The Gallery - Bull Behavior and Vocalizations
"The Gallery" puts you in the field - in the HERD - so you can observe and listen to the animals themselves, and learn from the very best. With just a click of a mouse, you can be in elk country any time you want!
Designed to help maximize your comprehensive learning opportunities, "The Gallery - Elk Edition" provides hours worth of multiple video sequences showing wild, free-ranging elk, naturally interacting with one another. From cows interacting with their calves, to big, screaming herd bulls defending their harems, "The Gallery" lets you feel like you're a part of it all!
Like all of Roe Hunting Resources materials, behavioral contexts, interactions, and vocalizations in each video are identified, and explained, from a sound biological, behavioral, and scientific standpoint.
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Early Morning Bulging Bulls
What You'll See:
In this sequence, you'll see a herd bull trying to maintain a harem of cows while scent-checking and "courting" a cow that is likely close to coming into peak estrous. You'll also see, and hear, several other bulls in the immediate area chasing cows, trying to steal the primary ... -
Mid-Morning Alpine Bulls
What You'll See:
In this sequence, you'll see two equally matched bulls desperately trying to keep "their" cows away from one another while at the same time trying to attract other cows to "their" side of the small ridge that separates them.Setting the Stage:
Just before we set up the camera, a... -
Herd Bull and Harem Filtering Through the Trees
What You'll See:
In this sequence, you'll see a relaxed harem and herd bull moving up out of their bedding area and slowly filtering through the timber as they head to their evening feeding area. This sequence offers a great example of the primary principle covered in the "See You First" Behavior... -
Bull Elk Horning / Bugling Activity
What You'll See:
In this sequence, you'll see a relaxed harem and herd bull, with the cows leisurely feeding, and the bull displaying "horning" behavior (as he creates a scrape, or dry wallow), bugling, and brief courtship behavior.Setting the Stage:
Immediately preceding this sequence, the her... -
Herd at Water
What You'll See:
This video provides another great example of how mature bulls interact with their cows, and how patient they are in letting the cows do what they want to do, without pestering them. In addition to his bugling, the bull in this sequence provides several great examples of Glunkin... -
Courting and Herding
What You'll See:
In this sequence you'll see a large herd bull with a large group of cows and calves along with a number of younger "satellite" bulls, and a cow that's clearly starting to come into estrous. This sequence has a variety of both cow and bull vocalizations, as well as another great ... -
Alpine Herd - Late Afternoon
What You'll See:
In this sequence, you'll see a dominant herd bull still "in charge" of a large group of cows, but acting much more tolerant of satellite bulls than he likely was in the weeks prior. You'll see the herd bull scent-checking the cows looking for any last remaining cows coming into ... -
Elk Breeding Behavior
What You'll See:
In this sequence, you'll see rarely seen classic courtship behavior between a cow and a mature bull as the cow comes into peak estrous and stands for the bull to breed.Setting the Stage:
This video was filmed in early September. Before this sequence, the herd bull was working ... -
Winter Range Bulls
What You'll See:
In this sequence, you'll see a number of clips from some of our winter range observations of bulls that we've done over the past three years. Throughout the video, Chris provides commentary on what Roe Hunting Resources looks for during their mid-winter observations, and discuss...
