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Centre County produces potential record bull elk in Pennsylvania

September 28, 2026
Originally from the Pittsburgh area, Mike Skvarla, an entomologist at Penn State, has been applying for an elk permit each year since he moved back ...
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Patrick Durkin: Wisconsin Natural Resources Board should worry more about helping deer than hurting CDAC members’ feelings

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Centre County produces potential record bull elk in Pennsylvania

September 28, 2026
Originally from the Pittsburgh area, Mike Skvarla, an entomologist at Penn State, has been applying for an elk permit each year since he moved back to Pennsylvania in 2017. The 40-year-old lives in Port Matilda. This year he was surprised when his name was drawn for a bull elk tag for the archery season in ...

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