Limited licenses for Pa. elk hunt provides exotic opportunity for hunters
Pennsylvania wildlife conservation officer Mike Steingraber can always see the enthusiasm when people find out they have obtained an elk license. Getting one isn’t easy, even for people dedicated enough to apply early to the lottery for the licenses.
Pennsylvania had over 56,000 applications for the 178 Pennsylvania elk licenses available, 101 of which had to be used during the general elk season, which runs from Oct. 31 to Nov. 5.
“This is the hunt of a lifetime,” said Steingraber, who works out of the North Central Region office in Jersey Shore, Pa. “Our elk population is centralized among the elk range. We have healthy elk that have larger antlers on average than Rocky Mountain elk. Hunters who get these licenses are excited when they find out they get them.”
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