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Grizzly Bear Mum and Her Newborn Cubs - First Sighting
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar Shows Himself Again
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar Seen in the Canadian Rockies This Year
- Largest Old Bighorn Boss Still Has a Commanding Presence
- Poor Bighorn Boss Gets His Teeth Knocked Out
- Bighorn Rams Headbutt During Rut
- Magnificent Bighorn Boss Shows Up Late for the Rut
- Moose Cow and Calf Cross Maligne River in the Canadian Rockies
- Moose on the Canadian Rockies Highway to Heaven
- Evenly Matched Courting Bighorn Bosses Start Battling
- Bighorn Bosses Travel a lot Between Herds During Rut
- Bull Elk Spars Tangled in Cable
- Canadian Rockies Pine Marten in Winter
- Largest Bighorn Boss Has His Hands Full
- Largest Bighorn Boss Starts Courting Ewes During Rut
- Bighorn Bosses Ramping Up for Rut
- Big Bull Moose Crosses Our Path
- Bull Elk Rut Fight Goes to the Water
- Big Beautiful Bull Moose Curiously Approaches in Canada's Rockies
- Huge Bull Moose Comes Out to Court During Rut
- Beautiful Young Bull Moose Encounter
- Bighorn Boss Escorts Challenger Away After a Fight
- Bighorn Boss Moves the Herd Back towards Safety
- Hungry Bighorn is Fine with Cliffside Feeding
- The Bighorn Rut is Coming
- Huge Bighorn Rams Start to Tussle During Rut
- Huge Bighorn Boss Ram Descends for Rut
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar Gets a Bead on Something
- Bighorn Boss Courts with Ram Rut Distractions
- We Have a Particular Set of Skills
- Young Rams Pursue Ewes While the Bighorn Boss is Busy
- Largest Bighorn Rams in the World Begin their Rut
- Seeing More Baby Bighorns This Fall is Great
- Bighorn Bosses Start to Establish the Rut Pecking Order in the Canadian Rockies
- Biggest Grizzly Bear Boar Seen This Year
- Young Bull Moose Follows Cow Across the River During Rut
- Largest Bull Moose Approaches During the Rut
- Young Bull Moose Cow and Calf Vocalizing During Rut
- Dominant Old Bull Elk Meeting a Rut Challenge
- Bull Elk Anomalies and Tough Rut for Some This Year
- Bull Moose Still on a Rut Mission During Rain
- Hungry Grizzly Siblings Have a Flare Up
- Bighorn Rams Headbutting at Peak Rut
- Bull Moose On a Rut Mission During Rain
- Largest Bull Moose Seen in Years Comes out at Night
- Young Bull Moose Carefully Crosses The River
- Huge Bull Moose Courts Cow During Rut
- Huge Bull Moose Joins Us for a Rut Nightcap
- Bighorn Ram Boss Handles 2 on 1 During Rut Season
- Huge Bighorn Rams Headbutt During the Sheep Rut
- Huge Bighorn Rams Headbutting During Rut Season
- Bighorn Boss Headbutts During the Rut
- Bighorn Bosses Collide During the Rut
- Largest Bighorn Rams in the World about to Rut
- Grizzly Siblings Sharpen their Grappling Skills
- Elk Boss Bugles During Last Days of Rut
- Micro Grizzlies in Canada's Rockies
- Broken Antler Boss Still a Herd Bull During Rut in the Burn
- Magnificent Bull Elk Chuckles and Bugles in Burned Area
- Dominant Bull Elk with Antler Anomaly This Rut
- Bull Elk Boss at the Height of the Rut
- Dominant Older Bull Elk Still in the Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Bugles Before a Clash During Rut
- Big Elk Bulls Pull Apart after Locking Antlers
- Bull Bosses Go at it During the Elk Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Bugles Herding Cars and Cows During Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Boss Asserts His Dominance During the Rut
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar's Claws in the Canadian Rockies
- Biggest Grizzly Bear Boar Seen this Year
- Huge Bull Elk Herds and Chuckles During Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Takes Prime Rut Territory
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar Seen in Canada's Rockies
- Magnificent Bull Elk Herds, Chuckles and Bugles During Rut
- Big Bulls Mean Business During the Elk Rut
- Bull Elk Moves His Ladies Away Bugling Before a Rut Fight
- Big Bull Elk Bugles after a Rut Shower
- Big Bull Elk's Flehmen Response and Rut Bugle
- Magnificent Bull Elk Herding During Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Just Using Body Language During Rut
- Bull Elk Shedding Velvet for the Rut
- Big Bull Elk Courting and Bugling During Rut
- The King of the Elk Rut Bugle
- Here She Comes! Big Grizzly Bear Mum 222 in Jasper
- Formidable Four Grizzly Bear Family
- Huge Bull Elk Bugles in front of Jasper After the Wildfire
- Huge Bull Elk Courts and Bugles During the Rut
- The Elk Rut is Coming!
