DNR won t conduct winter elk survey in northwest Minnesota this year
Without the elk population data the aerial survey provides, the DNR will rely on reports from locals in both the Lancaster and Grygla, Minn., areas, where the flights are conducted, and observations from area wildlife managers and other field staff to compile population estimates. Written By: Brad Dokken | ×
An elk moves through a patch of trees in northwest Minnesota in this undated photo. The DNR will not conduct its aerial elk survey this winter in northwest Minnesota because of the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo/Minnesota DNR)
The Department of Natural Resources will not conduct its aerial elk surveys this winter in northwest Minnesota because of the COVID-19 pandemic.