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Bulls In Rut: Elk Fighting Behavior Captured In Photos

Bulls In Rut: Elk Fighting Behavior Captured In Photos

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from jost wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

all these photo's shoud be in slide show format

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from Ethan3 wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

those are awesome pics. Ya, a slide show format would be nice with these kind of galleries.

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from hwyenginr wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Awesome pics.

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from gjpjunior wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

I love how all the cows are in the background waiting to see who wins. Great shots.

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from Moishe wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Great photo's!!!!

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from weemsjm wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Slide show would be great on all of the galleries.
Would it cost to much to do it?
Even with high speed I sometime don't get through the gallery because it is such a pain to click and weight for 50 pics.

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from weemsjm wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Slide show would be great on all of the galleries.
Would it cost to much to do it?
Even with high speed I sometime don't get through the gallery because it is such a pain to click and weight for 50 pics.

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from Wonko wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Great pics.

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from dwatkins wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

These are some very nice pictures. That would be an exciting outing to sit and watch this go on. I wonder how long these fights typically last?

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from 270WSM wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

SOme very exciting and well taken photos. I would love tohave been around to see this in person.

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from Dave wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

I love all the photo gallery pics and would also like to see them in a slide show format. Thank you for all the wonderful galleries and keep it up!

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from niteflyer54 wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Assume stuff. Wish I had the opportunity to get pixs of stuff like that. Thanks for sharing.

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from Alex@King wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

this has got to be from WY... everything their is always pretty!

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from Doug Fehler wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

Beautiful pictures, makes me want to go hunting!!

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from Noah_2 wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

Awesome pics!!

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

Wow that stuff is really cool. i love seeing deer or elk fight.

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from creswell wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

great pictures

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from williethefishslayer wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

thats cool

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from hjohn429 wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

That's really cool. I wish I could wittness something like that in person.

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from wesemory wrote 13 weeks 4 days ago

Amazing photos.

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from jwill5353 wrote 13 weeks 4 days ago

Thanks, these are fantastic!

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from davidross wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago

really nice photos. are they of the same battle? seems they go from summer grasses to snow.

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from ltmssbb wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago

great pic

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from jeffo52284 wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago

great gallery. my dad and i drew on a bull elk hunt in november and we are hoping to see this in the wild

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from uga1blake wrote 13 weeks 2 days ago

wow great pics!

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from fishcatcher96 wrote 13 weeks 2 days ago

awesome pics

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from mattreney wrote 13 weeks 1 day ago

great pictures

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from Cabohusky wrote 13 weeks 21 hours ago

I would hate to be the losing bull in pic number 3. Wonder how long they can hold their breath.

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from Cabohusky wrote 13 weeks 21 hours ago

Amazing quality of the photos. What type of camera was used to take these amazing shots?

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from MKotyk24 wrote 12 weeks 6 days ago

Nice quality pics

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from IanS wrote 12 weeks 3 days ago

I'd like one of them on my wall!

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from earlyriser81 wrote 6 weeks 6 days ago

Battle of the titans! Picture number 7 has to be my favorite.

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from natcarter5@yahoo.com wrote 5 weeks 4 days ago

oh man thats cool we dont see any thing like that here in scottsville ky we barely see deer

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from natcarter5@yahoo.com wrote 5 weeks 4 days ago

did yall know that sometimes bulls fight and will get there antlers locked permanently and they will both die of starvation

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from kbabbert28 wrote 4 weeks 6 days ago

Awesome pictures, wish I could have been there to see it.

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from Sonslight wrote 3 weeks 9 hours ago

Powerful, majestic animals. Definitely king of the woods.

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from ableskeever wrote 1 week 2 days ago

Amazing photos!

So, there's more to antlers than trophies? Who would have thought that?

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from jost wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

all these photo's shoud be in slide show format

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from Ethan3 wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

those are awesome pics. Ya, a slide show format would be nice with these kind of galleries.

