Arkansas Wildlife Blog and Gallery
Buffalo National River and NW Arkansas
Elk Viewing by the Seasons
Spring
Summer
Fall
Winter
| • | Herds Segregated by Gender |
| • | Bull Elk Shed Antlers in March |
| • | Late Spring Calving |
| • | Herds Segregated by Gender |
| • | Bull Elk In Velvet |
| • | Late Calving in Early Summer |
| • | Late Summer Bulls Scrape Velvet |
| • | Pre-Rut Migrations -- Bulls Head North |
| • | Mid to Late September Rut Begins |
| • | Young Bulls Join Herds |
| • | Bugling Begins (mid September) |
| • | Mid September Big Herd Bulls Arrive |
| • | Serious Bull Fights for Domination Begin |
| • | Herds Set, Estrous and Breeding Cycles |
| • | Satellite Bulls Follow Herds |
| • | Herds Segregate by Gender (post rut) |
| • | Cows Herd in Northern Fields |
| • | Bulls Form Bachelor Herds in South End |
| • | Bulls Herds Segregate by Size |
| • | Bulls Migrate Far South to Upper Wilderness |
