This elk was without a harem of Elk does this morning. It sounded like he wanted to get back into the game.
September is a fun time to be in Rocky Mountain National Park. The elk rut is in full force. This image is a huge, 6-point Bull Elk working hard to keep is a harem of cows together. He is facing a number of other bulls trying to take them away. if you look closely, the 2nd point on his left side has been broken off. He looked but did not seem me as a threat. A tough job to keep the cows at home.
This photo was taken on top of Trail Ridge Road in Rocky Mountain National Park. It was just before the start of the Elk Rut. There were three bull Elk bedded down on the ridge. This one was the biggest and just seemed to want his photo taken. The large mountain on the left is Longs Peak, the tallest mountain (over 14K feet) in RMNP.
