Hunting season has begun in Oregon, including for Roosevelt elk. But Lillian and Rock Cochran, volunteer hosts at Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area, claim observing the animals is just as gratifying as ...

Calling may not only get a bull to reveal its whereabouts but also spur rut-like activity not many rifle hunters witness.

The elk rut is here, but what does that mean? If you’re not very familiar with these animals (like me when I moved here), here is an "elk 101" with common terms and fun facts for you to read before ...

Listen to the call of a bugling elk from close range. These magnificent animals make truly other-worldly sounds. The post ...

Colorado Parks and Wildlife says they did not euthanize the elk, stating that he died from injuries and natural causes.

ESTES PARK — There are certain signs of fall in the town of Estes Park: the chill of morning frost, the reds and yellows of autumn leaves, and the thousands of elk that visit. The elk come looking for ...

It’s hard to describe an elk’s bugle, that strange sound that draws crowds of onlookers to Rocky Mountain National Park each fall. Angry spaceship? Moo meets microphone feedback? The shriek of the ...

One can only imagine the confusion the calling causes Tom Diesing's neighbors and the elk that occasionally wander into his west Loveland neighborhood. The bugling, grunts and mews from Tom, his son ...

Things get busy at the Buffalo National River in the fall. Leaves change, fish bite and bull elk sound their symphony of bugling music at sunrise and sunset. It's a mystical experience to be in Boxley ...

An elk bugling in the trees in Rocky Mountain National Park on Sept. 23, 2015. When bull elk bugle, they show off “amazing vocal skills” of three octaves from a high-pitched shrill call to grunting.

As summer surrenders day by day to autumn, a unique and distinct sound whisks across the mountain meadows and through the aspen groves. An intense sound. Vehement and repetitive. Yet interesting ...