It’s rutting season in far Southwest Virginia, where a five-year-old elk restoration project attracts visitors and delights wildlife enthusiasts. The randy bull in the field of a privately-owned ...

Now — a decade after wildlife officials reintroduced them in southwest Virginia — there’s a herd of more than 250 elk in the region. “It’s a wildlife success story for this species ...

Montana. Yellowstone Park. It may be surprising then that Elk are taking hold in eastern states like Kentucky, Tennessee, Pennsylvania, and even Virginia. A member of the deer family, larger than ...

BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WRIC) — Did you know there is a herd of more than 250 elk roaming the Appalachian Mountain range in Southwest Virginia? You can watch them live throughout the fall on the ...

The Elk Management Zone of Virginia consists of Wise, Buchanan and Dickenson counties. This year’s hunt will take place Oct.

RICHMOND, Va. (WSET) — The Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is giving hunters another chance to hunt bull elk in the Elk Management Zone, located in Buchanan, Dickenson ...

BUCHANAN COUNTY, Va. (WJHL) – For those who hope to hear an elk’s bugle and take in the natural beauty of Southwest Virginia, the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources (DWR) is giving one ...

A December 2022 email blast declared Virginia’s Inaugural Fall 2022 Elk Hunt a resounding success. If hunter success (100%) and funds raised (greater than a half-million dollars) were the ...

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — Applications for the Virginia Elk Hunt Lottery are open until the end of March, according to the Virginia Department of Wildlife Resources. The lottery offers the ...