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This record group contains volumes for the Elk Township Clerks Office dated 1906 - 1988. The volumes contain meetings minutes of township meetings, proceeding records, and Board of Review minutes. The minutes depict decisions made by the township or board of review.
Lake County (Mich.)
This report summarizes the elk hunts held in Michigan in 1992. Of the 100 hunters who received elk licenses for the 2 September hunts, 86 were successful. The combined legal harvest included 30 antlered bulls, 49 cows and 7 calves. When considering that harvest expectations for these 2 hunts were 30 bulls and 60 cows and calves, these early September seasons proved to be the most successful yet. A 98% hunter success rate was achieved in the December hunt. A total of 167 of 170 hunters legally harvested 63 antlered bulls, 94 cows and 10 calves. Very high hunter success rates are still maintained during this hunt period even as the number of licenses offered for this season has continued to increase since 1984. The combined quota for the 3 hunts was 270 elk. With the removal of 253 legal elk, the overall success rate was 94%. Again, most of the unsuccessful hunters were holders of antlerless only licenses. Two hunters in the second September season chose to use their Hunter Choice permit to tag a cow.
Report on an elk survey conducted in 1939 to determine the extent the elk were using the Otsego Game Refuge.
This report summarizes the 1994 elk hunts in Michigan. Two early fall hunts were held September 7-11 and September 14-19. Each hunt had a quota of 20 hunter's choice and 45 antlerless-only licenses for a combined total of 130 licenses. This year, 125 hunters actually participated in the early fall hunts. No alternates were chosen to complete the quota as had been done in the past. A third hunt was held December 6-13 with a quota of 200 licenses distributed as 58 hunter's choice and 142 antlerless-only. There were 8 hunters who did not participate in this hunt. Hunting success rates for the two hunts held in September were 49% which were lower than previous September hunts. It is possible that poor hunting conditions this year contributed to this decline. December hunters achieved a 94% success rate which is comparable to other traditional winter hunts. For all periods combined, a total of 250 elk were harvested by 317 hunters this year for an overall success rate of 79%. This included 86 antlered bulls, 139 cows and 25 calves.
Survey of elk hunters contacted after the 2009 hunting season to estimate hunter participation, elk seen, elk harvest, and hunter satisfaction.
The re-establishment of elk in Michigan began in the early part of this century. Herd growth was relatively constant and may have peaked in the late 1940's and 1950's. By 1963, the population was estimated at 1,500 elk, and the herd became the subject of considerable public debate. Elk were a popular attraction to a growing tourist industry, but increased range damage and agricultural crop depredations created conflict. In an attempt to control elk numbers, two regulated hunts were held in 1964 and 1965 with a combined removal of 452 elk. A combined ground and air census in the winter of 1975 was estimated to include only 200 elk. With increased law enforcement and public education efforts and improved habitat management primarily for white-tailed deer, the herd decline was reversed. In January 1984, 850 elk were estimated in the winter herd. Since 1984, a total of 942 Antlerless-only and 533 Hunter Choice licenses have been offered during Michigan elk hunts. This approximate 2:1 ratio, heavier to cows and calves, demonstrates the emphasis placed on population reduction. The harvest of 879 cows and calves and 500 bulls shows very high hunter success rates, which may be due to ease of access, lack of elk wariness, clumped distribution of elk, knowledgeable hunting guides, and cooperative landowners. These high success rates, along with the two different types of hunting licenses, enable managers to accurately predict the elk harvest.
The 2003 elk hunt marked the twentieth consecutive year of elk hunting in Michigan. Michigan elk hunters have harvested 3,954 elk between 1984 and 2003. A total of 819,255 applications have been processed over the past twenty years, with 4,753 permits being issued. In 2003, 100 randomly selected participants were drawn from a pool of 38,778 applicants. During the eight-day season (December 9-16) 80 elk were legally harvested. This report summarizes the results of the 2003 Michigan elk hunt and discusses hunter success, hunter effort, hunting distribution, and elk biological data.
This report summarizes the 1995 Michigan elk hunts. Hunting success rates for the two hunts held in September were similar at 69% and 67%. While these rates arc an improvement over last year, they are still lower than success rates recorded for other September and October hunts. It should be noted that this was the largest number of hunters licensed for the early hunts so far. December hunters achieved a 94% success rate which was identical to last year and comparable to other early winter hunts. For all hunt periods combined, 256 elk were harvested by 316 hunters for an overall success rate of 81%. This harvest included 117 antlered bulls, 111 cows and 28 calves.
