The Yearly Elk Brawl | Untamed Americas

in the forests of the rocky mountains
fall triggers a testosterone rush and
elk bulls and the rut begins they gather
in clearings for the yearly brawl in
these open areas they have room to fight
while the big males slug it out in the
clearings young out-compete inside the
forest a hidden camera reveals their
bizarre behavior the prize for them is
not mating rights but bragging rights
over a muddy water hole
they don’t have horns yet but they seem
to think they do
next fall they’ll fight for real if they
can make it through the winter