Pennsylvania Game Commission executive director Carl G. Roe said 44 of the 60 licensed elk hunters were successful during the 2009 elk season.

There were 20 antlered and 24 antlerless elk harvested.

The largest antlered elk harvested was taken by Reed Bamburger of Graysville, who took a 652-pound elk on Nov. 2 in Clearfield County.

The heaviest antlerless elk was taken by Larry Davis of Fairborn, Ohio, who shot a 474-pound elk on Nov. 3 in Elk County.

Gary Weikert of Arendtsville, Adams County, harvested a 444-pound antlerless elk on Nov. 4 in Covington Township, Clearfield County. It was one of the top five heaviest antlerless elk taken in the state.