However, don't expect to see unfettered elk in the wild spaces of Western Kentucky, where there is more farmland than unbroken forest. "There are no plans to move them west," Hast said.

In 1997, the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, an association of hunters, offered to fund a multimillion-dollar six-year plan to airlift more than 1,500 elk to Kentucky from the western United States.

In the 25 years since free-roaming elk were restored to Kentucky, they have adapted and are thriving, state wildlife officials say.

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 ...

From 1997 to 2002, the Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources translocated 1,541 elk to southeastern Kentucky from seven western states. From then on out, the herd continued to grow.

On a bright morning early this spring, David Ledford sat in his silver pickup at the end of a three-lane bridge spanning a deep gorge in southeast Kentucky. The bridge, which forks off U.S. 119, wa… ...

This season, 90% percent of the elk permits went to Kentucky residents and less than 10% were issued to non-residents. ... 175 were archery/crossbow permits for a bull or cow.

The Kentucky Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources marked the 25th anniversary of elk restoration by releasing information about the 2022 hunting season. Applications for this year’s elk ...

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. (CT) on ...

Kentucky's elk hunting program continues to explode. A lottery for 800 elk permits for next fall's hunting seasons drew more than 45,500 applications. Hunters got to find out if they were lucky ...

On a bright morning early this spring, David Ledford sat in his silver pickup at the end of a three-lane bridge spanning a deep gorge in southeast Kentucky. The bridge, which forks off U.S. 119, wa… ...

Two elk cows were illegally killed in Jackson County, marking the fifth straight gun deer season in which elk have been killed. Sports newsletter 🏈's best, via 📧 Studio IX 🏀⚽️🥇 ...