The first weekend of October we ventured to the breaks of the Missouri River with Greg and Margaret to see the elk in the nature preserve. This time of year the elk are looking for mates for the winter. The bull elk are “collecting” females for their herds. During this time the males and females can be heard bugling and the males with their ever impressive racks can been seen fighting. Its pretty much like watching the discovery channel in real life.
When we go there the elk were about 50 feet from the road as they were emerging from the trees and grazing in the grass. As the females stuff their faces the males try and impress them by fighting, bugling and sniffing their hindquarters. We were fortunate enough to witness a miracle in the making as one male had his way with a female after winning her in a brief scuffle. We also watched as two elk locked antlers and a third came in a stole the female they were fighting over.
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| Look at the rack on that one! |
Watching the elk is a big thing around these parts. We are asked almost daily if we have gone down to the river to see them yet. Many people go every weekend and it is pretty cool, just a little ways away and all our dreams came true on the first visit.
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