Yes. quite a few elk in the Pa herd have collars on. They are used for the PGC to track them. Like where are they going. All the feed and water they need are right there. But how else could the PGC justify the money they get from the license application process. They have to show the public they are using it for something to better the elk hers. What a joke. It is a very controversal topic for the people that live in the area where the elk roam. The tourist do a lot of damage and take a lot for granted when viewing the elk on private property. Signs don't seem to bother the tresspasser from getting his turn to look at the Pa elk. Also the ones with collars on are the ones most photographed because they are close to the roads. They do have tracking collars on both sexes and also track them in the Queana Wild Area. An area where non-motorized vehicles can not enter. A lot of the hunting is done is that area and there are just as nice bulls there as well. No fences around this herd. They are free roaming and would just as easily rip your swing set apart in your yard, the siding off your house and other comical stunts that seem funny to the passerby but I am certain irritate the locals to no end.
Pictures were intended only to say that the Pa elk herd has some aged old bulls that carry a very large set of horns. Most are larger than you will see out in the Western States.
And anyone who is thinking that shooting a Pa Elk would not be hunting but mostly selecting the one they want to shoot may be surprised about the terrain in which they live. Yes there are elk in town but that's not whre they hunt them. The biggest problem with hunting elk in Pa is getting drawn for a tag.
Actually its no harder to shoot a game animal behind a fence than it is in front of it. They do it on TV all the time.
