ALASKA - Elk hunting is limited to Raspberry, Etolin, and Afognak Islands. Brown bears share the island habitat. Con-tact: Alaska Dept. of Fish & Game, Wildlife Division, 211 Mission Rd., Kodiak, AK 99615; (907) 486-1880; www.state.ak.us/adfg/adfghome.htm

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ARIZONA - Fourteen-day season will begin one week later than usual. Drawing deadline for 2007 will be moved up to either December '06 or January '07 for elk and pronghorn. Deer, sheep, and buffalo drawing will stay in June. Contact: Arizona Game and Fish Department, 2221 W. Greenway Rd., Phoenix, AZ 85023-4399; (602) 942-3000; www.azgfd.gov/

ARKANSAS - Nonresidents who own land in elk Zone A, or get permission to hunt there, can apply for a license. The fee is $35 plus a $225 hunting license. Contact: Arkansas Game and Fish Comm., #2 Natural Resources Drive, Little Rock, AR 72205; (501) 223-6360; www.agfc.com

CALIFORNIA - A new junior elk tag will be available. Junior tags will come out of the archery tag quotas. Nonresidents can buy auction or landowner tags. Contact: Cal-ifornia Dept. of Fish and Game, 1416 Ninth St., Sacramento, CA 95814; (916) 653-7203; www.dfg.ca.gov/

COLORADO - Hunters may hold an either-sex license and either one or two cow licenses. A $5 Habitat Stamp is required for the first two licenses per year. Contact: Colorado Division of Wildlife, 6060 Broad-way, Denver, CO 80216; (303) 297-1192; www.dnr.state.co.us/

IDAHO - An additional 77 elk above harvest figures were taken with no sex reported. For a hunt planner, visit http://fish-game.idaho.gov/ifwis/huntplanner/default.aspx. Contact: Idaho Dept. of Fish and Game, PO Box 25, Boise, ID 83707; (208) 334-3700; http://fishandgame.idaho.gov/

KENTUCKY - Of a total harvest of 61 elk, 5 were taken by archers. For 2006, 200 permits are available. Contact: Ken-tucky Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Resources, #1 Game Farm Road, Frankfort, KY 40601; 1-800-858-1549; www.state.ky.us/agencies/fw/index.htm

MICHIGAN - License numbers weren't available, but in 2005, 45,000 people applied for 156 licenses. Contact: Michigan Dept. of Natural Resources, Wildlife Man-agement Section, PO Box 30444, Lansing, MI 48909; (517) 373-1263; www.michigan.gov/dnr

MONTANA - Hunters may also apply for a Montana "Super Tag." It costs $5 per chance at five separate tags -- elk, mule deer, bighorn sheep, mountain goat, and moose. Five tags will be issued, and they are valid for any open unit for that species. Contact: Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks, 1420 East 6th Ave., Helena, MT 59620-0701; (406) 444-2612; http://fwp.mt.gov/hunting/default.html

NEBRASKA - Elk numbers are in-creasing and expanding into new territory at a rate of 20 percent per year. There is no special archery season. Contact: Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, 2200 Nth. 33rd St., Lincoln, NE 68503; (402) 471-0641; www.ngpc.state.ne.us/hunting/hunting.asp

NEVADA - Nonresident elk tags, at $1,523.50, are the most expensive on the continent. Nonresidents will receive 10 percent of available tags. Contact: Nevada Division of Wildlife, PO Box 10678, Reno, NV 89250; 1-800-576-1020; www.ndow.org

NEW MEXICO - Elk hunting regulations are being revised to improve hunt quality. For 2007, mandatory hunter re-porting of elk hunts will begin. Contact: New Mexico Department of Game and Fish, PO Box 25112, Santa Fe, NM 87504; 1-800-862-9310; www.wildlife.state.nm.us/

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