A calf weighs about 30 pounds and can stand when only 20 minutes old. Cowls give birth to a single calf in May or June, rarely twins. Bulls fight with each other, joining antlers and pushing and shoving. Bulls bugle invitations to cows and challenges to other bulls. The mating season is September and October. In winter, they paw through snow to reach grass, or turn to twigs, buds and the bark of trees. An elk with a total of 12 antler points is called a ”royal” bull one with 14 points is an “imperial.” Elk primarily are grazers, eating a variety of grasses and forbs. Yearlings usually grow single spikes 10 to 24 inches in length, while older bulls may produce racks with main beams 4 to 5 feet in length and having five to nine tines to a side. Females, or cows, weigh 500 to 600 pounds. A mature male elk, called a bull, stands 50 to 60 inches at the shoulder and weighs 600 to 1,000 pounds. The releases in north-central Pennsylvania were successful and the herd now numbers more than 1,000 elk.Įlk are much larger and heavier than white-tailed deer. The elk were reintroduced to Pennsylvania starting in 1913 from western states in an ambitious effort by the PA Game Commission. There are two HD pan-tilt-zoom cameras streaming the elk herd 24/7 at the Elk Country Visitor Center in Benezette, PA managed by the Keystone Elk Country Alliance. Welcome to the Elk Country Visitor Center live streaming webcams located in north-central Pennsylvania – Cam 2.
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