The elk mating season (rut) generally occurs from early September to mid-October. Bull elk bugle to announce their availability to females (cows) and to warn other bulls. When answered, bulls move toward one another and sometimes engage in battle where they crash their antlers together and wrestle for dominance. It is a dangerous time as bull elk will consider people and cars threats and charge. Always keep your distance and, if charged, retreat to shelter in a building or vehicle as quickly as

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8K views · 153 reactions | It's rut season! Watch this elk in Ruidoso rub its antlers on a tree trunk to attract female elk for breeding. Continue to watch to see how close it gets to the home! | KOAT | Facebook

Pa.s' elk camera monitors a field on State Game Lands 311 in Elk County that is typically a hub of elk activity during the bugling season, when bull elks challenge each other for harems of cows. Read more: http://bit.ly/2Ok9J24 | PennLive.com