First Signs of the 2009 Elk Rut by Michael Dougherty

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21-AUG-2009	Michael Dougherty

First Signs of the 2009 Elk Rut

Ponca, Arkansas, Buffalo National River

#77976 This is my first herd bull shot of 2009. Today for the first time I saw some evidence of the rut, but I would say it was hardly a beginning. Two cow elk "presented" to this bull while I photographed them. This bull is likely just a year away from keeping a cow herd after the rut begins. The really big bulls will come down in late September and just take over.

Canon EOS 5D Mark II
1/400s f/7.1 at 400.0mm iso1000 full exif

other sizes: small medium original auto

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Guest		22-Aug-2009 12:20
beautiful image, hope you will make pics end of september.

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