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Article: Elk mating season is annual spectator event
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- The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel (Milwaukee, WI)
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- October 4, 2000
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Elk mating season is annual spectator event
By COLLEEN SLEVIN
Associated Press
Wednesday, October 4, 2000
Rocky Mountain National Park, Colo. -- As dusk falls, an eerie,
high-pitched squeal pierces the stillness of the alpine meadow.
It is the sound of love for the majestic bull elk, who beat their
antlers on the ground, wallow in mud and occasionally clash horns in
fierce battles to win the affections of cow elk.
The elk mating season draws hundreds of tourists to the meadow in
Rocky Mountain National Park every fall.
"You're privileged that they let you into their territory," said
Gwen Quick of Greeley, Colo., as she, her husband, son and daughter-
in-law watched the elk on a recent ...