A YOUNG BULL MOOSE HAS BEEN SEEN THE PAST FEW DAYS WANDERING THROUGH PARTS OF NORTHWEST IOWA.
SIOUX CENTER’S POLICE CHIEF SAYS THE MOOSE WAS NEAR DORDT UNIVERSITY FRIDAY MORNING.
D-N-R REGIONAL CONSERVATION OFFICER JOHN SELLS SAYS MOOSE ARE A PROTECTED SPECIES IN IOWA, SO YOU CANNOT SHOOT OR HUNT THEM.
HE SAYS IF YOU SEE A MOOSE, YOU SHOULD STAY CLEAR:
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MOOSE6 OC…….RISKY SITUATION. :21
SELLS SAYS MOOSE SIGHTINGS ARE NOT AS UNUSUAL AS YOU WOULD THINK.
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MOOSE7 OC…….FEW YEARS” :13
HE SAYS IF MOOSE COME THIS FAR SOUTH, IT’S USUALLY BECAUSE OF ONE THING.
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MOOSE8 OC…..BACK NORTH” :13
SELLS SAYS MOOSE CAN TRAVEL FIVE TO TEN MILES A DAY, AND HAVE BEEN KNOWN TO TRAVEL UP TO 100 MILES A WEEK.
THE MOOSE’S TRAJECTORY WAS IN A SOUTHEASTERLY DIRECTION, WHICH COULD HAVE PUT IT IN NEAR ORANGE CITY AND ALTON SATURDAY, UNLESS IT DECIDED TO TURN AROUND AND GO BACK HOME.
Photo by Sioux Center PD
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