with the sound of elk bugling and buggering, or maybe they're not. Is the elk rut on? Has the heat and drought of summer delayed their annual orgy?

Years ago, on a Labor Day weekend, my teen daughter and I were catching brookies on a small lake near Paradise, Mt Rainier. It was as spectacular as an autumn day can be at high altitude. Late in the afternoon, I was thinking the day couldn't get any better. Then the first bull elk called out. That one was immediately challenged by a second bull. Then a third bull answered. For several minutes, we were surrounded by elk bugling back and forth. It was one of those family experiences that are never forgotten. Each year, we try to time a visit to the hills, so we can hear the elk bugle again.

Thanks for any info.