Practicing His Tone

A bull elk bugles to attract females at the Evergreen Golf Course. Mating season for elk (called the rut) lasts from the middle of September to early October. Bull elk will bugle loudly, seek to round up a harem of females, and spar with other bulls who might try to steal the females away. The Evergreen course, owned by the City and County of Denver, does not close during the elk rut, which sometimes presents a hazard for golfers. Last October, a man was gored and ended up in the hospital when an aggressive bull elk charged the golf cart in which he was riding. Photos by Reid Neureiter