Elk rut winding down; bulls headed for deep, dark woods
HUNTING -- Just in time for the the big-game rifle seasons, the elk rut is winding down and the big bulls will be slinking away from their harems to recover and hide in thick dark woods -- wherever they can avoid attention from huners and wolves.
Montana outdoor photographer Jaime Johnson caught the the bull above in September, during the peak of its glory -- and vulnerability.
Now the bull's world is all about surviving through winter.