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 ...

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 ...

A bull elk has been caught on camera launching himself at a car that got between him and his harem at Jasper National Park this week. Elk are currently in their mating season, known as the rut, when ...

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.

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...