Wv Elk Population 2025. Wildlife and fisheries professor amy welsh and graduate student adam cook are heading the project in collaboration with the west virginia division of natural resources, using. West virginia is planning to grow its elk population by adding 40 more animals.
Since 2018, the wvdnr has introduced 57 elk (15 from kentucky and 42 from arizona) to the tomblin. Delegate amy summers noted virginia had just completed their first elk hunt with tags to harvest a small number of bulls and the population in the range of 200 to 250 animals.