This is rare: Moose spotted several times in Nebraska Panhandle

[Omaha Steve]

http://www.omaha.com/outdoors/this-is-rare-moose-spotted-several-times-in-nebraska-panhandle/article_78f521f4-3951-55b3-95cc-01f50cfa7544.html

POSTED: WEDNESDAY, APRIL 8, 2015 11:10 AM | UPDATED: 11:49 AM, WED APR 8, 2015.
By David Hendee / World-Herald staff writer

A wandering moose is roaming western Nebraska in the tracks of newcomer mountain lions, elk and bighorn sheep.

Nebraska Game and Parks Commission officials say a moose has been spotted numerous times by residents in the North Platte River valley in the Panhandle.

Confirmed sightings suggest that the moose has been in the region for several weeks and was last reported in Morrill County.

Moose are rarely seen in Nebraska. Wildlife biologists suspect the recent arrival came from Wyoming. Unlike breeding populations of cougars, elk and bighorns established in recent decades, Nebraska has no wild moose herds.

FULL story at link.

[shenmue]

1. The Wandering Moose is a good name for a band

[Glassunion]

2. And a Canadian whiskey.

[NYC_SKP]

3. Could be the name given to some killer bud, too... :^)

"I'll take 20 grams of that Wandering Moose over there."

[Rex]

6. Hmmm...that looks fake, you will have to send me some so I can make sure it is the real deal!

[yuiyoshida]

4. Pretty far from Frostbite falls!!!

hokey smokes, Bullwinkle!

[Thor_MN]

10. Watch me pull a rabbit outa ma hat!!!

I'm impressed!!! How in the world does someone as young as you know Bullwinkle? I swear I would get blank stares if I used a Bullwinkle line at work.

[yuiyoshida]

14. My dad taped everthing :D

hahaha!

[Thor_MN]

15. I'd have to say your dad did a good job...

[pinboy3niner]

11. Officials advised residents to be on the lookout for Rocky, Boris and Natasha

[NickB79]

5. Good luck. Moose are going extinct here in Minnesota

The winters have become too warm for them at this point, and they're dying from insect infestations.

[frogmarch]

7. The moose is near where I live.

The last time a moose was spotted near Chadron was several years ago, and someone shot and killed it. Figures. Good luck to this one.

[Zorra]

8. Great news, moose are amazing critters. And very large when you see them

up close.

Hopefully no trigger happy RW gunter will kill her/him and deprive Nebraskans of this treasure.

[Glassunion]

9. Is a "Moose spotted" rare? Or is a "Spotted moose spotted" rarer?

[joeybee12]

12. They are incredible looking animals....

Always loved it when I spotted one. KNR

[Brickbat]

13. It'll run when summer comes. Nebraska is way too hot for a moose.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

16. Was there a flying squirrel nearby?