Rutting Collection

Picture No. 11993176
Fallow Deer - Rutting - Richmond Park - UK Date:

Red Deer SM 1511 Fighting Cervus elaphus © Stefan Meyers / ARDEA LONDON
SM-1511 Red DEER - two stags / male fighting during rutting season Cervus elaphus Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) mature stag, roaring, with hinds resting in background, during rutting season, Studley Royal Park, North Yorkshire, England, October

Red Deer - hinds sexually stimulated during the rut
USH-281 Red Deer - hinds sexually stimulated during the rut Cervus elaphus Duncan Usher Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bison - Wyoming, USA - Male in rut - Commonly called buffalo - Males weigh up to 2000 pounds-heaviest land mammal in
CAN-2219 American Bison / Buffalo - male vocalizing (bellowing) during rut, side view Wyoming, USA Bison bison Males weigh up to 2000 pounds. They are the heaviest land mammal in North America

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, walking in grass, silhouetted in mist at sunrise, Richmond Park, London, England, October

Red Deer -Cervus elaphus-, mating, Jaegersborg, Copenhagen, Denmark

Picture No. 11981812
Red Deer stag in rut Denmark Date:

Picture No. 11672751
Fallow Deer stag in frozen landscape. Date:

Red Deer, Cervus elaphus, stag calling at dawn, autumn, UK

Rocky Mountain Elk - bull bugling - Autumn - Jasper National Park - Northern Rockies - Wapiti - USA _CXA3285
TOM-1719 Rocky Mountain Elk - bull bugling - Autumn Jasper National Park - Northern Rockies - Wapiti - USA Cervus elaphus Tom & Pat Leeson Please note that prints are for personal display purposes

Warning
A red stag calls out a warning to other males during the autumn rutting season in Richmond Park

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) pricket juvenile stag, listening to roaring stags, silhouetted at sunrise during rutting season, Richmond Park, London, England, October

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, close-up of head and antlers, during rutting season, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, november

Red Deer - bucks fighting in rut season - Germany
SM-2392 Red Deer - bucks fighting in rut season Germany Cervus elaphus Stefan Meyers Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in anyway

Red Deer - roaring stag in rut UK
CAN-581 RED DEER - stag / male in rut in bracken UK Cervus elaphus John Cancalosi Please note that prints are for personal display purposes only and may not be reproduced in any way

Bighorn Sheep - Ram in rut - Colorado - Record spread of horns in male is 33 inches - Females have short straight horns
CAN-2976 Bighorn Sheep, Ram in rut Colorado, USA Ovis canadensis Record spread of horns in male is 33 inches. Females have short straight horns

Bison - Wyoming, USA - Male (large) and female (smaller) in rut - Commonly called buffalo - Males weigh up to 2000
CAN-2217 American Bison / Buffalo - male (large) and female (smaller) in rut. The bull enters the matriarchal herd and displays "flehmen" and "tending behavior"

Picture No. 11071879
Alaska Moose in rutting season - Anchorage, Alaska. Date:

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, muddy from wallowing, with harem of hinds during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, october

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, with bracken on antlers from thrashing vegetation during rut, Richmond Park, London, England, october

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) male stag roaring portrait, rut season, Jura, Scotland, UK, September

Shiras bull moose

Shiras bull moose

Shiras bull moose

Shiras bull moose

Roosevelt elk herd, Pacific Northwest rainforest

Roosevelt bull elk, USA, Washington State. Olympic National Park

Alert mule deer buck and doe, Montana, USA

Rocky Mountain bull elk

Bull elk chasing nearby rival, . USA, Colorado, Rocky mountain meadow

Bull elk with herd of cows

Colorado bull elk in Autumn mountain meadow, USA

Bull elk silhouette at Yellowstone, Wyoming, USA

USA, Colorado, Rocky Mountain National Park, bull elk confrontation

Canada, Alberta, National Park, bull elk, on the move

Rocky Mountain bull elk

Rocky mountain elk (Cervus elaphus nelsoni) bull bugling during rut. Rocky Mountain National Park, Colorado, USA. October

Stag, Cannock Chase
A fallow deer stag with antlers pauses with one foot raised as he looks up a ride in the forest of Cannock Chase, Staffordshire, England Date: 1992

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag bellowing during rut, at night with full moon, Derbyshire, UK

Male Caucasian turs (Capra caucasica) rutting with Dykh-tau Mountain in the background, Kabardino-Balkarsky Zapovednik / Reserve, Russia, July

Picture No. 12009389
red deer (Cervus elaphus), Stag during rut, England, U.K. Date:

Two Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stags, fighting during the rut, Cheshire, UK. July

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stags fighting during the rutting season. Bushy Park, London, UK. October

Fallow deer (Dama dama) buck bellowing in autumn vegetation, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, UK, October

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) herd during rut in morning light. Derbyshire, England, UK. October

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) stag bellowing during autumn rut, Richmond Park, London, England, UK, October

Red deer (Cervus elaphus) young stag tasting the air (flehmen response) Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, UK, October

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"Nature's Fierce Symphony: The Thrilling Rutting Season Unveiled" As the misty sunrise blankets Richmond Park in London, a majestic silhouette emerges from the grass, and is a Red Deer stag, walking with purpose, his antlers reaching for the sky. In this ethereal moment, he symbolizes the raw power and beauty season. In this annual spectacle of nature, mature stags like him engage in fierce battles to win over their hinds. With muscles rippling and nostrils flaring, they emit thunderous roars that echo through the park. Their calls are both a challenge to rivals and an irresistible invitation to potential mates. Surrounded by hinds resting peacefully in the background, our stag stands tall as he asserts his dominance. His deep bellowing resonates with primal energy that captivates all who witness it. These females are sexually stimulated during this time, drawn towards these displays of strength and vitality. But Red Deer aren't alone in showcasing such extraordinary behavior during rutting season. Across vast landscapes like Wyoming's wild plains in the USA, Bison males enter their own state of frenzy known as "rut. " Weighing up to 2000 pounds each – North America's heaviest land mammal – these magnificent creatures once faced extinction due to hunting until protected by legislation. Meanwhile, across Europe in Copenhagen's Jaegersborg forest or Leicestershire's Bradgate Park, Red Deer continue their mating rituals undisturbed by human presence. Even juvenile pricket stags listen intently to roaring elders - learning valuable lessons about survival and courtship. The rutting season is not merely a battle for supremacy; it represents an intricate dance between life and death—a cycle that has shaped wildlife populations for centuries. Through Congress' intervention with protective acts like National Park Protective Act back in 1894 came redemption for bison herds on American soil. So, as we gaze upon Picture No.