Originally Posted by
Central PA Sportsman
Congrats on drawing a highly coveted PA elk tag as well as getting yourself a great animal. Hopefully someday it will happen for me as well as all those other folks who keep applying for a PA tag. Great story, nice elk and isn't it nice having an easier drag? (easier being the operative word).
Originally Posted by
excalibur43
Congrats on your PA. Elk. I have been putting in for awhile, I have 11 preference points built up. Hopefully, I'll get drawn soon.
I've been applying since the onset of the elk hunting season I believe back in 2001. So its been a long time coming. I've heard of guys being drawn in their first or second year! I'm going to continue applying and hopefully I'll get that super bull tag in a good area. This up coming year I will apply for all 5 seasons. The area where I had my tag was mighty rough country. I've been to WY, MT and ID on elk hunts and this area is just as tough as far as terrain.
AS for the drag, yes I'm glad it was downhill and not too far. I never knew two old men could grunt and groan so much. Our backs are still recovering and its been 3 weeks.
Our plan next time if one of us draws a tag is to have a protable 12V winch on a base that we can mount to a tree and carry a 12 battery or jump starter strapping it from tree to tree and winch the elk to the vehicle!