Elk hunters were contacted after the 2018 hunting season to estimate hunter participation, hunter satisfaction, and elk seen and harvested.
This report documents results of a survey conducted after the 2019 hunting season to estimate hunter participation, hunter satisfaction, and elk seen and harvested.
The 2009 annual Atlanta Elk Pole Contest, where hunters can display their elk kills to the public and win prizes.
70-year old Vern Kruithof poses with his 2009 540-pound elk bull kill, after forty years of waiting to win in the license lottery. An elk license is one of the most difficult hunting licenses to obtain in Michigan.
DNR employees net elk from a helicopter during a capture operation for the DNR's four-year research project to evaluate the movement patterns, population characteristics and health of elk near Atlanta in Montmorency County. A helicopter was used to drive the elk into open areas, where an individual animal could be captured in a net fired from a special net gun. Once ensnared, the elk was subdued by field researchers, and then fitted with radio collars, provided a field checkup for basic health signs and given an antibiotic shot. Scientists also took hair, blood and fecal samples. The operation captured 20 bulls and 20 cows, achieving its capture goal.
An elk bull is caught in a net during a capture operation for the DNR's four-year research project to evaluate the movement patterns, population characteristics and health of elk near Atlanta in Montmorency County. A helicopter was used to drive the elk into open areas, where an individual animal could be captured in a net fired from a special net gun. Once ensnared, the elk was subdued by field researchers, and then fitted with radio collars, provided a field checkup for basic health signs and given an antibiotic shot. Scientists also took hair, blood and fecal samples. The operation captured 20 bulls and 20 cows, achieving its capture goal.
DNR employees place a blindfold over a captured elk's eyes as part of a capture operation for the DNR's four-year research project to evaluate the movement patterns, population characteristics and health of elk near Atlanta in Montmorency County. A helicopter was used to drive the elk into open areas, where an individual animal could be captured in a net fired from a special net gun. Once ensnared, the elk was subdued by field researchers, and then fitted with radio collars, provided a field checkup for basic health signs and given an antibiotic shot. Scientists also took hair, blood and fecal samples. The operation captured 20 bulls and 20 cows, achieving its capture goal.
A woman hunter kneels beside her elk kill. Elk hunting is restricted to a certain number of licenses to keep the elk herd in Michigan at 800-900 elk.
DNR employees work with a subdued elk as part of a capture operation for the DNR's four-year research project to evaluate the movement patterns, population characteristics and health of elk near Atlanta in Montmorency County. A helicopter was used to drive the elk into open areas, where an individual animal could be captured in a net fired from a special net gun. Once ensnared, the elk was subdued by field researchers, and then fitted with radio collars, provided a field checkup for basic health signs and given an antibiotic shot. Scientists also took hair, blood and fecal samples. The operation captured 20 bulls and 20 cows, achieving its capture goal.
A Pure Michigan Hunt winner standing proudly next to his elk kill. Pure Michigan Hunt is a program set up by the DNR to raise money to fund wildlife habitat restoration and improvement. Three winners are drawn from the applicants, and these hunters win donated prizes (including a firearm and crossbow) and are able to participate in every limited-access hunt Michigan has: elk, bear, spring and fall wild turkey, and antlerless deer, as well as take first pick in a managed waterfowl area reserved hunt.
Hand drawn waxed linen map of the village of Elk Rapids in Antrim County, Michigan in 1935. This map was done as part of a Works Progress Administration project. The scale on the original is 1 inch equals 300 feet.
Hand drawn waxed linen map showing survey data in the vicinity of the Perch Lake Public Access site in Elk Township of Lake County, Michigan. Some data is from the year 1949, while some is from 1959. The scale on the original is 1 inch equals 300 feet.
DNR employees release an elk with its new radio collar as part of a capture operation for the DNR's four-year research project to evaluate the movement patterns, population characteristics and health of elk near Atlanta in Montmorency County. A helicopter was used to drive the elk into open areas, where an individual animal could be captured in a net fired from a special net gun. Once ensnared, the elk was subdued by field researchers, and then fitted with radio collars, provided a field checkup for basic health signs and given an antibiotic shot. Scientists also took hair, blood and fecal samples. The operation captured 20 bulls and 20 cows, achieving its capture goal.
A conservation officer talks with a hunter after he shoots an elk cow wearing a radio collar. Cooperation among hunters (especially those who harvest an animal with a radio collar) and the DNR is vital to biologists' research.
