An elk that was wandering around west-central Iowa was shot and killed Sunday by a Monona County Sheriff’s deputy, as directed by the Department of Natural Resources. Mick Klemesrud (KLEM-es-rood) with the Department of Natural Resources says the first sighting of the animal came about a month ago and it was determined the 3-to-4 year old bull elk did not belong to anyone in the area….
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Around a dozen elk are shot by the DNR each year, but only if officials can’t find the proper owner of the animal….
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The brain stem and lymph nodes of the bull elk were removed for testing of CWD or other diseases. Klemesud is reminding hunters and others that removal of a wandering elk is the responsibility of the Iowa DNR.