Handlebars, PA elk

[bobinpa]

I saw that handlebars was taken in PA.... Anybody have any idea what he scored? He was certainly a unique bull.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

..he won't score very high, nice fronts and great width but that's all...he surely loved to be photographed and his demise caused a little squabble for a week, things have calmed down..

 

[Buffalobwana]

Haters gonna hate. Congrats to the hunter who drew the tag.

 

[bobinpa]

I realize he won't score well I was just wondering if anyone had heard what he actually did score.
I'm sure some folks were upset but that's their problem....

 

[Rosebud]

Great bull. Congratulations.

 

[HRM Johnny]

Thanks for the info, Frank.

 

[BillLarson]

Amazing herd....with no predators....

 

[Phil Rizzo]

Looks like they have access to some high quality food.
To say the least.

 

[Rick Richard]

Looks like they have access to some high quality food.
To say the least.

And very little hunting pressure.

 

[HRM Johnny]

Amazing herd....with no predators....

I don't know. But, no coyotes? No Black bears?

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

I don't know. But, no coyotes? No Black bears?..never mind those predators !!! The farmers on the east and south eastern edge of the range whacked 10 bulls for crop damage, including 1 World Class bull..funny, guess cow elk don't eat......

 

[HRM Johnny]

Wow. It seems to me that the laws are going to need to be revisited. That is just not right.

 

[Frank in the Laurels]

Wow. It seems to me that the laws are going to need to be revisited. That is just not right.

..love to hear why mostly bulls, seems a little unusual to my aged brain..

 

[Greta06]

Agreed, we are trying to grow an elk herd in pa and we still allow farmers to shoot them. I understand elk to a lot more crop damage than whitetails but why can't the game commission pay the farmers off? It would be great if we would spend money for this instead of songbird and pine martin studies...