Just wanted to follow up the story of Reed Bamberbger's bull. The bull came in with an official Boone & Crockett score of 423 6/8" making it the second biggest bull taken in PA. That's five bulls now netting over 400" taken from PA and all of them coming during or after the 2005 hunting season. Just more concrete evidence that the herd and the bulls are getting bigger and healthier thanks to good management. At the heart of that managemnet plan, the PA elk hunting season.
So thank you PGC, your biologists, and especially hunters and their dollars for the great success story that is the PA elk herd. So whether you are about to pull the trigger or snap a photo please remember, you have hunters to thank for those impressive animals.
281 days and counting to the 2010 elk season. The next step in a healthier herd.
First hand accounts of the controversial Pennsylvania elk hunt. Factual reports from the entire elk range not just the highly publicized viewing areas. Statistical data showing that the elk herd is better today then prior to the start of the hunt. Reporting from both sides of the elk hunt controversy. Video and photo proof of what we encounter year round through the entire elk range. A true account of what is out there, what few know about and where even fewer go.
About Me
- JACK MANACK JR. (Elk Co Outfitters)
- The more hectic and crazy life gets day by day the more comfort and enjoyment I get out of the time I get to spend at Camp Nick. Yes we have electric, running water, and even satelite tv but the pace is just slower, more relaxed. I have never been one to have "Friday night bowling with the guys" or someone who stops after work to have a beer, hell some how even "fantasy football" has passed me by, but I DO GO TO CAMP. The times I have had there and the friendships and memories that I have made there will always be some of the nearest and dearest to my heart. With life comes change, hunting and camp are not immune to this. Some change is good, some is not. Both happen even in places and in things you wish you could protect. A camp is not just a place or a building. A camp, especially a true PA deer hunting camp is the people that walk through that door. What follows is the ever changing story of a true traditional hunting camp and the people that find a memory there.
Mission Statement
This blog is to be an educational tool as well as a source of info on the Pa elk, their habitat, and the hunt. It's was also necessary for clearing up alot of uninformed views about the elk hunt and the management plan for the elk herd itself. Negative thoughts are little to worry about but when they become comments and are shouted from the roof tops by people that have a clouded view of something and very little understanding of it, it is not only your right but your duty to correct what is wrong and be a voice for science, fact, and truth.
Saturday, January 23, 2010
Tuesday, January 5, 2010
Reed Bamberger's 2009 bull elk.
On January 2nd, 2010 Reed Bamberger' s bull was officially scored for both Boone & Crockett and Safari Club International record books. The state record here in PA is 425 2/8" taken by John Shirk in 2006, Reed's bull came in with a net non-typical Boone & Crockett score of 423 6/8" just missimg the state record by 1 5/8". His bull scores 438 6/8" by the S.C.I. method.
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