You'd think that the enormous set of antlers on a wild bull elk would deter close contact — but for one set of ignorant ...

Nearly a mile down, we spotted a big bull elk, about 800 pounds, with antlers nearly 5 feet high, six points on one side, seven on the other. With our binoculars, we zoomed in closer.

The elk bull then charges at the man, antlers down, who tries to run but trips and falls. Luckily, the elk decided that just a scare was enough and left him alone after that.

The average price of an elk call will depend on the capabilities and the materials it is made of. Simple devices can retail for under $10-$15, while more complex systems can retail for $20-$40.

The big bull raged again, and my fingers tightened on the stock of my rifle. I glanced around at Vernon Scott, seated a few feet away. He nodded his head toward the tangle of oak brush in front of us, ...

The average price of an elk call will depend on the capabilities and the materials it is made of. Simple devices can retail for under $10-$15, while more complex systems can retail for $20-$40.

Cheyenne LaViolette snapped this photo of a bull elk on Sept. 18, 2024, near the corner of Smartpark Street and George Washington Way, near Hanford High School, in Richland.

A bull elk grazes with a herd Sept. 29 2017 near the Buffalo National River at Ponca. Fall is a prime season to see elk grazing in meadows at sunrise and sunset in the Ponca and Boxley areas.

But elk are the ultimate. When you call in a bull elk, you have done something. You have earned your reward the hard way. Unfortunately, I won’t be elk hunting this fall.

A lusty call, big antlers and a little brazenness can spur an impressionable female, or cow, to trade her old bull for a new one. Females live in harems of 20 or 30 dominated by one bull.

Residents on the Front Range can call CPW’s Denver office at 303-291-7227 to report entangled wildlife, or if elsewhere in the state they can look up their local CPW office.

An internationally famous Yellowstone National Park bull elk — known by it’s No. 10 ear tag — was found dead on April 20, 2013, likely killed by the Canyon wolf pack, which was seen feeding ...