The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has installed 200 trail cameras to help estimate the state's elk population. (David Kenyon/Michigan Department of Natural Resources) The Michigan ...

Elk aren’t hard to kill; they’re just hard to find. Although elk populations are high, the landscape they live is huge and the terrain is rugged. With the animals spread over millions of acres of ...

Paula Wethington is a digital producer at CBS Detroit. She previously held digital content roles at NEWSnet, Gannett/USA Today network and The Monroe News in Michigan. She is a graduate of the ...

GAYLORD — Michigan Department of Natural Resources researchers will test trail cameras as a new method for estimating the state’s elk population in northern Lower Michigan. According to an Aug. 18 ...

State officials hope trail cameras set up throughout Michigan's elk habitat can help more accurately track the large animals' population and allow better management of the northern Michigan herd than ...

State officials are trying out new ways to keep an eye on Michigan's elk population — from elk teeth to trail cameras. As researchers with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources seek to identify ...

Researchers from the Michigan Department of Natural Resources have placed about 200 trail cameras throughout Northern Lower Michigan to help monitor the state's elk population. The trail camera ...