Tag: elk rut

Big is Good But Sometimes the Sneakiest, Smallest Bull Wins Too

Yesterday Deby, Verne and I played kind of a hopscotch up and down the Madison River. The following is a little difficult to keep up with but if you pay…
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A Bull Elk Was Killed Today

We left to go into the park before the sun came up this morning. We live about 10 miles north of Yellowstone. As we were driving south we saw a…
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Elk in Rut Along the Madison River

I kind of forgot about these photos of a male elk and his harem along the Madison River in the first week of October. I think they are representative of…
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The Neighbors

There are a few towns near national parks and refuges that host some of the animals who “spill over” from the protected land. Gardiner, Montana is one of those towns.…
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The Elk Soap Opera or Rut Continues

There are 2 bull elk I have really enjoyed watching during the rut, Touchdown, who spends most of his time in Mammoth and Broken Nose, who can usually be found…
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Touchdown

Today was one of those long days that began early, before the sun had come over the mountains. My intention was to go to Sylvan Pass to find Judy's Alpine…
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The Rut is on – Rasputin, center stage

Oh boy, oh boy, let the show begin! Elk dot the lawn, center stage at Mammoth, rangers are stationed and ready to go and Rasputin is chasing the girls!  Bugling…
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