Mid-September to mid-October the bulls in Moraine Park and Horseshoe Park bugle from before sunup until well after dark — the loudest, weirdest sound in American wildlife. Yellow Wood Guiding runs private elk-rut safari tours out of Estes Park, putting groups within 75 ft of bachelor herds with proper distancing. No tags, no harvest — just the rut as theater. Decompression: a flight of doubles at Avant Garde Aleworks in Estes and a Bison NY strip at Bird & Jim before the drive back to DEN.
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