Lower-than-expected elk numbers in Minnesota DNR survey prompts decrease in available tags for 2025
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After conducting the 2025 elk survey earlier this year, Minnesota DNR officials decided that offering only four elk tags for the state’s hunters was an appropriate number – and a cautious approach – given the winter population survey.
“Lower-than-expected abundance was the primary factor playing into this year’s lower number of permits for state hunters,” said Blane Klemek, the DNR’s northwest region wildlife manager.
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