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shilala
10-26-2009, 02:56 PM
These are from up in Elk County, PA. It's just up the road from here.
I took my girlfriend and all the kids up to see them on Saturday.
We saw tons, and we had a really nice trip.
I'll try to post a few real quick...

http://home.comcast.net/~shilala/elk1.jpg
shilala
10-26-2009, 02:57 PM
http://home.comcast.net/~shilala/elk2.jpg
Commander Quan
10-26-2009, 03:03 PM
A couple winters ago I went with some friends to one of their parent's cabin in Elks County we drove around for an entire afternoon looking at the elk. None of us are strangers to the woods but we were all blown away at the size of those deer.
shilala
10-26-2009, 03:05 PM
The old boy needed an itch. :)

http://home.comcast.net/~shilala/elk3.jpg
Scottw
10-26-2009, 03:05 PM
Damn that looks tasty!
Scothew
10-26-2009, 03:07 PM
One of the most beautiful creatures in ths country, its my top dream hunt. I didnt know PA had elk however!
shilala
10-26-2009, 03:16 PM
http://home.comcast.net/~shilala/elk4.jpg
shilala
10-26-2009, 03:19 PM
And here's my baby girl, Rebekah. She liked the elk.
She could not fathom that there are no strawberry banana smoothies in the woods, and she was a bit put out that there was no cellphone service, but she had fun anyways. :)

http://home.comcast.net/~shilala/elk5.jpg
shilala
10-26-2009, 03:28 PM
One of the most beautiful creatures in ths country, its my top dream hunt. I didnt know PA had elk however!
2nd biggest herd in the US. The third biggest is in Sproul State Forest, also in PA. The elk here are much bigger than Western Elk because they are all corn-fed farmhogs. They don't have to eat sagebrush and twigs.
I did a survey on Winslow Hill a few years ago and got to live with the elk for a few months.
To see them in the deep woods in their real habitat, and to see just how huge and powerful they are crashing through the trees, is really something to behold.
They plow out tunnels in the pines that you can easily drive an SUV through and never touch a branch.
I made good use of the tunnels while we were setting line. It saved a lot of machete swinging. :)
Eleven
10-26-2009, 03:36 PM
Awesome! Me and the family were in the Smokey Mountain National Park this weekend, saw plenty of deer and wild turkeys.

(No phone service there either!)
Scothew
10-26-2009, 03:37 PM
Nice info Scott, thanks!
Commander Quan
10-26-2009, 04:09 PM
2nd biggest herd in the US. The third biggest is in Sproul State Forest, also in PA.

I spend the longest night of my life is Sproul State forest backpacking on the Chuck Keiper Trail, We went out 2 nights after Xmas and were going to hike for 3 days after the first night when it was 7 degrees inside my tent we decided that we were going to get out of the woods and back to the trail head come hell or high water. I didn't see any elk, probably because were were all b!tching very loudly about our shoes being frozen solid till halfway through the second day.
Mark C
10-26-2009, 07:30 PM
Those pics are great, I may have to run up there next time I get the itch for a road trip.
MedicCook
10-26-2009, 07:44 PM
Great pictures Scott. Thanks for sharing them.
gvarsity
10-26-2009, 07:49 PM
Very cool pictures. Damn big animals.
G G
10-26-2009, 07:53 PM
Got to see a couple of Elk in the Smokies a couple of months ago. Great pics Scott.
TripleF
10-26-2009, 07:56 PM
Grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreat pics Scotty!! :tu Thanks for sharing!!
CBI_2
10-26-2009, 08:32 PM
Amazing! In the words of Ted Nugent - "Fast Food" :D
Wife and I also think your daughter is adorable.

Thanks for sharing.:tu
cort
10-26-2009, 08:36 PM
I'm not a hunter but how old is Rebekah?;)

Love Ya brotha:tu
shilala
10-27-2009, 10:32 AM
Amazing! In the words of Ted Nugent - "Fast Food" :D
Wife and I also think your daughter is adorable.

