![]() "Normally we'd like at least a 50 percent success rate in each zone, where this year several zones had 100 percent success, while others reached only 20 to 40 percent success. One difference from previous years was the distribution of elk harvests across all the hunt zones, Banfield noted. "Overall, the 2018 elk season was fairly typical with a slightly lower success rate for antlerless elk hunters," said Jeremy Banfield, Game Commission elk biologist. Thirty-nine elk - nine bulls and 30 cows - were taken on the opening day of the elk season Nov. Eight of the 74 cows taken by hunters during the one-week season weighed over 500 pounds. There also were some large antlerless elk taken in the harvest. Official measurements of bull racks taken in the hunt cannot be recorded until the antlers have air dried for at least 60 days after the animal was harvested. Meanwhile, an 806-pounder with a 10-by-7 rack was taken in Goshen Township, Clearfield County by Mark D. That bull, which sported an 7-by-8-point rack, was taken in Gibson Township, Cameron County by Richard L. The heaviest bull taken in this year's hunt was estimated at 894 pounds. Thirteen bulls each were estimated to weigh 700 pounds or more, with two of them going more than 800 pounds. The 2018 harvest included some large elk. And for those licensed to hunt antlered elk, also known as bulls, the success rate was 96 percent, with 25 of 26 tags filled. Ninety-nine elk were taken by 125 hunters during the regular one-week elk season that ended Nov. Nearly 100 lucky participants in Pennsylvania's 2018 elk hunt have taken home a trophy. The top time to see elk on camera is late in the afternoonīull hunters fare better, but overall elk hunt a success. The live stream is slated to run until the end of the bugling season, likely sometime in mid-October. The page also contains information on Pennsylvania's elk, where to view them and provides a link to the Pennsylvania Great Outdoors website, which provides all sorts of handy information for anyone visiting elk country. The stream can be accessed at the home page of the Game Commission's website by clicking on the Elk Country Live Stream button. The live stream, which is provided by the Game Commission's partner, HDOnTap, is the latest in a string of real-time wildlife-watching opportunities offered by the Game Commission. Video and sound from the camera are being live-streamed at and viewers can expect not only to see elk, but turkeys, deer and other wildlife, as well. The camera was installed with help from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' Bureau of Forestry and the Northcentral Regional Planning and Development Commission. The Pennsylvania Game Commission again has installed a camera on State Game Lands 311 in Elk County, in a field that typically is a hub of elk activity as the bugling season heats up. Heads up- Live Cam is up and running.Nice Job!Įach September, thousands of visitors make their way to Pennsylvania's elk country to experience for themselves the wonder of the bugling season.Īnd while there's nothing quite like seeing a giant bull up close, or feeling your rib cage resonate as it lets loose an ear-splitting bugle, the opportunity again has come to get a glimpse of Pennsylvania's prime time for elk - without ever having to leave home. Michael Wylam East Fallowfiled Pa zone12 CowĮdward Lensbower Chambersburg Pa zone13 Cow Johnathan Millander Morrisdale Pa zone12 CowĬharles McClellan Whitehall Pa zone12 cow Thomas Hartsock Littlestown Pa zone10 Cow ![]() William McCullough Sharpsville Pa zone9 Cow Scott Whitebread New Cumberland Pa zone10 Cow Gregory Adsit Conneaut Lake Pa zone10 Cow Geoffrey Cerrelli Mechanicsburg Pa zone4 Cow William Orzechowski Ridgeway Pa zone4 Cow Robert Stayduhar N Versailles Pa zone2 cowĮdward Schlusser Shermans Dale Pa zone3 Cow Paul Laubenstein Pine Grove Pa zone10 cow Michael Liberty Beaver Falls Pa zone2 Cow Kristoffer Krebs Williamsport Pa zone2 Cowĭennis Swartzlander Mountoursville Pa zone3 Cow Harold Rosenberger Waynesboro Pa zone2 Cow George Petronelis New Castle Pa zone2 Cow Michael Andree New Stanton Pa zone12 Bull Richard Reicherter Wynnewood Pazone9 BullĬhristopher Stout Bellefonte Pa zone14 Bullĭouglas Willlis Riceslanding Pa zone10 Bull Ross Hunsinger Harleysville Pa zone8 Bull Oliver Hopkins Mt Pleasant Mills Pa zone5 Bull Joseph McCluskey Natrona Heights Pa zone12 Bull Jacqueline Valaske Kittaning Pa zone4 Bull Drawing was held yesterday- Once again my 15 preference points just isn't enough based on this post-Looks like a few out of staters were lucky.Īll right folks here's the 2018 Pa elk tag lottery results.hopefully your name is there! Congrats to all the lucky hunters, there were actually 6 in attendance, and better luck next time to the rest of us.
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