Additional elk were brought from Kentucky to Wisconsin beginning in 2015 to create a second herd in Jackson County as well as bolster the size and genetic diversity of the northern herd. Several ...

(The Center Square) – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is looking for information on the illegal killing of a bull elk in Jackson County. The bull had a GPS collar and was one of ...

JACKSON COUNTY (WLUK) -- One of the elk transplanted to Wisconsin to establish a herd was illegally shot, the Department of Natural Resources says. The death was reported March 18.

The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is investigating after a bull elk was killed illegally in Jackson County. The bull was found on private property in Black River Falls on March 18.

Cow and calf elk stand in an enclosure near Millston in Jackson County. The animals, part of Wisconsin's central elk herd, were tagged as part of a DNR project on elk productivity and survival.

JACKSON COUNTY, Wis. (WEAU) - The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources is asking for the public’s help in gathering information on the illegal killing of a bull elk in Jackson County.

Officials brought back 39 elk that were trapped in Kentucky to Jackson County earlier this year — the second round of trapping and transportation for the project.

Spotting a 700-pound elk in a 320-square-mile area isn’t a guarantee, but the animal is building excitement along the Interstate 94 corridor of Jackson County.

Bull elk #244, shown in a trail cam image from 2024, was illegally shot in March in Jackson County. The Department of Natural Resources is seeking tips in its investigation of the case.