- Big Grizzly Mum Doing Her Best to Provide
- Huge Grizzly Bear Boar Visits Cabins
- Grizzly Bear Hunting for Wounded Deer
- Biggest Grizzly Bear Boar in our Area
- Grizzly Bear 222 and Cubs Become a Symbol of Strength Amidst Jasper Wildfires
- Beautiful Canadian Rockies Grizzly Bear Family
- Surprise Encounter with a Lone Wolf in Canada's Rockies
- Eaglets Feeding are Almost Ready to Fly Now
- Biggest Grizzly Bear Boar in this Area of Canada's Rockies
- Big Grizzly Mum and Her 2 are Looking Good
- Huge Bull Elk Getting Rut Ready Today!
- Cutest Baby Grizzly Bears
- Eagles Babies Grow Fast with Good Providers
- Grizzly Mum and Cubs Survive the Winter after Porcupine Encounter
- Bear Babies Loving the Dandelion Fields
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar Seen This Year
- Amazing 1 Month Growth of Bald Eagle Babies
- Big Black Bear Boar on a Mission to Find a Mate
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar Pops Out
- Grizzly Bear Runs Towards Us
- Moose Mum's Rare Twins Settle Down for the Evening
- Lone Wolf in Canada's Rockies
- Rocky Mountain Billy Goat Makes a Rare Appearance
- Largest Grizzly Bear Boar in the Area Shows Himself
- Nope, No Grizzly Bears Here!
- Elk Mum Swims to Return to Her Newborn Calf
- Nicest Bighorn Boss Ram We Have Ever Seen
- Bald Eagle Brings Fish and Feeds Two Young
- I Am Not a Cub Anymore!
- Spring Grizzly Cubs Tire a Mum Out
- Grizzly Bear Boar Arrives for Salad and Marks His Territory
- Big Grizzly Girl Goes After Ground Squirrels
- Tiny Spring Grizzly Bear Twins Just Out of Hibernation
- Grizzly Bear Hugs During Pairing Season
- Grizzly Mum Out with Triplet Spring Cubs
- Grizzly Bear Boar Approaching
- Here Comes a Very Big Grizzly Girl
- Big Grizzly Bear Boar on a Huge Bull Moose Carcass
- Grizzly Mum and Cubs Take a Dip in the River Out of Hibernation
- Biggest Bull Elk Dominates the Highway During Rut
- Magnificent Bull Elk Bugling and Courting During Rut
- The Sheriff in His Prime Impressing the Ladies During Elk Rut
- Big Grizzly Mum with Tiny Spring Triplets
- Gate of the Biggest Beautiful Grizzly Bear Sow We Have Seen
- Grizzly Cubs Explore New Terrain out of Hibernation
- Osprey Have Migrated Back and are Eager for Family
- Magnificent Bull Elk Herding and Courting During Rut
- Forest Bugles from a Huge Elk Bull Courting During the Rut
- Magnificent Bull Elk Bugling in Athabasca River During Rut
- Dominant Bulls Threaten Each Other During the Elk Rut
- Bull Moose Loves the Lake
- The Sheriff Bugles in His Prime During Rut
- Rocky Mountain Goats Make an Appearance in Full Winter Coats
- Bighorn Sheep in Defensive Mode from Possible Predators
- Biggest Bull Elk's Last Bugles During the Rut - The Sheriff
- The Power of Bull Elk
- Grizzly Bears Starting to Forage Out of Hibernation Now
- Bighorn Sheep's Mountain Cliff-Side Skills
- Grizzly Mum with Spring Cubs to a Tricky Hibernation
- Here Comes Grizzly Mum and Her Tiny Spring Cubs
- Big Bull Moose Vocalizing in Pursuit of Cow During the Rut
- Bighorn Boss Headbutt Point of View
- Largest Bighorn Boss During Rut and Looking Great Today
- Biggest Elk Bull Courts and Bugles During the Rut - the Sheriff
- Bighorn Boss Weathered Winter Very Well
- Bald Eagles Back from Migration Close Up
- Eagles Back from Migration Fortifying their Huge Nest
- Huge Bull Moose Comes out to Court During the Rut
- Elk Rut Fights can Be Over in Seconds or Be a Marathon
- Big Elk Bulls Beginning to Shed their Antlers
- Sounds of September - Elk Rut Bugles
- Baby Bears Call Out After Losing Mum
- Grizzly Mum Shows Defensive Behavior Because of More Grizzlies
- Huge Grizzly Bear Boar on a Big Bull Moose Carcass
- Big Grizzly Siblings Put on a Show by Cabins in the Canadian Rockies
