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A total of five once-in-a-lifetime bull tags are being made available to Wisconsin hunters for the first managed elk hunt in Wisconsin history.  Four tags will be awarded through a lottery drawing. Elk license applications can be purchased in the DNR Go Wild license system through May 31 (winners will be announced in early June) and only Wisconsin residents may apply. Each potential hunter may apply once online at GoWild.wi.gov or by visiting a license agent. The cost of an elk hunting license for the winners of the license drawing is $49. Click the photo below to get more info! Prior to obtaining an elk hunting license, all winners will be required to participate in a Wisconsin elk hunter education program offered prior to the hunt.  The class will cover tissue collection and health testing, regulations and more. The 2018 hunting season will occur only in the Clam Lake elk range in parts of Sawyer, Bayfield, Ashland, and Price counties in far north-central Wisconsin, where the original restoration effort was initiated with 25 elk from Michigan in 1995.  The herd is projected to comfortably surpass 200 animals this year. Approximately 70 percent of the elk range under public ownership and open to hunting, so successful applicants should have no problem finding a place to hunt.  Looking for more info? Click the photo below to learn more about work by DNR staff and our partners to make this hunt a reality! Wisconsin’s inaugural elk hunting season will adhere to the following guidelines: season will be open from October 13 to November 11, 2018 and December 13-21, 2018; only bull elk may be harvested; areas where Kentucky elk were released between 2015-2017 will be off limits to hunting until the population increases to levels identified in the elk management plan; only Wisconsin residents are eligible to receive an elk license; and an elk license may be transferred to a Wisconsin resident youth hunter 17 years old or younger, or to a resident with a valid Class A, B, C or D disabled permit. It’s important to note that non-resident Purple Heart recipients and qualified Armed Forces members may also apply – search keywords “purple heart” or “armed forces” to learn more!   For more information regarding elk in Wisconsin, go to dnr.wi.gov and search the keyword “elk.”  Be sure to follow DNR on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube for more updates regarding all types of hunting in Wisconsin. Be on the lookout for more helpful videos and podcasts to help you prepare for fall hunting seasons.