YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK, Wy. – As summer begins to wind down, elk at Yellowstone National Park are starting to look for love, posing a potential danger for park visitors. So begins rut season, or ...

When someone says they’re stuck in ‘a rut,’ our minds jump to a problem that needs to be fixed. However, when a nature ...

Across North America, elk are gearing up for their annual breeding season, known as the rut. As exciting a spectacle as it may be to behold, visitors to a number of national parks are being warned to ...

A bull elk chases after his herd during the elk rut in Estes Park on Sept. 10. Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding ...

Rocky Mountain National Park will close its meadow areas Sept. 1, representing the start of fall mating season for elk in the park. The closures will be in place between 5 p.m. and 10 a.m. for meadow ...

It's elk rut season, a time of year when the large creatures search for mates. Nate Belt spoke to a wildlife expert about the dangers of being too close during the season. The Colorado Governor’s ...

A Wyoming hunter called in a bull moose to within 10 feet of where he stood while hunting elk Tuesday. The hunter said he experienced a “pure rush,” ...

“The peak of the rut is almost always around the autumnal equinox, and if you’re interested in looking at animal behaviours ...

Fields in the Cataloochie area of Great Smoky Mountains National Park have been closed to tourist during elk breeding season, the park says. NPS / Victoria Stauffenberg Hungry bears are typically a ...

Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding Estes Park in northern Colorado for the annual elk rut. One such visitor is ...