A wildfire Saturday in Benezette it isn’t expected to impact tourism in the self-proclaimed “Elk Capital of Pennsylvania.” In north central Pennsylvania, visitors regularly flock to Elk County to ...

With Pennsylvania’s elk becoming more active in September, a tenured wildlife photographer and an elk expert share some of their stories about unique and unusual bulls as well as advice on how to see ...

BENEZETTE — Because of the Pennsylvania Game Commission’s Elk Cam, which has launched for the 2025 season, it has never been easier to observe bugling bulls in the heart of Pennsylvania’s elk range, ...

Hunters will know several weeks earlier than in past years if their name is chosen for a coveted elk license in central Pennsylvania. The Pennsylvania Game Commission will award 144 elk tags during ...

BENEZETTE, Pa. — Drive through the winding roads of northern Pennsylvania, up and down the rolling hills where trees are plentiful, and people are scarce. Go past the streams and barns and farms of ...

A bull elk raises his massive head to the evening sky and lets out a high-pitched bugle. The last notes trail off, as if from an unearthly flute, sounding so musical that it makes me shiver. Soon a ...

The annual elk check station is underway at the Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette. Harvested elk are taken to the station for screenings and measurements to help researchers track the local elk ...

BENEZETTE, Elk County — The most cherished springtime outdoors prize in Pennsylvania used to be a trout or gobbler turkey. Now it just may be finding a massive antler shed by an elk. Fueled by a COVID ...

For many hunters, they have a dream or goal to one day have the chance to hunt a wild elk in Pennsylvania. Starting Monday, 72 hunters will be realizing this once in a lifetime opportunity. The ...