When they are spareing they are in Rut? No Elk around me but there are some near Alanta MI where a friend lives and he told me the rut there starts late Oct. Says you can hear the battle for a long distance. said you can see a good battle had happened from all the torn up trees and ground in the area. Al
When they start sparing they are posturing for dominance and to see which one will get the best or most cows to breeed with
