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

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 ...

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 ...

While the state's regular firearm season attracts most of the attention each year, sportsmen and women have additional chances to hunt this winter in Michigan. Muzzleloader season is about to start.

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 ...

Michigan's fall hunting seasons are set to get underway, with several opening in September, including waterfowl, squirrel, rabbit and others. "Get ready for a great fall in the fields and forests or ...

Michigan hunters harvested 180 elk in 2024, according to a Michigan Department of Natural Resources news release. Michigan has two hunting periods for elk in northern Michigan. In 2024, period one ran ...

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 ...