Maybe it would take more than one day, but it would be the kind of elk hunting I like best——­trailing on new snow, and matching wits with a mountain-wise old bull that knows all the ropes.

A wildlife photographer and an elk expert share stories of some of the unusual elk that have lived in Pennsylvania and offer advice to see them.

Fred Mercer, a DIY mountain hunter from Montana, tells his story of the hunt for one of the biggest bull elk ever taken.