Nearly Ready
by Dale Birdsell
Land Mammals
Keywords: Bull Elk, Elk, Rut, shedding velvet
This bull elk is the King of the Rocky Mountains National Park. He's well into shedding his velvet to be ready for the rutt in the near future. The bachelor herd was about 1/2 mile away from this guy and his cow elk herd.
Image Reference: Bull ElkImage Format: Digital Capture - 5 to 7MPImage Crop: Greater than 75% of originalDigital Enhancement: NoneModel Release: NAProperty Release: NACaptive: No
