The elk population in the state currently sits at about 35,000, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department website, after 83 were released in Cabin Draw near Chevelon Creek in February 1913 ...

In 1912, 83 elk were transplanted into Arizona from Yellowstone National Park, and the statewide population has grown to nearly 35,000 animals, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department.

The elk population in the state currently sits at about 35,000, according to the Arizona Game and Fish Department website, after 83 were released in Cabin Draw near Chevelon Creek in February 1913 ...