Before the early 1900s, elk inhabited most of Minnesota. Their territory shriveled due to settlement, overharvest and the ...

The Red Lake Nation in March announced that it will offer 20 tribal elk tags in northwest Minnesota this year – double the ...

There are currently three recognized herds in northwest Minnesota: Grygla, Kittson Central and Caribou-Vita. The Grygla area ...

The DNR said in a press release Tuesday there are three herds of elk in northwest Minnesota: the Grygla, Kittson Central and ...

A male elk stands in a field. The Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa has submitted a formal proposal to the Minnesota DNR to move up to 150 elk from the northwestern corner of the state ...

"We are reducing opportunities for elk harvest this year to make sure Minnesota’s elk populations continue to thrive," said ...

The elk will then be monitored for 30 months. According to Eric Michel, a research scientist for the DNR in Madelia, Minnesota, the 2016 study – the first of its kind on elk in the state ...

The Minnesota DNR is working to support the Fond du Lac Band of Lake Superior Chippewa to restore elk to the Fond du Lac Reservation and surrounding area, including the 1854 Ceded Territory.

Minnesota hunters have through Thursday, July 3, to apply for one of the four elk licenses, the DNR said. "We are reducing opportunities for elk harvest this year to make sure Minnesota's elk ...