
In the late spring and summer, bull elk use large amounts of testosterone to produce their antlers. For the most part bulls are not aggressive during this period – all that “anger juice” is going toward building their headgear. But as the summer draws to a close and a bull’s antlers harden, testosterone reroutes itself back into his system. By September and early October, testosterone levels are at their peak, just in time for the fall rut activity.
Photo by Don Jones
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.
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all these photo's shoud be in slide show format
those are awesome pics. Ya, a slide show format would be nice with these kind of galleries.
Awesome pics.
I love how all the cows are in the background waiting to see who wins. Great shots.
Great photo's!!!!
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.
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.
Great pics.
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?
SOme very exciting and well taken photos. I would love tohave been around to see this in person.
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!
Assume stuff. Wish I had the opportunity to get pixs of stuff like that. Thanks for sharing.
this has got to be from WY... everything their is always pretty!
Beautiful pictures, makes me want to go hunting!!
Awesome pics!!
Wow that stuff is really cool. i love seeing deer or elk fight.
great pictures
thats cool
That's really cool. I wish I could wittness something like that in person.
Amazing photos.
Thanks, these are fantastic!
really nice photos. are they of the same battle? seems they go from summer grasses to snow.
great pic
great gallery. my dad and i drew on a bull elk hunt in november and we are hoping to see this in the wild
wow great pics!
awesome pics
great pictures
I would hate to be the losing bull in pic number 3. Wonder how long they can hold their breath.
Amazing quality of the photos. What type of camera was used to take these amazing shots?
Nice quality pics
I'd like one of them on my wall!
Battle of the titans! Picture number 7 has to be my favorite.
oh man thats cool we dont see any thing like that here in scottsville ky we barely see deer
did yall know that sometimes bulls fight and will get there antlers locked permanently and they will both die of starvation
Awesome pictures, wish I could have been there to see it.
Powerful, majestic animals. Definitely king of the woods.
Amazing photos!
So, there's more to antlers than trophies? Who would have thought that?
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all these photo's shoud be in slide show format
those are awesome pics. Ya, a slide show format would be nice with these kind of galleries.
Awesome pics.
I love how all the cows are in the background waiting to see who wins. Great shots.
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.
SOme very exciting and well taken photos. I would love tohave been around to see this in person.
Great photo's!!!!
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.
Great pics.
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?
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!
Assume stuff. Wish I had the opportunity to get pixs of stuff like that. Thanks for sharing.
this has got to be from WY... everything their is always pretty!
Beautiful pictures, makes me want to go hunting!!
Awesome pics!!
Wow that stuff is really cool. i love seeing deer or elk fight.
great pictures
That's really cool. I wish I could wittness something like that in person.
thats cool
Amazing photos.
great pic
great gallery. my dad and i drew on a bull elk hunt in november and we are hoping to see this in the wild
wow great pics!
awesome pics
great pictures
I would hate to be the losing bull in pic number 3. Wonder how long they can hold their breath.
Amazing quality of the photos. What type of camera was used to take these amazing shots?
Nice quality pics
I'd like one of them on my wall!
oh man thats cool we dont see any thing like that here in scottsville ky we barely see deer
did yall know that sometimes bulls fight and will get there antlers locked permanently and they will both die of starvation
Awesome pictures, wish I could have been there to see it.
Thanks, these are fantastic!
really nice photos. are they of the same battle? seems they go from summer grasses to snow.
Battle of the titans! Picture number 7 has to be my favorite.
Powerful, majestic animals. Definitely king of the woods.
Amazing photos!
So, there's more to antlers than trophies? Who would have thought that?
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