Please remember that wildlife are the natives in this area and that we are the visitors! You can easily sight and watch elk from the roadsides. Look for postings alerting you to areas that have been closed. and stay on roadways and designated trails. You will be reminded that you are standing on sacred ground - where the first peoples of America stood and the same echoes of nature filled the autumn, night air.Įlk gather in the open meadows and are easily visible when left undisturbed.ĭuring the elk rut, please do not venture into the park’s meadows between 5 p.m. Their bugling call echoes across meadows – it’s a haunting and primeval sound. The sounds of elks bugling overlap and reverberate against the rock outcroppings and hills.
The typical bugle of the bull elk is a surprising, distinctive sound that begins deep and resonant, and becomes a high pitched squeal before ending in a succession of grunts.Īs you stand in Horseshoe Park, Moraine Park or Upper Beaver Meadows you may hear one or more bulls bugling and you’ll notice the variations in their calls. There in the early evening, you will find local volunteer guides who provide insight and information. Head into Rocky Mountain National Park and stop at Horseshoe Park. The characteristic rutting call of bulls can be heard from just before dusk to dawn. During the September-October mating season, bull elk stage a spectacular play.
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