Visitors flock to elk country during the autumn season for many perks, one of them being the highly sought-after horse-drawn ...

Annual meadow closures have gone into place in Rocky Mountain National Park. The closures are in advance of the fall mating season of elk, also known as the elk rut. Meadow closures are in place from ...

One of Colorado's great, natural spectacles is about to commence. The word from Rocky Mountain National Park: "The scene of tens to hundreds of elk in one location, flanked by spectacular mountain ...

A bull elk chases after his herd during the elk rut in Estes Park on Sept. 10. Locals and tourists alike have begun to flock to the eastern side of Rocky Mountain National Park and areas surrounding ...

It's elk rut season, a time of year when the large creatures search for mates. Nate Belt spoke to a wildlife expert about the dangers of being too close during the season.

DENVER (KDVR) — It’s the time of year at Rocky Mountain National Park where the aspens start to turn yellow, snow dusts the top of the highest mountain peaks and down below in the meadows, elk rut ...