ELK-aholics..more growth !

[Frank in the Laurels]

....with a few weeks left to grow our Bulls are spectacular. Again not all my photos but enjoy them just the same and hopefully it'll get your blood pumping. No tags for my family this year but a long time friend drew an archery bull tag in the best area on earth to break all World records...a mega giant finally showed up in a spotlight..dream on. can't wait til' rub-off time. Enjoy and keep dreaming....

 

[Muddyboots]

Thank you Frank! Coffee tastes better seeing these guys!

 

[Rick Richard]

Oh my! Please keep them coming. Thanks

 

[Backwoods towny]

not my pic,but taken about 2-3 weeks ago. Pic taken near an elk viewing area in PA.

 

[Short Case]

View attachment 482184not my pic,but taken about 2-3 weeks ago. Pic taken near an elk viewing area in PA.

How many years a go did they re/interduce Elk in PA. Is the state feeding high pro feed to there Elk, those guys are hugh

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

How many years a go did they re/interduce Elk in PA. Is the state feeding high pro feed to there Elk, those guys are hugh

We've had elk here for a hundred years transported by rail car from Yellowstone, but over the last 25 or so years elk fever has reached critical mass, there's only one here that I'd love to harvest in these pics. The state has done amazing things with food plots and habitat improvement without question, all it takes is $$$$, got a good guy running the program also...I know it hard to believe but I could see 325/350 plus bulls any day I want, but I like the real nontypical monsters of which we have a lot but the extremely limited tags will keep them growing bigger, I'm predicting every World Record in all classes will be broken here over time..we came close a few times but a broken or missing point kept it from happening already...but they will hopefully starting this year...can't wait to see the mega giants start to appear.... everyones cameras work just like rifles and I can shoot over and over with no limit, you'd be shocked at how many photographers from all over are here daily..lol

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

..not mine but a pretty kewl picture from yesterday I saw...nothing major but just a little different....

 

[Earnhardt]

I've never hunted elk…
And I know this might **** some people off…

But I love these pics! Showing what age structure, and proper management can do for ANY antlered animal out there!

We would never be able to see pics of these giant elk…if they weren't older animals

Thank you for posting these pics! Amazing!

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

I've never hunted elk…
And I know this might **** some people off…

But I love these pics! Showing what age structure, and proper management can do for ANY antlered animal out there!

We would never be able to see pics of these giant elk…if they weren't older animals

Thank you for posting these pics! Amazing!

...the amazing part is that these are not the big ones, only the spotlight one I think will reach the magic 400 ++...the monsters may start showing themselves once the bugling starts and hopefully I or someone will capture one of the mega-giants, they exist but as they say "don't get old big being dumb"...the world records will eventually come of here because of the habitat and overall environmental conditional...this one from a couple of years back came real close...I believe he is the 4th largest bull harvested by any hunter, anywhere..

 

[dmj]

Absolutely magnificent

 

[CanisLupus]

Thank you, Frank. I need to get over to PA soon to see these elk for myself. These posts are amazing. Keep 'em coming!

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

..some other guests from the elk range, the most Beautiful timber rattlers just about everywhere..

 

[Short Case]

..some other guests from the elk range, the most Beautiful timber rattlers just about everywhere..View attachment 482943View attachment 482944View attachment 482945View attachment 482946

My brothers used to work for a big rock quarry and in the winter when they blast the rock they would find large balls of snakes.
There would be all kinds of snakes in the ball from poison to none poison snakes in the same ball.

 

[Elk Fire]

That whitetail is no joke either!