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Ideal setup for a bull elk fight

Ponca, Arkansas view map

This little map shows details for Zone 5 in Boxley Valley. This field currently has a nice bull in it with a couple of dozen cow elk. The back of the field is cut with trails to the river where the elk go to drink. Challenger bulls roam up and down the river and will challenge herd bulls in Zone 5 for their harems. The setup is ideal now. 2 years ago there was a great bull fight in this field between the biggest herd bulls in the valley. There is a great video of it taken by my wife Mandy. It was amazing to witness. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j4Pb_s1SG1o These two huge bulls began their fight in the river as shown in the attack points arrows, before they ran up to the field to finish the fight. The challenger bull is still alive and could well show up again. These fights are something you will want to photograph. It is a treat to see one. Conditions are ideal now, there is a bull with cows in the field, and around the end of September the big bulls come down the river to join the rut. This is prime bull fight season.


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