![]() ![]() National Elk Refuge & Greater Yellowstone Visitor Center. Keeping their antlers through the winter means that bull elks don’t have to duke it out with their front hooves, which could lead to injuries. Bull elk on the National Elk Refuge with views of Grand Teton National Park. Though dangerous to people, the loud fights are rarely injurious to elk. Survival Stories Watch an Enormous Bull Elk Charge a Cell-Phone-Wielding Tourist in Colorado The man was nearly impaled by the sharp tines of a charging bull elk while trying to capture. Visitors are warned to keep at least 25 feet away from elk, which can run quickly and change directions abruptly, and to find shelter as quickly as possible if one charges. Let this be a lesson of what not to do this summer if you are planning on visiting a place with a population of large wildlife. People have been severely injured during bull elk battles, the NPS said. This reality was underscored recently in a video near Evergreen Lake that shows a mother elk chasing away tourists that got too close to the waters edge where her calf is apparently hidden nearby. published 6 January 2023 The rut may be over, but that doesn't mean bull elk are totally passive (Image credit: Getty) A man visiting Yellowstone National Park recently found out the hard way why it's a bad idea to taunt a bull elk even once their mating season is over. Yellowstone shared a video on Twitter Friday of two bulls wrestling with interlocking antlers. The rut stretches from early September to mid-October, when bull elk “bugle” or call out to “announce their availability” to females and challenge competing males, the National Park Service said. Yellowstone National Park warned visitors Friday that the season, called the elk rut, has begun and aggression could be turned toward humans passing by. 0:04 0:22 Wyoming's K2 Radio on Monday shared footage showing a Yellowstone National Park tourist taunting a bull elk from his vehicle, and the elk popping one of the man's tires. ![]() It is elk mating season and finding a partner could get dangerous. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. ![]()
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