From 2013-22, the DNR said, hunters killed 1,761 elk in Michigan, an average of 176 per year. Here's what we know about elk hunting in Michigan. The state does not count every animal in Michigan ...
His statistics revealed that, between 2011 and 2019, about 5% of the elk tags were won by nonresident hunters. Since then, the average number of nonresident elk hunters receiving tags grew to 11%.