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.

In 2024, 55,778 hunters bought 109,780 applications for Pennsylvania’s three annual elk seasons in which a total of 140 elk tags were available. “Your chances are very good if you pull a bull ...

This year's elk license lottery drawing included 15.7% nonresidents. Here's why fewer nonresidents will win in future drawings.

Approximately 1,400 elk live in northcentral Pennsylvania, with about 100 residing in Centre County. They roam as close to State College as Snow Shoe, Pine Glenn and Yarnell.

In 2021, about 53,000 sportsmen paid for about 99,000 applications at $11.97 each for the 187 tags. Record elk in Pa.: New records, antlers and outdoor shows in Pennsylvania ...

Two Pennsylvania elk hunters will have an earlier chance to hunt, including when the elk are still in velvet, this year as part of several changes that were approved for the state’s elk program.

Jeremy Banfield, elk biologist for the Pa. Game Commission, estimates there are about 1,400 hundred elk free-roaming in northcentral Pennsylvania.

Elk meat is for sale at the general store/gas station/restaurant in Benezette, Pa., on March 2, 2021. Elk herd numbers more than 1,400 and has created a tourist town out of the area.

Jeremy Banfield, elk biologist for the Pa. Game Commission, estimates there are about 1,400 hundred elk free-roaming in northcentral Pennsylvania.

About 1,400 wild elk roam free in northcentral Pennsylvania. The Game Commission’s meeting is scheduled to begin at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in Harrisburg.