Giant Bull Elk Bugling in Montana

September at the Elk Viewing Area on the Charles M Russell National Wildlife Reserve has hundreds of elk massed along the Missouri River during the breeding season (Rut). This area is open to the public and may be the best place in the US to see giant bull elk on public property with no entry fee. These elk are free range animals on the 1.1 million acre refuge. They disperse after the rut from the 1200 acre Viewing Area and can be hunted by anyone lucky enough to draw the right tag outside the viewing area.