on Michigan's elk population — from elk teeth to trail cameras. As ...

BEAL CITY, Mich. (AP) — A wild bull elk is roaming around some mid-Michigan counties and the state Department of Natural Resources wants to keep tabs on it. The large herbivore has wandered about 100 ...

(TNS) — Michigan state scientists are developing new ways to count wild elk in the northern Lower Peninsula. Officials with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources are adding new photography ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

LANSING — Michigan hunters harvested 153 elk in 2025 as a record 47,493 people applied for one of 260 elk licenses issued through the state’s annual drawing, according to the Michigan Department of ...

The animals that can weigh up to 900 pounds have been crossing the highway to reach the wooded median.

As problems mount from the southern Lower Peninsula's rising population of whitetail deer, some state lawmakers are proposing to lift bans on baiting deer and elk during hunting seasons. But that's ...

State officials are trying out new ways to keep an eye on Michigan's elk population — from elk teeth to trail cameras. As researchers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources seek to identify ...