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2016 Wildlife Photo Contest

Elk, Allegheny national forest. Benezette Pa., USA
Battle at Bennet's Branch

Species: Elk | Location: Allegheny national forest. Benezette Pa., USA

I saw a bull with a hot cow getting ready to cross Bennett's Branch. It a stream near the town of Benezette, in North central Pa. I took their pics as they crossed. I waited around to see if anything else wouldn't happen. After about an hour the hot cow decided to cross the stream to hook up with the bigger bull on the left in the picture. The bigger bull met her halfway across the stream. But the other bull wasn't going to give her up without a fight. So it was on. They went at for maybe a minute. It was a moment in time that I will never forget.

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I'm a wildlife artist / wildlife photographer. I turn my wildlife images into paintings.

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