- Awesome Bighorn Bosses Ready to Shed their Winter Fur
- Grizzly Siblings Show off for their New Female Friend
- Biggest Grizzly Bear Boar in the Area Sneaks a Salad Before Anyone is Up
- Bighorn Rams are Tough and Persistent
- First Light Exposes a Wolf Pack on a Deer Carcass at the River
- Biggest Grizzly Bear Boar We have Seen in the Rockies
- Awesome Bighorn Bosses Rut Butts
- Beautiful Bull Elk Bugling at the Lake During Rut
- Huge Bull Moose Finds His Girl During the Rut
- Moose Calf Loves Splashing in the Lake at Night
- Energetic Bull Elk Tires Himself Out Courting During Rut
- Epic Elk Rut Fight Begins
- Adorable Grizzly Bear Cubs of the Year with Mum
- Huge Dominant Elk Bulls Fight During the Rut
- Biggest Bull Elk Courting and Bugling During Rut - The Sheriff
- Magnificent Bull Elk Herds, Courts and Bugles During Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Hissing and Bugling with Tourists During Rut
- Big Bull Moose Courts Cow During Early Rutting Season
- Dominant Bull Elk Courting and Bugling in the Forest During Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Charges Vehicles During the Rut
- Dominant Bull Elk Boss Courting and Bugling During the Rut
- Huge Dominant Bull Elk Herding During Early Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Moves in to Take Over Herd During the Rut
- Huge Bull Elk Highway Herding During the Rut
- Bull Elk's Upset Bugle as Cows leave During the Rut
- Magnificent Bull Elk Herding and Bugling in the River During Rut
- Dominant Elk Bulls Bugle into their Epic Rut Fight
- Smart Bull Uses the River to Finish Epic Elk Rut Fight
- Dominant Elk Bull Accepts the Challenge of Younger Rival During the Rut
- Elk Bulls Begin their Epic Rut Fight
- Huge Elk Bulls Lock Up in an Epic Rut Fight
- Home to Some of the Largest Bighorn Sheep in the World
- Awesome Bull Elk Bugling in His Prime During the Rut Season
- Most Active Bull Elk this Elk Rut
- Ewe Ref's Bighorn Bosses Rut Season Fight
- Bighorn Bosses Still Climbing and Courting in Bad Weather
- Grizzly Bear Mum and Her Playful Spring Cubs
- Magnificent Bull Elk Bugling in His Prime During the Rut
- First Sighting of Cautious Grizzly Mum and Spring Cubs
- Largest Bighorn Boss Moves off Competition to Court
- Largest Bighorn Boss Enforces His Status During the Rut
- Awesome Bull Elk Herding, Bugling and Chuckling During the Rut
- Largest Bighorn Sheep Rams at May vs November Body Weights
- Largest Bighorn Boss Puts Younger Ram in His Place During the Sheep Rut Rut
- Huge Bighorn Rams Dispute over Courting During the Sheep Rut
- Largest Bull Elk Bugles in His Prime and after His Last Rut - The Sheriff
- Bighorn Bosses Show How Easy Eye Damage Could Occur even without Fighting
- Huge Bighorn Bosses Fighting for Sport During the Rut
- Huge Bighorn Ram Bosses Running Rut Headbutts
- Bighorn Boss Slides in to Challenge Rival During the Sheep Rut
- Huge Bighorn Boss Blocks Younger Ram from Mating
- Bighorn Boss Descends to Defend His Courting Rights During the Rut
- Huge Bighorn Bosses Follow Ewes to Mountain Tops During Rut
- Huge Bighorn Ram and Ewe Choose a Cliffside Perch For Rut Privacy
- Huge Bighorn Boss Courts Ewe During the Bighorn Sheep Rut More Wildlife Encounters »
Our First encounter with a special Grizzly Mother and her newborn cubs this year. She is such a patient and well tempered Grizzly sow and we are now lucky enough to witness her with her second set of Cubs over the last several years. It was an exciting day as we were not certain she was okay over the Winter, but clearly she was. Grizzly Bears produce only two or three cubs every three years and their survival rate is unfortunately very low.
