Hi Mike
I grew up in NJ and have been in PA for 23 year now. I really like it, but do like to travel out west for hiking adventures. You can now hunt elk in PA, see
http://www.pgc.state.pa.us/pgc/cwp/view.asp?a=471&q=161500
And the people who get the licenses generally do well.
I will continue to hike and post pictures. It is great to see the change of the seasons, and things look really different depending on the time of the year.

Peter