Settlers made a quick end to Ohio’s elk, though some think a sort-of comeback is desirable. The killing of the last free-ranging elk occurred in Ohio, probably inside Ashtabula County, after statehood ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio lawmaker is pushing to examine the feasibility of reintroducing elk to the Buckeye State. Elk, members of the deer family that can weigh up to 1,000 pounds, could once ...

(The Center Square) – An Ohio legislator wants the state to spend $1 million in taxpayer dollars to study bringing back elk to the state after a nearly 100-year absence. The elk study is part of State ...

Hunting restrictions are being lifted on dozens of national parks, wildlife refuges and wilderness areas, but Ohio's hunters ...

[WATCH: In the video player above, threatened vs. endangered species.] (WKBN) — A proposed bill would have the Ohio Department of Natural Resources conduct studies to determine the feasibility of ...

Long ago, elk roamed the wooded-areas of Ohio. But after years of deforestation and over-hunting, the last native eastern elk was killed in Ashtabula in 1840. Now, more than a century later, one state ...