Bull elk are known for making loud sounds called bugles. They make these during the fall mating season, known as the rut. Bugles are a way for the bulls to scare off other bulls.

Pennsylvania’s elk herd, including this bull, is on the move and bugling as rut approaches. By Tom Tatum UPDATED: September 9, 2024 at 6:19 PM EDT ...

“He walked out about 20 yards away and stood there head-on,” Addisyn says. “Then another bull starts bugling, and it turns into this bugle-fest. But the other bull was still in the woods.” ...

The bull elk, which the 14-year-old killed Sept. 24 on a Sioux County ranch in northwest Nebraska, is the state record. It will rank in the top 20 nationally for a nontypical rack.

Pennsylvania’s elk herd, incuding this bull, is on the move and bugling as rut approaches. (Submitted photo) By Tom Tatum UPDATED: September 9, 2024 at 4:57 PM EDT ...