Paul A. SmithMilwaukee Journal SentinelView Comments0:000:55https://imasdk.googleapis.com/js/core/bridge3.426.0_en.html#goog_1053153631
Two adult cow elk in Jackson County were illegally killed by hunters during the 2020 Wisconsin nine-day gun deer hunting season, according to the Department of Natural Resources.
The incidents occurred Nov. 21 on public land at Lake Wazee County Park and Nov. 23 on private land east of Milston.
The animal shot near Milston was at least6½ years old and was among the elk transferred to Wisconsin from Kentucky in2015 and2016to re-establish an elk herd in central Wisconsin, said Scott Roepke, DNR elk biologist. It was wearing a bright orange GPS collar.
The other elk was a 2½-year-old born in Wisconsin; it was wearing an orange-and-red collar.
This year Wisconsin offeredahunt for just 10bulls, or male elk, and only in the state’s northern herd. Elk in Jackson County and the rest of the state were protected.https://a58dc2ca873d6821dd48f35a8a866299.safeframe.googlesyndication.com/safeframe/1-0-37/html/container.html
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