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 ...

Rocky Mountain National Park will close meadow areas from 5 p.m. to 10 a.m. starting September 1 for elk mating season. Visitors are asked to maintain a distance of 75 feet from elk and refrain from ...

Residents of Estes Park, Colorado captured a rowdy bull elk attacking practically anything that moved during rutting season on October 2, 2025. His name is 'Smash', and despite his violent tendencies, ...

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 ...

ESTES PARK, Colo. – Beginning Monday, annual meadow closures will go into effect in Rocky Mountain National Park to prevent the disturbance and harassment of elk during their fall mating season.