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The Elk Rut
The Elk Rut is just a couple months away. Elk Bulls are putting on a lot of weight right now as their testosterone increases and they have access to much more nutritious food. Bugles, Battles and Breeding will be taking over this Beautiful area as Bulls fight to claim or hold their territories' throne.
Elk Wildlife Encounters »
Bighorn Sheep Rut - Canada's Angry Ram Mating Dance
Bighorn Rams Fighting for Mating rights During the Bighorn Sheep Rut. The larger Bighorns with superior genetics are able to battle like this for quite a long time during the bighorn sheep mating season. Several larger Rams are seen here battling for the right to mate on this day.
Bighorn Sheep Wildlife Encounters »
Huge Bull Moose Courting Cow During the Rut
We were lucky to witness this huge bull courting a receptive cow during the Moose Rut. The active peak of rutting season for moose is generally the first two weeks of October. Farther North in the hemisphere is earlier as South is a bit later. Moose bulls may court cows for several days during their mating season. The largest and heaviest of the Deer family can often be seen in groups during this time, with both Bulls and Cows potentially competing for mates. Moose Bulls will chase off or even fight rivals for mating rights, while cows that occupy the same area may also chase each other away from a favorite bull moose. You can hear some vocalizations between the bull and cow along with seeing some very rare behavior in these gentle giants.
Moose Wildlife Encounters »
Biggest Mountain Goat Master Seen So Far
The Biggest Mountain Master seen so far this Year; Rocky Mountain goats are the largest mammals found in their high-altitude habitats, which can exceed elevations of 13,000 ft (4,000 m). Here is a small group of Males still carrying their full Winter coats.
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More Wildlife Encounters »Jasper Day Hikes
- Hike Jasper Home
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- Photo Spots in Jasper
- Close to Jasper Townsite
- Athabasca Falls
- Bald Hills Hike
- Beauty Creek to Stanley Falls
- Cottonwood Creek
- Devona Lookout/Celestine Lake
- Disaster Point
- Hiking at Edith Cavell Meadows
- Geraldine Lakes
- Jasper's Horseshoe Lake Hike
- Hiking to Jasper House
- Lake Annette Loop
- Lac Beauvert
- Lake Edith Hike
- Maligne Canyon Summer Hike
- Maligne Canyon Ice Walk
- Mary Shaffer Loop
- Moose Lake Loop in Jasper
- Mina-Riley Lakes Hiking Loop
- Hiking Nigel Pass in Jasper
- Old Fort Point
- Opal Hills
- Overlander Trail Hike
- Palisade Lookout Hike
- Jasper's Parker Ridge
- Pyramid & Athabasca Overlook
- Pyramid Trail
- Saturday Night Lake Loop
- Snake Indian Falls
- Sulpher Skyline Hike
- Sunwapta Falls
- Valley of the Five Lakes
- Verdant Creek and Pass
- Vine Creek
- Virl, Dorthy and Christine Lakes Hike
- Wabasso Lake to Skyline Trail
- Whistlers Mountain Hike
- Wilcox Pass
- Dark Sky Preserve Festival
- Jasper's Skyline Trail
- Athabasca Island by Canoe
- Celestine Lake Hike
- Hiking Fryatt Valley
- Jacques Lake Hike
- Jasper in January
- Banff Gondola
- Hiking Trail Conditions
- Jasper Hiking Maps
- Jasper Guided Hikes
- Athabasca River Rafting
- Maligne Lake Boat Cruise
- Maligne Ice Walk
- Whistlers Mountain Skytram
- Wildlife Scenic Tours and Shuttles
- Winter in Jasper National Park
- Jasper Summer Wildlife Discovery Tour
- Jasper Evening Wildlife Tour
- Jasper Summer Wildlife Tour
- Jasper Winter Wildlife Discovery Tour
- Jasper Winter Wildlife Search
- Whistlers SkyTram Flight Tickets
- Maligne Canyon Ice Walk
- 3 Hour Maligne Canyon Ice walk from Jasper
- Icefields Parkway Discovery Calgary to Jasper
- Jasper Sightseeing Tour - Maligne Lake Cruise
- Wildlife & Waterfalls Tour - Maligne Lake Cruise
- Being Bear Aware on Jasper Hikes
- Wildlife Photo Do's and Don'ts
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