Elk Fest makes its grand return to Bond Park in Estes Park Saturday, September 27th, and Sunday, September 28th, 2025. This ...

Annual meadow closures will go into effect Monday in Rocky Mountain National Park to protect elk during their fall mating season. The safety measure is both to prevent disturbance and harassment of ...

Elk rut season brings unpredictable behavior in the Great Smoky Mountains, prompting warnings for visitor safety.

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 ...

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 ...

Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding Estes ...

A bull elk works to herd a group of females. The urge to mate in the fall is driven by hormonal changes triggered by the decline in daylight. Elk mating in the fall see more repro ...

Annual meadow closures have gone into place in Rocky Mountain National Park. The closures are in advance of the fall mating season of elk, also known as the elk rut. Meadow closures are in place from ...

It’s the time of year at Rocky Mountain National Park where the aspens start to turn yellow, snow dusts the top of the highest mountain peaks and down below in the meadows, elk rut season begins.

It is about to be mating season, or the “rut” for elk and other ungulates in Arizona. Ungulates need large, intact landscapes to find food, water and mates but wildlife officials say the state's ...