WATCH: Pa.'s Elk Cam returns with live look-ins of 'magnificent animals'

• The Pennsylvania elk herd numbers just under 1,000
• They are mostly found in the northwestern and north-central parts of the state
• The state Game Commission's Elk Cam livestreams elk activity and is back in operation

BENEZETTE, Pa. — Chances are you’ve never seen an elk in the Lehigh Valley. But the Pennsylvania Game Commission can help with that.

Game officials have again put a camera on State Game Lands 311 in Benezette, Elk County, in northwestern Pennsylvania. They’re livestreaming video that they say will give viewers a look at all sorts of wildlife.

The camera is stationed in a field known for elk activity, as well as whitetail deer, wild turkeys and bear. The camera rotates and zooms around the field, and provides natural audio.

September is the peak of elk mating season, according to the Game Commission. Elk activity will increase in the next few weeks, with the males “bugling” and becoming more vocal in their pursuit of cows.

The Elk Cam will stay on until the end of the bugling season, which would stretch into mid-October, the Game Commission said. The best time to see elk on camera is late in the afternoon.

“Elk are magnificent animals and the spectacle of their bugling season draws onlookers to the elk range each year, sometimes from hundred of miles away,” Game Commission Executive Director Bryan Burhans said in a news release.

“Witnessing that action, anywhere you go, without having to make a trip, is part of why the Elk Cam is so popular.”

The Game Commission says Pennsylvania's elk herd numbers just under 1,000. Their habitat is mostly confined to the northwestern and north-central parts of the state.