The Pa. Game Commission has 140 elk licenses available for this year's lottery. Here's a look at what's happening with the wild elk population.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

Female elk can reach up to 5 feet tall and eight feet long, weighing 400–600 pounds, while bulls can weigh up to 900 pounds. Colorado has the largest elk population in the world, at around 280,000.

The males are called “bull elk”. Only the males have antlers. You might ask, “What are antlers for?” In general, for all the deer family animals, the antlers play a role in mate selection. The health ...

During last winter’s aerial elk survey in Hunting Districts 621 and 622, 1,935 elk were sighted. Scott Thompson, FWP’s Malta-area biologist, said objectives for HD 620, 621 and 622 are between ...

SB 270 as originally drafted allowed up to four cow elk tags per hunter, but that was a strawman for its real aim. Sure, it was amended down to two cow elk, but still allows “variable license ...

Big Sky Warrior Outreach closed out 2024 sponsoring a three-day cow elk hunt for combat veterans Giles Fish, Eric Nordby, Joe Baker, and Matt Turner. The nonprofit is ringing in ...