The best part of Northwest Montana’s archery hunting season for elk will come in two weeks when bull elk will lose much of their normal caution and instinct for survival during the peak of the annual ...

YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK — Yellowstone officials are warning visitors to the park to stay away from bull elk during mating season, which is commonly referred to as the rut. The following was sent out ...

This elk herd was not in a rut. A video of hundreds of elk sprinting across a Montana highway during a 30-second span is earning praise and wonder from animal and nature lovers. On Monday, The Montana ...

MISSOULA, Mont. — As spring returns to Montana, so do the shed hunters. Those who trek through forests and foothills in search of naturally dropped antlers from elk, deer, and moose. These seasonal ...

Right about now every year the elk mating season is in full swing in Montana. This breeding time is known as the rut. It is when male elk, called bulls, seek out female elk, known as cows.

MAMMOTH, Wyo. — His stomach heaving quickly up and down, the 6-point bull elk stretches out his shaggy, dark brown neck, curls back his upper lip and bugles. The eerie sound begins with a high-pitched ...

In Estes Park, Colorado, rutting bull elk are a hot draw for tourists, reports the Denver Post. Mayor Wendy Koenig says some visitors think “we just let them out of pens” to wander around town, where ...