PA ELK....harvested bulls 2021-22

[milboltnut]

a bunch of cows, too. A few were collared. There was another young bull with the big one, sparing.

 

[jcbreedenjr]

Awesome post - Thanks for sharing!

 

[milboltnut]

Frog... I was driving out near the hunting camps and a truck was in the middle of the road and was like, WTH are they doing ? I got out to ask them if they were ok... and I saw the bull.... what an experience !

 

[just_jon]

Frank ITL - Can you tell us how to get a tag for one of those monsters?

Elk

Pennsylvania Elk

www.pgc.pa.gov

 

[dixiemagnum80]

My buddy, myself, and our wives made a long weekend trip to Benezette in August 2020. What an amazing place!! It was a 9 hour drive for us and it was worth every minute. So much so that we plan on going again this year, but in September this time.

 

[birddog 68]

Hey Frank,was wondering if these were all harvested in the same zone?

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

Hey Frank,was wondering if these were all harvested in the same zone?

No...there's 14 zones and this is the first hunt ever for the early January hunt..10 tags, 1 each and 4 had no tags.....I've never drawn a bull tag and it took 18 years to draw a cow tags but I've shot hundreds with my camera...we have the world record both typical & nontypical walking around here and I have the videos, now to draw a tag while still above ground.

 

[Mark37082]

The genetics and habitat must be perfect to produce this type of animal. Absolutely awesome example of a successful reintroduction experiment.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

Yepper...great genetics, awesome habitat with food and water all the time no matter what the temperature is....the zones are spread out over an area about 75 x 50 miles and increasing but their reaching into agricultural areas now and I don't think it'll be able to expand much more..another late kill..a monster with a unique color...dream on !

 

[birddog 68]

I'm from western Pa and have been donating the last 15 years for a tag. Me and the wife visit Pa elk country every other year and am amazed at the size they reach here. I'll keep donating until I get drawn or I die!

 

[milboltnut]

Yepper...great genetics, awesome habitat with food and water all the time no matter what the temperature is....the zones are spread out over an area about 75 x 50 miles and increasing but their reaching into agricultural areas now and I don't think it'll be able to expand much more..another late kill..a monster with a unique color...dream on !

Pennsy Elk ?

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

Pennsy Elk ?

Yep

 

[Longrangers]

Definitely some beauties!

 

[lancetkenyon]

Looks like the AZ genes are thriving in PA.