The Bill Zee Bull, The Heiple Bull, The Hoffnagle Bull, The Kastely Bull, And The McGinnis Bull

Although very few people realize it, Pennsylvania has some of the largest elk found anywhere in the world and is fastly becoming one of the top producers of trophy class elk. Now we are not talking about "high fenced" or "preserve" hunts but free range, fair chase elk hunting. Seventy years passed from the last time we hunted elk in Pa til the PGC reinstated a season in 2001. After that long of a hiatus one would expect the first few elk seasons to be full of trophy class bulls. After all for over seven decades these elk had been living their lives and basically dying of old age.
What people didn't envision for the future of our elk herd was that for the next ten year Pa's reputation for monster elk would grow almost as quickly as our bulls. Pennsylvania'a trophy status hit a new high during the 2011 elk season, by breaking three state records.

2011 NEW NON-TYPICAL ARCHERY STATE RECORD 10 X 8 380" GROSS
CONSERVATION TAG HUNTER MIKE McGINNIS




2011 KEN KASTELY 9 X 9 410" GROSS




2011 PAUL HOFFNAGLE 8 X 7 410" GROSS



HERE ARE THE SHEDS OFF THE HOFFNAGLE BULL FROM 2010



2011 NEW TYPICAL STATE RECORD
8 X 7 400 2/8" NET
TAKEN BY JESSE HEIPLE



2011 NEW NON-TYPICAL STATE RECORD
9 X 8 442 6/8" NET
TAKEN BY BILL ZEE