Kathryn Scott, YourHub
A small group of elk rest Sept. 26, 2017 in Evergreen. Getting your player ready...
ESTES PARK — Wildlife officials in Colorado are warning people to keep their distance from elk during their mating season after a bull charged people, knocked a woman down and repeatedly butted her with its antlers.
Thursday near the visitor center in Estes Park near Rocky Mountain National Park.
The woman escaped after public works employee Brian Berg and got between her and the elk.
The elk then rammed the front of the truck.
A spokesman for Colorado Parks and Wildlife, Jason Clay, told KDVR-TV that bull elk aggressively fight over their breeding rights.
He said people need to give elk space even in developed areas and let them move away on their own.
