Hey Gizmo,
your words-like a essay-wonderful.
Both films are absolutley awesome and I can't get enough from them.
In autmn I go to red deer rut in the Karpaten.
A wild mountain area in Eastern Europe.I count every day since September/Oktober.
The main difference for me between your Elk and our "Rothirsch" is his voice in the rut.
Like a Lion in the Matabele grounds - roaring thunderstorms.
I'm a absolute passionate buffalo hunter ,but a good rut in the mountains is
breathtaking,is mystical and magic.
Foxi