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ESTES PARK, Colo. — The elk mating period has begun in Colorado. Starting Sept. 1, Rocky Mountain National Park officials institute their annual closures to prevent disturbance and harassment of elk ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has launched its annual Elk Cam, allowing wildlife enthusiasts to view the state’s elk herd during the peak of the rutting season. The Elk Cam is in the heart of ...

When humans fall into a rut, it’s understood that our lives have become routine and boring. When a road becomes rutted, overuse in wet conditions have resulted in a dangerous drive. But if you’re a ...

Officials say visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) should take extra safety precautions as elk mating season gets underway. The elk mating season, also known as the "rut," runs from ...

Annual meadow closures for the elk rut season will go into effect starting Sept. 1 at Rocky Mountain National Park. The closures are set in place to prevent disturbance during the elk mating season ...

A bull elk bugles in open meadows at Moraine Park on the east side of Rocky Mountain National Park near Estes Park on Oct. 8, 2021. The Elk rut is the mating season for elk and begins in September and ...

Great Smoky Mountains Natl. Park — As the leaves begin to change in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, so does the behavior of elk. In the Cataloochee and Oconaluftee areas of the park, elk are ...

Yellowstone National Park officials have issued a warning for visitors to stay away from bull elk during fall mating season, which is now in full swing. Their language of love is not the same as ours ...

This weekend, why not take the kids out to see some sex and violence? Translation: Elk rut season, the time when the bulls bugle and occasionally battle to decide who’s the leader of the herd, is ...

As summer winds down and autumn begins its quiet takeover, something wild stirs across America’s forests and valleys. Bull elk bugle, bucks chase does, and moose and deer stake their claims near dawn ...