Bull Elk Bugling Fall Breeding Season

by Robert C Paulson Jr

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Bull Elk Bugling Fall Breeding Season

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Robert C Paulson Jr

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Nothing compares to the magnificence of a stately bull elk in the fall, during rut. This handsome fellow is in Jasper National Park, Jasper, AB Canada. Some Native Americans called them Wapiti (which, I’m told, is a Shawnee word meaning “white rump”), and in Europe their equivalent are called stag and red deer. Europeans call our "elk" moose. Whatever you call them, bull elk that strut with 40# antlers held high are magnificent to see any time of the year, and even more amazing when you are within whispering distance. In October and November their shrill rolling whistle and bugle-like calls can be heard day and night in many mountain areas in western United States and Canada, including the Rocky Mountains and most mountains all the way to the Pacific Ocean.
They are fun to watch, but make no mistake. In the fall mating season, if you intrude, they may just as soon fight you as another bull. I have had five minutes of that "displeasure," and was fortunate enough to emerge with no antler holes. Unfortunately, I was too busy protecting myself back and forth behind a tree to get good photos.
HIGHLY unpredictable fellows. Especially as soon as you think you have them figured out. Photo: 38,618.01067

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January 16th, 2019

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