The season coincided with the peak of the rut, and bulls had to be five-pointers or better to be legal. The fee for a bull permit was set at $800. Cow permits were $500. The New Mexico nonresident elk ...

With their magnificent antlers and bugling calls, bull elk are at their most impressive during the rutting season, so it may be tempting to get close for a better look at them, but as these ...

A bull elk wandered through crowded Colorado cities looking for love during the height of mating season, also known as the rut, wildlife officials said. Colorado Parks and Wildlife Northeast ...