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The eastern elk (Cervus canadensis canadensis) is an extinct subspecies or distinct population of elk that inhabited the northern and eastern United States, and southern Canada. The last eastern elk was shot in Pennsylvania on September 1, 1877. [1] [2] The subspecies was declared extinct by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service in 1880. [3]
In total, 29 of the 30 bull elk hunters were successful and 31 of the 42 cow elk hunters, for a total of 60 elk harvested during the general season, which ran Oct. 30-Nov. 4. All elk must be taken ...
All elk licenses will be awarded by lottery on July 27 at the Elk Expo held at the Elk Country Visitor Center and each application for the three seasons costs $11.97. Hunters can enter all three ...
The last elk in Pennsylvania was killed in Elk County in 1867. The Pennsylvania Game Commission brought 177 animals from the Rocky Mountains to the state from 1913 to 1926; today the elk herd of over 600 animals can often be seen in Quehanna Wild Area. [67]
Elk State Forest is named for the animal elk (wapiti). Although native to Pennsylvania and the area, the last wild elk in Pennsylvania was killed in 1867 near Ridgway. [2] Elk from the Rocky Mountains were reintroduced to the area between 1913 and 1926 and the herd today has over 600 animals. This is up from a low of just 35 elk counted in the ...
While you won’t find elk in the more southern regions of America there are six states with large, healthy elk populations. Watch this video to learn which states have the most elk!
These elk, originally from Rocky Mountain herds, exhibit modified behavior due to having been held in captivity, under less selective pressure. As of 2014, population figures for all North American elk subspecies were around one million. Prior to the European colonization of North America, there were an estimated 10 million on the continent. [78]
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