Elk Rut - Rocky Mountain National Park - West Side
Oct 21, 2019 08:59:19 #
They are amazing animals and I really enjoyed your images...thanks for sharing!! 
Oct 21, 2019 09:44:06 #
neco wrote:
The rut is about over. The bulls have fought and the winners have collected the cows of defeated bulls and added to their harems. Here are a few pics of the elk and the beautiful fall colors of the aspen trees. The rut occurs from approximately mid-
September to mid-October. I invite you all to come with your cameras next year.
Canon6D, Canon 24-105 L, Tamron 150-600, Canon 300mm f/4 L
Sony RX10 iii
September to mid-October. I invite you all to come with your cameras next year.
Canon6D, Canon 24-105 L, Tamron 150-600, Canon 300mm f/4 L
Sony RX10 iii
Looks as though you came face-to-face with whom the regulars refer to as "IncrediBull," your bugler. 15 points and as nasty as they come. 4 of us chased him for a week in late Sept. He does provide nice shots if you are quick. Park ranger told us none of the other bulls have challenged him this season. All of the tines on his lower rack are white and smooth and hard as steel so they don't break in combat. He walked past me at about 15 feet, I sat there with 700mm of telephoto white and took a photograph of his left eye. He had just emerged from his "cleaning" brush and had a small tree hanging from the rh side of his rack. Best shot I got in 7 days of shooting. As our guide told me I was over-lensed! Nice shots of yours, hope you had as much fun as we had.
Oct 21, 2019 09:48:18 #
Very nice series. We are always watching for elk on our travels. They are a magnificent animal as you know.
Oct 21, 2019 10:11:33 #
Excellent shots of some of my favorite subjects. I love the elk rut, though I've not been able to capture shots of fighting. Some practice sparring, from young bulls, but never anything of consequence.
Once the rut is over, and the upper elevations get their snow covering, the elk will come down to our elevation (approx. 5100 feet). In the middle and late fall, bachelor groups will start to hang out on the golf course, across the street. In January, the rest of the herd will appear, and we'll see upwards of 200 head, across the street.
Elk never rake bunkers.
Once the rut is over, and the upper elevations get their snow covering, the elk will come down to our elevation (approx. 5100 feet). In the middle and late fall, bachelor groups will start to hang out on the golf course, across the street. In January, the rest of the herd will appear, and we'll see upwards of 200 head, across the street.
Elk never rake bunkers.
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Oct 21, 2019 11:05:26 #
This is a very nice series! I, too, really like #5. I can almost hear his call.
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Oct 22, 2019 20:03:51 #
jederick wrote:
They are amazing animals and I really enjoyed your images...thanks for sharing!!
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