The heaviest bull was a 7x7 that weighed 853 pounds. The heaviest antlerless elk weighed 683 pounds. The agency estimates there are about 1,400 wild elk in northcentral Pennsylvania.
Dufault said he’s also hoping to score the 7x7 bull elk Gavin Nordby of Grygla, Minn., shot in late August north of Lake Bronson, Minn., but so far hasn’t had the opportunity.