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I wanted to share with you a collection of Elk photos that were shot by Cory DeStein who is an avid nature photographer and PA Elk fan. They show off the solid genetics the herd here in PA is developing and prove that there are some really nice elk out there if you put in the time to find them

I hope everyone enjoys these. And thanks again Cory for letting us share these.

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Here is a really nice bull elk that was filmed on Winslow Hill in Benezette Pa on 7/09/10.

This fella literally stopped traffic by coming out in the road. We typically do not photo or video animals from the car/road but since we were stuck in traffic we decided to make an exception.

Here are a couple recent photos of a bull elk on Winslow hill in Benezette taken by Joseph Kubic.

If you have any nice Pa Elk Photo’s you would like to share with us please visit our Facebook Fan Page and upload them there.

I was asked to post a reminder to all who are going out to view and photograph the elk as well as those who own camps in there range to not feed the elk or try to pet them. There have been several cases of elk with illnesses that are believed to be related to food they were given by well meaning folks plus a couple near misses. Remember that elk’s bodies are tuned into the food that naturally occurs in their environment and any external food source even if it is organic by nature may cause terrible side effects and even death.

Also, as mentioned, don’t try to pet the elk. Sure they act darn near like pets, but they are not and we need to make sure we take due care to not get too close or spook them. The last thing anyone needs or wants is to have

We took this video yesterday while on Winslow Hill in Benezette Pa. The quality of the video is not so great because we were totally not prepared and just happened upon this one while out for a drive. It appears to be a 6X6 but I could not be sure.

At about 46 seconds in the elk lets out a really nice Bugle and started to move down into the woods. I did not stay to catch more than one bugle since I was parked in a pull off and I don’t like staying on the side of the road for long, but I heard him several more times from the viewing area that was about a quarter of a mile from here.

For those who want to hear elk bugling first hand, now is the time to get out there. Right now you can hear them at just about any time

When you ask most Pa Elk  pros they will tell you that going up on Winslow Hill in Benezette Pa is a great choice to see mature bull elk. What they don’t know is it is not the best place to go in Benezette. There is a little known location very close to Winslow Hill that few know about and even fewer take the time to visit. Ironically, it is way easier to locate elk there and many people drive right through it without ever knowing there are so many there.

Here are a couple of the elk I saw at my “secret spot” when there were none to be found on Winslow Hill.

This one was way off in the distance standing on the crest of a hill. It was hard to get a good picture

Rule number one of rural living, “Don’t leave stinky garbage on your porch unless you want a bear in your yard!”

In the middle of the day this past weekend my wife spotted this rather large bear in a yard on the way home. Luckily there was a pull off spot just across the street so we pulled over and took a couple quick photos of it tearing through these folk’s trash.

We were at our camp in Benezette Pa this past weekend (7/31 – 8/02), and as usual we took several trips up to the designated elk viewing areas there. Here are some photos we took while at the Primary viewing area. (The one that has the visitors center, lecture area, benches…. If you are coming from the Benezette Store up Winslow Hill it is the second viewing area you get to and is located on the left hand side of the road.)

In this photo you can see the field off in a distance where you are most likely to see elk from this viewing area. On most days to get a close up look you will need a good set

I have received numerous request over the last week regarding how to find Pa elk easily. Most want to know exactly where to go and when. To a certain extent I don’t mind handing out that information, but the old adage, “Teach a man to fish and he will eat for a lifetime!” comes to mind.

So instead of simply pointing out exactly where and when you need to be I will give you some basic pointers that I live by when looking for elk. (We are currently working on an exhaustive compilation of the best places to see Pa elk and will release it when its completed. No ETA just yet.)

First, you need know that Elk are really not everywhere in Pa, they are currently only found in certain parts of Elk, Cameron, Clearfield, Clinton and Potter counties. From my experience Elk county (big surprise) will give most the best