So thats where they all went....

[RRH.01]

It's unfortunate that by offering the locality of this photo may very well sign the death warrant for those animals...even at this "out of season" for most of us time. A herd of moose that size in that area wont be that hard to find this time of year.

The original photographer has circulated it on face book since early 2017 listing the location beside it with many tens of thousands of shares on various outdoor groups. Makes a guy wonder.

 

[cbh560]

About 6 years ago I once spotted 14 moose in a quarter section in north eastern SK. In the adjacent quarter section stood 4 more. And this all on the eve before moose season opened. The next morning's hunt was short.

 

[fingers284]

The original photographer has circulated it on face book since early 2017 listing the location beside it with many tens of thousands of shares on various outdoor groups. Makes a guy wonder.

And every one of those postings relays the info to someone elses e-media...sooner or later it gets to "someone who cares".

 

[umchorn2]

That's probably almost every moose for 100 square miles. When they disperse in the spring they will have a very low density. Perhaps less than 1 moose per square mile and far less in heavily hunted or disturbed areas.

The last thing we need is the "tribe" finding the whereabouts of this significant wintering area. Or possibly worse...the fish and game department finding out that moose aren't extinct and issuing 20 more tags.

That said, nice to see some survivors but if this is any indication of population structure, we're in trouble. Populaton distribution looks slanted on the young side...unless the mature bulls shed their antlers...which is very possible this time of year.

 

[Superbrad]

That's probably almost every moose for 100 square miles. When they disperse in the spring they will have a very low density. Perhaps less than 1 moose per square mile and far less in heavily hunted or disturbed areas.

The last thing we need is the "tribe" finding the whereabouts of this significant wintering area. Or possibly worse...the fish and game department finding out that moose aren't extinct and issuing 20 more tags.

That said, nice to see some survivors but if this is any indication of population structure, we're in trouble. Populaton distribution looks slanted on the young side...unless the mature bulls shed their antlers...which is very possible this time of year.

If you hurry up, you can fence them in now......