RANGE

Prior to the 1800’s, elk ranged throughout North America, except Alaska and Florida. Today, elk live in the following states and Canadian Provinces.

UNITED STATES:

Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas,

Kentucky, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Mexico,

North Dakota, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota,

Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming

CANADIAN PROVINCES:

Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Northwest Territories, Ontario,

Saskatchewan and Yukon Territory

Today, elk number about 1 million in North America. This represents roughly 10 percent of the estimated population before European settlement of North America (RMEF 2000).