Report Nr. 3448 Summary of the 2003 Michigan Elk Hunt

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.