Below is a news release from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources. Since 1990, RMEF and its partners completed 169 conservation and hunting heritage outreach projects in Michigan with a combined value of more than $7.5 million. These projects conserved or enhanced 6,882 acres of habitat and opened or improved public access 1,601 to acres
Hunt period 1 proved to be successful for 72 percent of early-season elk hunters. The 97 state hunters who took to the field over the 12-day season harvested 29 bull elk and 41 antlerless elk, including four calves. Additionally, one Pure Michigan Hunt winner harvested a bull. The success rate of this season is comparable with previous seasons.
The season began in late August and spanned 12 days throughout September and into early October. The hunting conditions were consistently warm, with temperatures above average during the second and third hunting windows.
The early season is designed to remove elk living outside of the designated elk management area, which is primarily the Pigeon River Country State Forest. The second hunt period will begin Dec. 9 for 160 hunters.
(Photo credit: Michigan Department of Natural Resources)