DENVER (KDVR) — Portions of Rocky Mountain National Park closed Sunday for the elk rut season, protecting visitors from the ...

It’s a bold strategy, but apparently, it pays off. This approach helps the bull gather a group of females, or cows, into a harem for mating season. Elk mating season, also called rut, takes place ...

The mating season, also known as the rut ... Last month, while filming elk during the rut in Montana, several of the bull elk rolled in mud or completely submerge themselves in muddy water.

During the elk rut season, the males of the large deer species can become particularly aggressive. When they make a loud trumpet-like sound known as a bugle, they might be signifying an impending ...

During the rut, or mating season, the male elk's distinctive call brings female elk and tourists alike to Estes Park, Colorado Explore Subscribe Newsletters Content Licensing Our Partners Terms of ...