Elk had been exterminated from the Wichita Mountains by 1875. Since their reintroduction, the herd has thrived—today numbering approximately 800 animals.

Each year in September, the rut—or reproduction period— begins, lasting 4-6 weeks. Bulls compete for groups of cows (harems) to breed with, and the sound of their bugling (call) can be heard throughout the range. Calves are born in June, and the herds will split into smaller groups to graze throughout the summer.

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