The annual Boxley Valley Elk Rut is now at peak. The map below is published every day at
http//arkansaswildlifephotography.blogspot.com and also fed into http://arkansaselk.mobi .
Other than for Estes Park, CO, Ponca Arkansas' Boxley Valley is probably the best venue for elk photographers. Boxley Valley is in a narrow canyon and elk are never too far from the roadsides. The pictures you see in this blog are all from Boxley Valley.
For information on lodging and services, there is no better resource than the Buffalo River Chamber of Commerce at http://buffaloriverchamber.com .
Great elk viewing will continue for at least a month, and it will be very good until the the end of the year.