![]() 300 magnum rifle to make the shot estimated between 160 and 176 yards. Joe (Wailand) did a great job scouting ahead of time and knew some fields where it was active at, so we had a plan.” They ended up hiking about five miles before heading to the field where he found his bull. 30-06 to fill his tag on a 499-pound cow elk. Soon the elk walked into an opening and he was able to make a 40-yard shot with his. ![]() “We saw a spike bull, two cows and a calf or two, and they were in the thick brush,” he said. Terry Hill, 65, of Albrightsville, Carbon County, killed a cow elk about 5 p.m. Visit the elk year round: Want to get a look at wild elk in Pennsylvania? Here's what you need to know “From what I’ve been told, the meat from Pennsylvania elk is better than what you get out west.” He said in the west elk eat scrub brush and whatever they can find and in Pennsylvania they have grasses and a variety of food options. Smith is looking forward to eating the meat and having a barbecue. He thanks a local landowner who had a utility vehicle and a skid steer to help remove the elk from the woods and load it onto a truck. He said he plans to have a shoulder mount on a pedestal. Smith, who was guided by Trophy Rack Lodge, said he saw eight bulls during his Monday hunt but didn’t want to end his hunt on the first day. 300 Winchester Short Magnum rifle to take the 7x7 from 165 yards. Andrew Smith, 72, of Johnstown, shot a 757-pound live-weight, 558-pound field-dressed bull at 8:30 a.m.
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