Three Elk Killed in Elk County

JERSEY SHORE – The state game commission is asking for the public’s help in tracking down the person responsible for the killing of three elk in Elk County late last month. A department release came on Thursday from the commission’s office near Jersey Shore:

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is looking for information related to three elk that were shot along the Quehanna Highway in Medix, located in Benezette Township in Elk County.

A cow and two bulls were all found in the same area on Thursday, Nov. 28. The animals were shot with a small caliber firearm.
Anyone with information related to the incident is being asked to contact the Northcentral Region Office at 570-398-4744 or the Operation Game Thief Hotline at 1-888-PGC-8001. Thank you in advance for your assistance and for helping to protect Pennsylvania wildlife.