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Teton Vigil - Elk By Daniel Smith

Teton Vigil - Elk by Daniel Smith

Adult elk usually stay in single-sex groups for most of the year. During the mating period known as the rut, mature bulls compete for the attentions of the cow elk and will try to defend females in their harem. Rival bulls challenge opponents by bellowing and by paralleling each other, walking back and forth. This allows potential combatants to assess the other's antlers, body size and fighting prowess. If neither bull backs down, they engage in antler wrestling, and bulls sometimes sustain serious injuries. Bulls also dig holes in the ground, in which they urinate and roll their body. A male elk's urethra points upward so that urine is sprayed almost at a right angle to the penis. The urine soaks into their hair and gives them a distinct smell which attracts cows.

Teton Vigil - Elk by Daniel Smith is available for sale as a signed and numbered limited edition of only 1,025 art prints with a 18 x 30 image size priced at $175 unframed.

Order yours today. All artwork is professionally boxed and insured and guaranteed to arrive in mint condition. Dan Smith painted a herd of elk with one really nice bull elk in artwork for sale. All artwork has been hand signed by the artist.

Grand Teton National Park is an American national park in northwestern Wyoming. At approximately 310,000 acres or 480 square miles, the park includes the major peaks of the 40 mile long Teton Range as well as most of the northern sections of the valley known as Jackson Hole. This high quality fine art print was published in 2005 as Print of the Year for Friends of NRA

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