Home Forums Hunting & Shooting Elk Hunting Huge Pa bull elk taken in Oct 2020, possible new Pa state record

https://www.boone-crockett.org/new-pennsylvania-state-record-elk

I originally had this pointed out to me in the 24 Hr Campfire's "campfire forums". Click the link to see the complete story and photo of the 455 inch measured bull.

Truly an impressive bull. This bull was taken on the special 2020 Keystone Elk Country Alliance raffle tag. The shooter is from Birmingham Wa, a contractor there, who was the winner of the special raffle tag A rifle kill at 70 yds, using a 7mm Dakota chambered rifle. He passed up many 400+ bulls before taking this trophy. HH

This is Pretty interesting to me, as I don't know why I didn't hear about, or see info, and pics Earlier!

Thanks for Posting the link, HH!

HS 58

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HS 58 I agree, 1st I had heard of this bull being taken. I am posting a link to view a video made in Oct 2014 by CE Potapov on Winslow Hill area near the community of Benezette, Pa where the Pa herd has been re-established. The Elk County Visitors museum is here also. Folks from many states come to view this elk activity during the Elk Rut normally in mid to late Sept. There are many videos of Pa's re-established elk herd on You tube.. HH

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5gOTuqWRWjs Enjoy ! At 8.39 and 8.56 you can see Pa folks enjoying the opportunity to video and photograph the Pa elk. HH

Lots of bone to carry around on your head 😊 Amazing!

He sure has a lot points. Nice looking elk.

He for sure did not grow up on our basaltic soils. A lot of calcium there.

Amazing what grows when there aren't wolves around!

Or………lots of hunters. If you shoot ‘em when they’re small, they never get real big. 😊

Who cares?

The value of a real trophy is so diminished since the introduction of farms and growth enhancement, people have lost sight of what hunting a real game animal is.

Spider Bulls and all the associated elk that have become the target of all the rich so-called hunters as they pursue the ridiculous chance to kill a “big one” continues to destroy hunting. I hope it tastes like$hit.

HitnRun. This was a free range Pa elk, not farm raised. He might have ben feeding on agriculture foods on Pa farmlands in his travel area. They are descendants from elk re introduced back in the early 1900s from Yellowstone NP I believe.. They live long in Pa with good natural foods and little predation, a few black bears, coyotes and bobcats but no cougars or wolves, and very limited hunts since 2001 I believe. Good food, good minerals, no predators to speak of, Oh cars sometimes, and irrate farmers... and poor sighted hunters mistaken them for big bucks ! So they grow BIG ! Yes he is well heeled...I guess, the shooter, but it was a raffle drawing, and he was guided by knowledgeable guides. He and his guides searched hard for that special one... before pulling the trigger. Just my thoughts... you are entitled to yours also. HH

We have had a camp near Driftwood since i was 16 years old, and im now 86.
Driftwood is 18 miles from Benezette.
Take a ride around that area and try to find a farm.
Lots of natural gas wells and pipelines, and reclaimed strip mines.
Make up your mind that the vast majority of the Elk are killed within sight of a road, and many within the saftey zone distances of houses.
You can call it whatever you prefer, but i prefer to call it a joke as far as a hunt is concerned.
Ive so far had 3 shot on my 17 acre property, all within the safety zone and close to the vehicle that took them there.
All with the assistance of an “Outfitter”.

I get into that area pretty regular for both work and pleasure. It's no problem finding farms. Yes, they are smaller beef farms or maybe specialized operations (and not a 1000 acre crop farm) but they are there. Gas lines, wells, strip mines all have grass. Elk are grazers and eat grass. Doesn't matter to them if it's farmers hayfield or a long skinny gas line 'hayfield', they're going to eat.

Yes, some elk are more wary than others. Some have let me walk very close, others bolted at first sight. But the area where the elk are most acclimated to humans is around Benezette and is off limits to hunting. And finally, of course they are near roads, it's Pa. and we have a lot of roads. They can't not be near roads.

If your safety zone is being violated, have you called the Game Commission and reported it? Gotten license #'s (either hunter or car)?

Dale

Dale K Well said Dale ! HH

The guy drew the tag and shot the biggest bull he could find.

Hard to hate a man for that...