As a forester managing timber in the elk region of Pennsylvania, I can assure you the Game Commission looks at elk as a tourist attraction more than a managed game species. Elk numbers are shockingly high in places, making natural regeneration of hardwood species very difficult.however, it is...
“50 Years a Hunter and a Trapper.” It’s worth a read. Reflections of an elderly man hunting and trapping in the 2nd half of the 19th century, mainly in northern Pennsylvania.