The Importance of Following Book your Hunt Regulations

It is very important that you always follow local hunting laws and regulations regarding elk hunting. These laws are put into place to help manage the elk population and prevent it from dwindling down so much that it can’t support itself. Elk breeding programs may limit the amount of cows (female elk) that can be harvested. The only way to ensure that hunters for generations to come will be able to hunt elk is to enact, enforce and follow hunting regulations geared to protecting the elk population. My goal with this article is to educate you on why it’s important to follow elk hunting laws and regulations. Hopefully you’ll also take what you learn here and spread that knowledge to other book your hunt fellow hunters.

You must have a valid license to hunt any animal in the United States. Each state issues its own hunting license based on if you’re a resident or non-resident of that state. This means if you live in Illinois and have a resident hunting license there you’ll need to purchase a non-resident hunting license to hunt in Wisconsin.

However, just because you have a standard hunting Book your Hunt license doesn’t mean you can go run out and hunt elk. Each site that allows elk hunting requires you to have an elk permit or tag. These tags are issued via a lottery based system. The odds of you getting an elk tag or permit is based on how many hunters apply and how many are eligible. These permits and/or tags are only valid for that calendar year hunting season. Some hunters who get a permit or tag for elk are unable to draw one for future years or have less a chance.

Many hunters are lax on the reporting requirements when they harvest an elk. This information is used by wildlife management departments to check on the current status and health of the state’s elk population. They use this information to help determine how many elk should be harvest Book your Hunt in following years along which how many of each sex. Failing to report your harvested elk will have two negative effects. First, they’ll think less elk were harvested that actually were. Second they won’t be able to record the information and specs of the elk. I know that the reporting requirements of some states can be a pain in the butt, but they help ensure that the right number of elk is allowed to be hunt in following years and it helps protect the population.