My first experience in Rocky Mountain began with an enormous bull elk bugling no further than thirty yards from the entrance gate and on the edge of the road. Through my wildlife research work, I have had close contact with all sorts of animals, including large predators. This was different, and I even hesitated to get out of the car for fear of making him angrier than he already seemed. I will not forget that day and I immediately knew that I would return time and time again.