DNR Searching for Suspects in Illegal Elk Hunt News | February 2, 2024 | 0 | by Morgan McCarthy Wisconsin’s Department of Natural Resources is asking for help in finding whoever shot two elk in Jackson County. Both of the elk were cows, and both were shot back in November of 2022. The DNR says it was monitoring the elk with radio collars. The original plea for help back in 2022 produced some tips, but DNR investigators say they need some more information. Wisconsin allows elk hunting, but the DNR says the two elk were killed illegally.