RBC | Did you know moose can run up to 35 miles per hour and are excellent swimmers? Or that a bull moose’s antlers can grow up to 1 pound a day. Have we peaked your interest? Do you want to learn more about the Shiras moose? Join Colorado Parks[Read More…]
Tag: Moose
CPW to host meeting on moose and wolves Dec. 10
Colorado Parks and Wildlife is hosting a two-hour public meeting in Walden on Dec. 10 to discuss the continuation of a study on moose that will have a new focus on understanding the coexistence with wolves in North Park. In addition to research updates and plans, experts will be available[Read More…]
Kaye’s Corner: We saw a Moose!
MEEKER | If you can’t drive through Glenwood Canyon, what are your choices? My husband, a Meeker native, was confident of an alternative path over Ripple Creek Pass with less traffic than either the Aspen or Steamboat options. Since I had never been all the way over Ripple Creek, I[Read More…]
Beware of moose: conflicts can cause serious injuries
RBC | Since early June, Colorado Parks and Wildlife officials have investigated two separate moose conflicts resulting in injuries to three people, and agency officials are cautioning everyone to be extra vigilant this time of year. Because elk, deer and other wild animals are currently rearing their newborn offspring, it[Read More…]
Give moose plenty of space
RBC I Colorado Parks and Wildlife wants to remind people to give wildlife plenty of room, especially when it comes to moose. The moose population is thriving in Colorado and as the number of moose rise, so does the chance for human interaction with them.
Big bull…
This bull moose taken by Gerald Morris in the Trappers’ Lake area in the first moose season in this region had a 46-1/2 inch antler spread.
Meszaros gets first-ever archery moose in area…
Meeker Town Manager Scott Meszaros was fortunate Sept. 23 to be the first person to ever harvest a Shiras moose in the Upper White River Basin/Flattops Wilderness Region.
Man sentenced in moose case
A hunter from Highlands Ranch, Colo., pleaded guilty April 1 to a felony and several misdemeanors in a case that highlights a growing concern for Colorado wildlife managers — hunters who fail to correctly identify big game animals.
Moose on the loose: DOW moves 19 moose
Moose moved into the White River National Forest on their own, migrating from other areas. Now, with transplants from Utah, the Division of Wildlife is adding to the local numbers in hopes of establishing a bigger population in Rio Blanco County.