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A friend and I hiked out to see the Tule Elk to see if there was anything going on in the way of rutting since it’s the season. We saw a few of the younger bulls being chased away from Harems by the Alphas, but not sparring.

I wasn’t too disappointed as these Elk are fascinating and beautiful to watch.
It’s also a bit of thrill as you walk by them. They are not penned in! Fortunately we both are wary of each other so I stay on the trial, and they stay a good bit away from it when humans are nearby.

Nikon D300s| Nikkor 80-200mm@ 105mm| f8| 1/640 sec| ISO 640| Manual Mode| Hand-held