119K views · 2K reactions | Sound up! It’s Elk Bugling Season in...

Hear the beautiful sounds of elk bugling through the mountains on an Appalachian Elk Tour at Jenny Wiley State Resort Park. Tours are available during the fall and winter months beginning at 6 a.m. Guests may come for just the elk tour or have the option of booking an overnight package (dinner for two, lodging for a night and a breakfast sandwich the morning of your tour). Call Jenny Wiley State Resort Park for reservations at 606-889-1790. For park information go to https://parks.ky.gov/preston

Turn up the volume! Right now, elk mating season — also called the rut — is underway in Utah's backcountry. Bull elk bugle to attract cows and to challenge other bulls. Sometimes, bulls battle each other for mating rights. The biggest, strongest bulls each collect a group of cows, called a harem, that stay with the bulls throughout the rut. Thanks to Jim Shuler for sharing photos and video of the elk he's seen in recent weeks! | Utah Division of Wildlife Resources

Roosevelt bull elk bugling during the rut, or breeding season. This incredible sound is made to show off to other bulls and the females. | Northwest Trek Wildlife Park

14K views · 1K reactions | That's the sound of an elk bugling. During mating season elk gather in mixed herds—many females and calves, with a few bulls nearby. Bulls bugle to announce their availability and fitness to females and to warn and challenge other bulls. When answered, bulls move toward one another and sometimes engage in battle for access to the cows. They crash their antlers together, push each other intensely, and wrestle for dominance. | Yellowstone Forever | Facebook

463K views · 1.2K reactions | Each year, as the days of summer dwindle and the colors of fall begin to emerge in the Pacific Northwest, an otherworldly sound during Roosevelt elk's mating season fills the air in the foothills of Mount Rainier at Northwest Trek Wildlife Park, about an hour from Seattle. | Reuters | Facebook

During the elk mating season (rut), which generally happens from now through mid-October, bulls bugle to announce their availability and fitness to females and to warn and challenge other bulls. While this iconic song is a beautiful backdrop to fall in Yellowstone, remember that bull elk can be extremely dangerous during this time. Always keep at least 25 yards from elk. More elk bugling videos are available on our website: https://www.nps.gov/yell/learn/photosmultimedia/vl_elkbugling.htm. Note: