It seems like any place they can put one, they do. They have kept the deer population pretty much at bay, at least in the northern part of the township. Other creatures abound. Clark recently shooed away a bobcat that was trying to get his dog's dish. Coyotes roam the woods and fields.
Turkeys roost on the hillsides, and bears wallow in the wet spots.
He's sure what it was. They even have a picture of the 16-point monster, released in 1999 in Sproul State Forest, to the south, as part of the state's elk reintroduction project. With hills to hike, great trout steams to fish and plenty of woods to walk, killing time isn't a problem in Elk Township. Among the permanent residents, just about everyone knows everyone else. It has been that way for generations.