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from hwyenginr wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Awesome pics.

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from gjpjunior wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

I love how all the cows are in the background waiting to see who wins. Great shots.

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from weemsjm wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Slide show would be great on all of the galleries.
Would it cost to much to do it?
Even with high speed I sometime don't get through the gallery because it is such a pain to click and weight for 50 pics.

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from 270WSM wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

SOme very exciting and well taken photos. I would love tohave been around to see this in person.

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from Moishe wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Great photo's!!!!

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from weemsjm wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Slide show would be great on all of the galleries.
Would it cost to much to do it?
Even with high speed I sometime don't get through the gallery because it is such a pain to click and weight for 50 pics.

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from Wonko wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Great pics.

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from dwatkins wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

These are some very nice pictures. That would be an exciting outing to sit and watch this go on. I wonder how long these fights typically last?

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from Dave wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

I love all the photo gallery pics and would also like to see them in a slide show format. Thank you for all the wonderful galleries and keep it up!

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from niteflyer54 wrote 13 weeks 6 days ago

Assume stuff. Wish I had the opportunity to get pixs of stuff like that. Thanks for sharing.

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from Alex@King wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

this has got to be from WY... everything their is always pretty!

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from Doug Fehler wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

Beautiful pictures, makes me want to go hunting!!

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from Noah_2 wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

Awesome pics!!

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from BigBuckHunterDan wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

Wow that stuff is really cool. i love seeing deer or elk fight.

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from creswell wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

great pictures

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from hjohn429 wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

That's really cool. I wish I could wittness something like that in person.

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from williethefishslayer wrote 13 weeks 5 days ago

thats cool

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from wesemory wrote 13 weeks 4 days ago

Amazing photos.

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from ltmssbb wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago

great pic

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from jeffo52284 wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago

great gallery. my dad and i drew on a bull elk hunt in november and we are hoping to see this in the wild

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from uga1blake wrote 13 weeks 2 days ago

wow great pics!

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from fishcatcher96 wrote 13 weeks 2 days ago

awesome pics

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from mattreney wrote 13 weeks 1 day ago

great pictures

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from Cabohusky wrote 13 weeks 21 hours ago

I would hate to be the losing bull in pic number 3. Wonder how long they can hold their breath.

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from Cabohusky wrote 13 weeks 21 hours ago

Amazing quality of the photos. What type of camera was used to take these amazing shots?

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from MKotyk24 wrote 12 weeks 6 days ago

Nice quality pics

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from IanS wrote 12 weeks 3 days ago

I'd like one of them on my wall!

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from natcarter5@yahoo.com wrote 5 weeks 4 days ago

oh man thats cool we dont see any thing like that here in scottsville ky we barely see deer

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from natcarter5@yahoo.com wrote 5 weeks 4 days ago

did yall know that sometimes bulls fight and will get there antlers locked permanently and they will both die of starvation

+1 Good Comment? | | Report
from kbabbert28 wrote 4 weeks 6 days ago

Awesome pictures, wish I could have been there to see it.

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from jwill5353 wrote 13 weeks 4 days ago

Thanks, these are fantastic!

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from davidross wrote 13 weeks 3 days ago

really nice photos. are they of the same battle? seems they go from summer grasses to snow.

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from earlyriser81 wrote 6 weeks 6 days ago

Battle of the titans! Picture number 7 has to be my favorite.

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from Sonslight wrote 3 weeks 9 hours ago

Powerful, majestic animals. Definitely king of the woods.

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from ableskeever wrote 1 week 2 days ago

Amazing photos!

So, there's more to antlers than trophies? Who would have thought that?

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Additional Info

You mess with the bull, you get the horns. Nowhere is this more true than when it comes to bull elk defending their territory and cows from intruding suitors. Every September and October, it’s possible to walk a ridgeline and see (or hear) this amazing clash of titans play out. These photos from Donald M. Jones record this behavior.