Huge Alpha Elk Bull Packing on Weight with Lush Green Before the Elk Rut

Huge Alpha Elk Bull Packing on Weight with Lush Green Before the Elk Rut




Huge Elk Bulls can reach up to 1000lbs just before the Rut, and this area of Canada's Rockies has some of the Biggest. Clearly, this Alpha Elk Bull will be one of the dominant Bulls of this area during the Elk Rut, and he will grow some yet! He is getting lots of nourishment from the grasses and forbs right now and Big Elk Bulls like this grow sets of antlers that can weigh more than 40 pounds. The Velvet on this Bull's antlers will shed in a couple or few weeks and His testosterone will climb fast, altering both his physicality and his temperament. Right now, Elk Bulls are relatively docile, but in a few weeks they will be very aggressive as the Rut Kicks in.



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The Elk Rut Season


The Active Elk Rut Season Time and Duration

The elk rut season is from late August through October, with some breeding activity continuing into November. Male elk, or elk bulls, are much more aggressive during this time. The peak of the elk rut season is when the most elk breeding activity occurs. During the elk rut season, there is lots of bugling, cow elk communication, and elk movement. During elk rutting season, bull elk may attack anything that comes close to them or their mates, which provides protection for the herd.

The Peak of Elk Rut Season

The peak of elk rut season lasts up to 10 days when a ratio of light and dark, along with a colder snap, causes hormones in cow elk to flow(estrus cycle). Each cow comes into estrus at slightly different times during the elk rut season. While elk cows won't all go into estrus during the peak, it is called the peak of the elk rut season because most will.

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The Elk Rut
Elk Bulls put on a lot of weight as their testosterone increases and they have access to much more nutritious food. Bugles, Battles and Breeding will be taking over this Beautiful area as Bulls fight to claim or hold their territories' throne
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