tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post5973209810415531438..comments2023-10-26T06:18:58.649-04:00Comments on Pennsylvania Wildlife Photographer: The Passing Of Ralph HarrisonWillardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17059945499957721902noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-55189877739605990122015-07-26T10:06:13.456-04:002015-07-26T10:06:13.456-04:00Very sorry to hear it. I have enjoyed his books an...Very sorry to hear it. I have enjoyed his books and the first hand look into the history of the elk and elk country that he provided. I actually just started into his book on the Quehanna. I never met the man but it seems the world could use a few more folks like him. Billhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05915146928289239693noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7690422682664917237.post-52191877654471237422015-07-25T21:00:16.186-04:002015-07-25T21:00:16.186-04:00Ralph and I first met in the 1970's when there...Ralph and I first met in the 1970's when there were only a handful of elk (perhaps 60-70) in Pennsylvania and he was probably one of only a handful of people who cared about the elk -- and the PGC seemed to consider them a nuisance. <br /><br />For years (and maybe until the day he died) Ralph knew far more about the animals than anyone else. He even guided the first researchers to work on Pennsylvania's elk. Promotion of elk tourism and the advent of elk hunting greatly saddened Ralph and in later years he deliberately avoided Winslow Hill, preferring to go to out-of-the-way places to spend time with the elk. <br /><br />Pennsylvania's elk have lost a champion and we've lost a special person and true friend.Woody Meristemhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17042498252608254901noreply@blogger.com