KY Elk Management Plan

Nearly two decades after elk were introduced in eastern Kentucky, the state needs a new plan to contain and manage the herd…That’s what the Commissioner of the Department of Fish and Wildlife Resources told a legislative committee in Frankfort last Thursday.

Greg Johnson says he held an “Elk Summit” on the issue last month to solicit ideas on a long range plan for controlling the herd…

Johnson says his department will produce a set of recommendations for managing Kentucky’s elk population over the next five to fifteen years.