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Do they have a huntable population? In most zones yes. Hes put in every year so far for this zone but never got drawn. He keeps tryin tho! I never put in...I figure if I do and got drawn when he hasnt after all this time....he'd disown me 😅 Used to go to the Denton Hills archery shoots back in the 90s and remember talking elk with the F&G guy there at the trailer they had set up. This was back when they HOPED there would be a huntable population some day. Looks like the plan is working, albeit, the 90s was a good while back. Got em coming on pretty strong in Kentucky on the Kentucky/Virginia border too.
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Had no idea there was Elk like that in Pa. Damn! PAGC puts up a web cam every year on a food plot near the visitors center. This one had my attention a couple years ago. I wonder if he ever got killed.
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This'n was shot less than 1/4 mile from "camp" where dad lives either this year or last, cant remember. There is another one like ole crooked horn runnin around, but havent seen it lately.... Not sure what happened to this one or the other...hit by car or???
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Do they have a huntable population? In most zones yes. Hes put in every year so far for this zone but never got drawn. He keeps tryin tho! I never put in...I figure if I do and got drawn when he hasnt after all this time....he'd disown me 😅 Used to go to the Denton Hills archery shoots back in the 90s and remember talking elk with the F&G guy there at the trailer they had set up. This was back when they HOPED there would be a huntable population some day. Looks like the plan is working, albeit, the 90s was a good while back. Got em coming on pretty strong in Kentucky on the Kentucky/Virginia border too. Good to hear they got em started there...hope the population grows quick! I lived west of Denton Hill in Coudersport for 4 yrs. Back then(2002) it was rare to see elk at camp...that zone was no hunting. Now tho they are plentiful. Doesnt take too long.
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Lately we have a couple bucks hanging around. Son-in-law got some fun videos of them sparring.
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Historically Elk were east of the Mississippi River! As also Bison! Intrusion by humans pushed them westward!!
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Nice to see those kind of visitors.
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Nice to see those kind of visitors. Yes sir! Hopefully I end up somewhere round there once im done this whole work thing... I could stand to see more of those type visitors than the 2 legged kind!
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Good Lord, some of those elk have massive horns.
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Good Lord, some of those elk have massive horns. If they live long enough dont all elk? Lol
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Nice, do they cause many problems by eating stuff the locals don't want elk to eat?
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison? And yet it irks me the poor dappled fools, Being native burghers of this desert city, Should in their own confines with forked heads Have their round haunches gored."
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Nice, do they cause many problems by eating stuff the locals don't want elk to eat? Not many locals around. 3 state forest run together there.
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Good Lord, some of those elk have massive horns. Location - in the east - most likely helped by ample limestone in the soil.
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Does he get out enough to find shed antlers? That could be fun, too!
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Saw this posted on another fb group....this one was another local bull. And the gentleman that eventually harvested that bull
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