First one taken in modern times.
Wisconsin Hunter Bags State’s First Archery Elk in Modern History
Rocky Mountain elk were reintroduced to Wisconsin in the mid-1990s after the species was locally extirpated
A Wisconsin hunter working on an archery Super Slam has taken the state’s first bow-killed elk in at least 140 years. Dan Evenson, of Cambridge, shot the 6-by-7 bull on October 15 in the Clam Lake area after drawing one of only three elk tags awarded in a state lottery that attracted more than 25,000 applications.
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Wisconsin Hunter Bags State’s First Archery Elk in Modern History
Rocky Mountain elk were reintroduced to Wisconsin in the mid-1990s after the species was locally extirpated
A Wisconsin hunter working on an archery Super Slam has taken the state’s first bow-killed elk in at least 140 years. Dan Evenson, of Cambridge, shot the 6-by-7 bull on October 15 in the Clam Lake area after drawing one of only three elk tags awarded in a state lottery that attracted more than 25,000 applications.
Wisconsin Hunter Bags State's First Archery Elk in Modern History
Rocky Mountain elk, which are now huntable in Wisconsin, were extirpated from by the 1880s then re-introduced in 1995.
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