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Rutting Collection (#6)

"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

Background imageRutting Collection: Wyoming, near Dubois, Wind River Mountains, Whiskey Mountain, Bighorn Ram (Ovis canadensis)

Wyoming, near Dubois, Wind River Mountains, Whiskey Mountain, Bighorn Ram (Ovis canadensis)

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, standing in mist at sunrise, during rutting season

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, standing in mist at sunrise, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) adult pair, stag with legs off ground during mating

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) adult pair, stag with legs off ground during mating, standing at edge of woodland, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, roaring, walking on grass, during rutting season

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, roaring, walking on grass, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) two hinds, one rubbing against other, during rutting season

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) two hinds, one rubbing against other, during rutting season, Minsmere RSPB Reserve, Suffolk, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, walking in mist at dawn, during rutting season, Leicestershire

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, walking in mist at dawn, during rutting season, Leicestershire, England, November

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, thrashing bracken with antlers, during rutting season

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) buck, thrashing bracken with antlers, during rutting season, Leicestershire, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, resting amongst rushes on moorland, during rutting season

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, resting amongst rushes on moorland, during rutting season, Derbyshire, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, walking on moorland, during rutting season, Derbyshire, England

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, walking on moorland, during rutting season, Derbyshire, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, amongst bracken, during rutting season, Bradgate Park

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, amongst bracken, during rutting season, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10983732

Picture No. 10983732
Red Deer - buck belling in rut season Isle of Rhum, Scotland (Cervus elaphus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10983720

Picture No. 10983720
Red Deer - buck in rut season Germany (Cervus elaphus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10983728

Picture No. 10983728
Red Deer - buck belling on beach in rut season Isle of Rhum, Scotland (Cervus elaphus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10983731

Picture No. 10983731
Red Deer - herd in rut season - by sea Isle of Rhum, Scotland (Cervus elaphus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10983718

Picture No. 10983718
Red Deer - buck belling in rut season Germany (Cervus elaphus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10983719

Picture No. 10983719
Red Deer - buck in rut season Germany (Cervus elaphus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893831

Picture No. 10893831
Roe Deer - capital buck escorting doe - standing in corn crop - during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893829

Picture No. 10893829
Roe Deer - capital buck escorting doe - standing in corn crop - during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893830

Picture No. 10893830
Roe Deer - capital buck escorting doe - standing in corn crop - during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893825

Picture No. 10893825
Roe Deer - buck leaping through corn crop in search of doe during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893828

Picture No. 10893828
Roe Deer - capital buck running out of corn crop - in search of doe during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893827

Picture No. 10893827
Roe Deer - capital buck standing in corn crop - in search of doe during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893826

Picture No. 10893826
Roe Deer - portrait of capital buck standing in corn crop - in search of doe during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10893821

Picture No. 10893821
Roe Deer - buck leaping through corn crop in search of doe during the rutting season (Capreolus capreolus) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10922597

Picture No. 10922597
Red Deer - two stags fighting during rutting season. Haute Saone, France. (Cervus elaphus). Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10922601

Picture No. 10922601
Red Deer - two stags fighting during rutting season. Haute Saone, France. (Cervus elaphus). Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10922598

Picture No. 10922598
Red Deer - two stags fighting during rutting season. Haute Saone, France. (Cervus elaphus). Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10901045

Picture No. 10901045
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus ) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10901044

Picture No. 10901044
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus ) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10901043

Picture No. 10901043
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus ) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: Fallow Deer (Dama dama) mature buck, resting during rut, Leicestershire, England, October

Fallow Deer (Dama dama) mature buck, resting during rut, Leicestershire, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, standing on grass, Leicestershire, England, October

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) stag, standing on grass, Leicestershire, England, October

Background imageRutting Collection: Rutting Season

Rutting Season
27th October 1959: During the rutting season a young stags fancy turns to..... Here a Wapiti Stag gives out his call in the Wapiti woods at Whipsnade Zoo. (Photo by Fox Photos/Getty Images)

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) two calves, playing during rutting season, Richmond Park, Surrey

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) two calves, playing during rutting season, Richmond Park, Surrey, England, September

Background imageRutting Collection: Picture No. 10900986

Picture No. 10900986
Roe Deer (Capreolus capreolus ) Date:

Background imageRutting Collection: American Moose (Alces alces shirasi) adult male, thrashing branches with antlers

American Moose (Alces alces shirasi) adult male, thrashing branches with antlers, during rutting season, Grand Teton N.P. Wyoming, U.S.A. September

Background imageRutting Collection: Southeastern Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) young male approaching adult female

Southeastern Spanish Ibex (Capra pyrenaica hispanica) young male approaching adult female, testing scent during rut, Castellon, Spain, November

Background imageRutting Collection: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) mature stag, walking, during rutting season, Bradgate Park

Red Deer (Cervus elaphus) mature stag, walking, during rutting season, Bradgate Park, Leicestershire, England, 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.