As the annual elk rut gets underway in Estes Park and Rocky Mountain National Park, experts are urging tourists to use caution and give the animals distance after several videos from the popular ...

Officials say visitors to Great Smoky Mountains National Park (GSMNP) should take extra safety precautions as elk mating season gets underway. The elk mating season, also known as the "rut," runs from ...

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ESTES PARK, Colo. (CBS4) - The annual meadow closures begin Wednesday in Rocky Mountain National Park. Park officials want visitors to stay on designated trails and roadways during elk rutting season.

As a crowd of onlookers gathered on a bike path along a nine-hole golf course in Estes Park on a brisk morning in late September, Rodney Ford peered through a magnifying scope attached to a tripod. He ...

When humans fall into a rut, it’s understood that our lives have become routine and boring. When a road becomes rutted, overuse in wet conditions have resulted in a dangerous drive. But if you’re a ...

It’s the time of year when fall colors creep across the mountainsides, the first flakes of snow fall on Colorado’s high peaks and thousands of tourists squeeze vehicles onto road shoulders in Rocky ...

The Pennsylvania Game Commission has launched its annual Elk Cam, allowing wildlife enthusiasts to view the state’s elk herd during the peak of the rutting season. The Elk Cam is in the heart of ...

Anyone who been in or around Estes Park come September knows to prepare for sudden and frequent stops due to massive Elk populations littering the streets, sidewalks, and parking lots all around town.

Estes Park will be hosting its annual Elk Fest this weekend to celebrate the rut, educate visitors and offer them a chance to view frisky elk acting on their mating instincts in the wild. Folks in the ...