What is Happening to Moose in Northeastern Minnesota?

A VHF telemetry study showed higher than expected mortality of adults. At the same time people have been reporting seeing fewer moose and hunter success has been declining. Yet the aerial survey indicates that there has been little change in the moose population of northeast Minnesota over the past few years.

Report Moose sightings -- Why and How Did you see a sick or dead moose? Even more important to report if you did!

Concern about moose is high because of the importance of moose to Minnesota. People also remember what happened to moose in northwestern Minnesota: In less than 20 years moose in northwestern Minnesota declined from over 4,000 to fewer than 100. Could the northeastern moose population, with over 7,000 moose, be starting a similar decline? Breaking News: The Moose Advisory Committee and its 8/18/2009 report to the DNR.

These moose in North Dakota haven't heard that moose don't like warm temperatures! We'll post a new page next week.