Thanks for sharing.
Thanks Paul, she's my baby. :)

I'm not a hunter but how old is Rebekah?

Love Ya brotha:tu
She's 13, Gary. Just turned 13 in September. She's got an off the map IQ, and she's just about done growing. Shilala's are early bloomers. I could drink in any bar in DuBois when I was 15. :D
Fortunately for me, she's a lot smarter than her Dad. :tu
mrreindeer
10-27-2009, 10:38 AM
Scott, them ain't ELK, them're REINDEER! :r:r
DPD6030
10-27-2009, 11:57 AM
Great photos Scott :tu
DrDubzz
10-27-2009, 04:02 PM
I am a big proponent of People Eating Tasty Animals, but those are so magestic, I'm not sure how I would feel about killing one

however I know for a fact that I have no problem eating one :r

thanks for the pictures
shilala
10-29-2009, 05:27 AM
I am a big proponent of People Eating Tasty Animals, but those are so magestic, I'm not sure how I would feel about killing one

however I know for a fact that I have no problem eating one :r

thanks for the pictures
Im all good with killing them and eating them, so how bout you just drag it out? ;)
BlackDog
10-29-2009, 09:37 AM
Neat pictures Scott. They are very majestic animals. I got to see some moose in the wild a few years ago and was amazed at how large they are too. Thanks for sharing.
ucla695
10-29-2009, 01:31 PM
Great shots! Must have been even more impressive in person. :tu

Scott, them ain't ELK, them're REINDEER! :r:r

:r
shilala
10-29-2009, 01:37 PM
Neat pictures Scott. They are very majestic animals. I got to see some moose in the wild a few years ago and was amazed at how large they are too. Thanks for sharing.
The funny thing is that there was not a big elk around. Honestly.
The young ones and cows were out, but the monsters must have been busy or something.
I've seen bulls up there that are so huge, you can't even speak.
I'd love to see some moose. :tu
RevSmoke
11-23-2009, 11:26 AM
I was under the impression that there is no season on these elk - that they are protected and could not be hunted? Is this true or false?
shilala
11-28-2009, 07:42 AM
I was under the impression that there is no season on these elk - that they are protected and could not be hunted? Is this true or false?

Todd, the Game Commission here sells about 60 elk hunting licences a year. I'm not sure of the number anymore, because I don't keep up with it.
In order for a shot at a license, you have to send in ten bucks to join a raffle and hope you win.
There's about as much sport in PA Elk hunting as fishing in your bathtub. They're big, tame, stoopid critters.
They should make guys hunt them with a piece of rope. That'd be fun to watch, and it'd be a lot more sporting. If you can strangle one with a piece of clothesline, you can take him home. :tu
G G
11-28-2009, 08:43 AM
Todd, the Game Commission here sells about 60 elk hunting licences a year. I'm not sure of the number anymore, because I don't keep up with it.
In order for a shot at a license, you have to send in ten bucks to join a raffle and hope you win.
There's about as much sport in PA Elk hunting as fishing in your bathtub. They're big, tame, stoopid critters.
They should make guys hunt them with a piece of rope. That'd be fun to watch, and it'd be a lot more sporting. If you can strangle one with a piece of clothesline, you can take him home. :tu
I'd pay to get in on a lottery to watch that.:tu
shilala
11-29-2009, 07:57 AM
I'd pay to get in on a lottery to watch that.:tu
Ya, right?
taltos
11-29-2009, 12:02 PM
Todd, the Game Commission here sells about 60 elk hunting licences a year. I'm not sure of the number anymore, because I don't keep up with it.
In order for a shot at a license, you have to send in ten bucks to join a raffle and hope you win.
There's about as much sport in PA Elk hunting as fishing in your bathtub. They're big, tame, stoopid critters.
They should make guys hunt them with a piece of rope. That'd be fun to watch, and it'd be a lot more sporting. If you can strangle one with a piece of clothesline, you can take him home. :tuThat's kind of like when I won a ticket to take a moose in Maine. No sport to it and when I had my shot with a bow I passed and just admired the animal.:tu