I first learned about the Kentucky Elk Restoration Project back in 1998 in my high school library in Linton, Indiana, while reading a hunting magazine. The state of Kentucky successfully partnered ...

For the second consecutive year, results from the Kentucky elk hunt drawing will be revealed live as part of the Kentucky Elk & Outdoor Fest. The event is scheduled from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Hunters in Kentucky can apply now to take part in next year's annual elk hunt drawing. Kentucky’s annual elk permit application period now opens Aug. 1, a year before ...

Can you hunt elk in Kentucky? Yes, but you need a legal permit to hunt one. In 2021, the latest year for which data are available, the state wildlife agency granted 594 permits.

This week on Kentucky Afield. Turkey season is just about a month away and biologists are hard at work in the field preparing for it. Next, anyone can get drawn to hunt elk in the state of Kentucky.

Kentucky is a top destination nationally for deer hunting and maintains the largest elk herd east of the Rocky Mountains. The application period to apply for a 2025 elk hunt runs through April 30.

In 2021, just over 90,000 residents and nearly 40,000 nonresidents applied for 594 elk tags. Kentucky has six elk hunting units. Today, the state boasts an estimated herd of 10,000 elk.

Elk were reintroduced to the Eastern Kentucky mountains 30 years ago. Now, the hunters and eco-tourism they bring in is boosting the local economy.

In the West, where elk hunting is most common, hunters can pursue elk from an elevation as low as 4,000 feet to well above the timberline. You need to decide what type of experience you want.