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State Elk Season is Coming Soon
Wisconsin Ag Connection Editors
8/04/2003
The Chairman of the Assembly's Natural Resources Committee says there will be a hunting season for wild elk in the near future. Rep. DuWayne Johnsrud says his panel is set to meet Wednesday to review the idea after the state's elk population began to grow more rapidly over the past several years.
"Wisconsin's first season is just a few years away," Johnsrud said. "With the law in place and now the DNR's rules, we can issue permits and give a few lucky hunters the chance of a lifetime as soon as there are surplus animals in the herd."
Johnsrud says an experimental herd of 25 Elk was reintroduced to the Clam Lake area of Wisconsin in 1995. The DNR reports that the herd now numbers more than 110 animals. Limited hunting of bull elk might be allowed when the population reaches 200, which could happen as early as 2006.
"The number of animals that hunters could kill will be very limited at first," Johnsrud said. "There probably wouldn't be more than five tags issued but, wow, what an opportunity for the people who are lucky enough to win a permit!"
Opening day for the nine-day elk hunting season would be the second Thursday in December for rifle, muzzleloader and archery hunters. Later, once the population reaches 600 or more animals, there will be an additional seven-day early season beginning on the second Thursday after labor day, giving lucky permit winners 16 total days to hunt.
Wisconsin Ag Connection Editors
8/04/2003
The Chairman of the Assembly's Natural Resources Committee says there will be a hunting season for wild elk in the near future. Rep. DuWayne Johnsrud says his panel is set to meet Wednesday to review the idea after the state's elk population began to grow more rapidly over the past several years.
"Wisconsin's first season is just a few years away," Johnsrud said. "With the law in place and now the DNR's rules, we can issue permits and give a few lucky hunters the chance of a lifetime as soon as there are surplus animals in the herd."
Johnsrud says an experimental herd of 25 Elk was reintroduced to the Clam Lake area of Wisconsin in 1995. The DNR reports that the herd now numbers more than 110 animals. Limited hunting of bull elk might be allowed when the population reaches 200, which could happen as early as 2006.
"The number of animals that hunters could kill will be very limited at first," Johnsrud said. "There probably wouldn't be more than five tags issued but, wow, what an opportunity for the people who are lucky enough to win a permit!"
Opening day for the nine-day elk hunting season would be the second Thursday in December for rifle, muzzleloader and archery hunters. Later, once the population reaches 600 or more animals, there will be an additional seven-day early season beginning on the second Thursday after labor day, giving lucky permit winners 16 total days to hunt.
