Outdoors: THE CALL OF THE FALL

A large bull elk calls out at the Slippery Ann Elk Viewing Area in the C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday. With so many elk bugeling in the area, it's clear that the fall rut has started, and it also signals that big game hunting season is also on the way.

Right: A large bull elk calls out at the Slippery Ann Elk Viewing Area in the C.M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge on Tuesday.

A bull elk stays close to a group of cows at the Slippery Ann Elk Viewing Area in the C.M. Russell National Wildlife.