Michigan’s elk hunt is changing in 2026, and hunters will want to check the new rules.

Nov 4, 2025 Nov 4, 2025 Updated Apr 28, 2026 NORTHERN MICHIGAN (WJRT) - Michigan elk hunters might see longer harvest periods for the 2026-2027 hunting cycle under new draft proposals by the Michigan ...

Michigan elk hunters could see longer hunting periods in 2026-27 under draft proposals from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. The proposals would extend both elk hunting periods in the ...

GAYLORD — Michigan elk hunters could see longer hunting seasons in 2026 and 2027 under draft proposals from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. According to a Nov. 4 news release from the ...

LANSING, Mich. (WLNS) — Michigan elk hunters could see significantly longer harvest windows under draft proposals from the Department of Natural Resources for the 2026–27 season. The plan would ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. For Michigan hunters, elk and bear hunting applications for licenses open soon. As seasons for big and small game unfold, Michigan ...

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LANSING, MI — Michigan elk hunters could see longer seasons beginning in 2026 under draft proposals released by the Department of Natural Resources. The agency is proposing to expand both elk hunting ...

Michigan’s 2024 elk hunting season saw a challenging early period with more success during the snowy December. About 69% of hunters were successful. More than 250 licenses were issued across both ...

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 ...