Pennsylvania Game Commission is going to provide a live stream of an area in Northwestern Pennsylvania which elk call home, through their new ‘elk cam’, located in a field off limits to humans on state game lands in Elk County.

The camera will be launched at the onset of bugling season, the time period when elk start getting intimate. Through the initiative, the commission has reminded people that nothing could beat seeing wildlife in person. The commission has also warned that elk cam viewers shouldn’t expect the most thrilling television as they mentioned that there may be times when no wildlife is visible on camera.

It is believed that the last native Pennsylvania elk met its demise at the hands of hunters in 1877. The Pennsylvania Game Commission started the reintroduction of elk in Pennsylvania by bringing in Rocky Mountain elk from 1913-1926.

They brought the animals from areas in the west, including Yellowstone National Park. At present, there are around 800-900 elk in Pennsylvania, which is the largest population of elk in the eastern US.

The camera has been installed on State Game Lands 311 in Elk County, which is a field that is off limits to people, but is typically a hub of elk activity when the bugling season heats up. The Pennsylvania Game Commission installed the camera with help from the state Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ Bureau of Forestry.