Get close to the autumn elk rut in Rocky Mountain National Park. Hear elk bugling, a herd of elk running through a flooded meadow, two males cooling down by drinking and wallowing in the mud, a bull elk scratching his antlers on a tree before playfully sparring with another male, the sounds of elk eating grass, two bulls fighting, and elk calling to each other in the rain. More from Jacob Job at https://www.jacobrjob.com/ Episode photograph: Bull elk (Cervus canadensis) chasing cow during the autumn rut with tongue sticking out in Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado (Steve Boice / Alamy) Series illustration: Mia Rincón Hear more from R. J. Fechter on https://rjfechter.bandcamp.com and https://www.twitch.tv/rjandj Hear more from Patrick McNameeKing on his podcast, Empty Clouds (Spotify, Apple, Google) Transcript Welcome to Ambient Colorado. I’m Sarah Vitak. Rangers tell visitors to Rocky Mountain National Park … stay far away from big animals like elk. Especi