moose moving west

[DeerThug]

So was on my way home today and saw these critters.  they were about 4 or 5 miles north of hyw 26 along hwy 395  east of othello and just north of cunningham road.  only about 50 yards off of the hwy.  might have to zoom in as I only had my cell phone to take pics.

[grundy53]

Nice!

sent from my typewriter

[Bullkllr]

One moose said to the other as they headed west, "We outta wolf range yet...?"

[trophyhunt]

One moose said to the other as they headed west, "We outta wolf range yet...?"

sad but funny at the same time!

[fowl smacker]

We saw one in Dayton last year and it was a shocker to us.

[Quackwhacker]

There's always a few floating around the area. There was a cow and two bull elk up around Warden a couple weeks ago.

[MLBowhunting]

Cool pic. 

[MerriamMagician]

Seen a few around banks lake over the years...

[nwwanderer]

Probably last years twins, mom has new ones, kicks them loose and they walk, maybe a very long walk.

[teanawayslayer]

There are moose hanging out in the chiwawa river drainage also

[rasbo]

seen a young bull on the lower palouse two weeks ago

[pat2bear]

Cool pic Vic! Had a doe trot out in front of me the other night down by your place.

[BOWHUNTER45]

 A buddy of mine claims his daughter seen one by our house riding horses  She swore it was a moose since she has elk in her yard all the time  We are way west ..almost as far as west goes 

[Tbar]

A buddy of mine claims his daughter seen one by our house riding horses  She swore it was a moose since she has elk in her yard all the time  We are way west ..almost as far as west goes 

That is believable, my daughter photographed 2 below Diablo last summer.

[WAcoueshunter]

There are moose hanging out in the chiwawa river drainage also

...and Tyee Ridge.

[rosscrazyelk]

We saw one in Dayton last year and it was a shocker to us.

They have been around for awhile.  Two years ago they had to put one down in tri cities

[rosscrazyelk]

I had a friend tell me she saw a moose outside nachese. Knowing her I called her bluff and said you are  mistaken it was a elk. I think I posted about it. Anyway I called the bio and he did not seem suprised.

[pat2bear]

I had a friend tell me she saw a moose outside nachese. Knowing her I called her bluff and said you are  mistaken it was a elk. I think I posted about it. Anyway I called the bio and he did not seem suprised.

That'd be news to me. It'd be cool though!

[Call em in]

I spoke to an orchardist who said several years ago they put one down in Soap Lake.  I thought it sounded strange at the time. 

Two years ago I saw a large black bear chasing a cow moose in Cle Elum!  I made my way down into the swamp I last saw them and started calling thinking I could get the bear to come in.  Never saw the bear but the moose made it's way back to see what the terrible noise was all about. LOL

[andersonjk4]

seen a young bull on the lower palouse two weeks ago

There have been more and more moose moving into the Palouse over the last 10 or so years.  Now I see several each year along the Palouse River.  I think they are following the North and South forks of the Palouse River out of Idaho.  Maybe to escape wolf pressure or just expanding territory, but there is starting to be a pretty steady population of them along the Palouse River.  The Palouse River is only 20-25 miles from where the OP spotted the moose.  We've also started seeing more and more moose in the Blues.  They are definitely widening their territory. 

[bobcat]

We saw a moose along Deadman Creek just before it hits the Snake River.  (south side of the Snake)

[Fish4Fun]

I know they have seen moose South of Eagle Lakes before and that is a few mile South out of Othello. That was probably 3 - 5 years ago.

[deadwoodbuck]

A buddy of mine claims his daughter seen one by our house riding horses 

  that would be a hell of a picture!!!!!!!!!

[HunterStrait]

We saw one in Dayton last year and it was a shocker to us.

No way! I never knew there were moose down there!

[RadSav]

A buddy of mine claims his daughter seen one by our house riding horses 

  that would be a hell of a picture!!!!!!!!!

    That would be!  Poor horses

Makes me think of this poster

[Skyvalhunter]

There are moose hanging out in the chiwawa river drainage also

They have been there for a while

[Sumpnneedskillin]

There was one swimming in the Snake near the Clarkston golf course the past week or so.  Guys I work with saw one between Pomeroy and Lower Granite Dam about a month ago.  Last week someone saw one between Pullman and Lower Granite.  Two years ago we had one in Pomeroy until the crowd got to be too big and it decided to leave town.

[npaull]

My brother saw one right next to Manastash Lake this spring. It was a bull at close range too, so no doubt that it was actually a moose.

[Biggerhammer]

There was a Bull Moose in Waterville (Douglas Co) a couple years back. 100 degrees out and it was cruising across the open wheat fields.

[Cascade]

We saw one in Dayton last year and it was a shocker to us.

No way! I never knew there were moose down there!

This was taken in May in Dayton.

[HunterStrait]

We saw one in Dayton last year and it was a shocker to us.

No way! I never knew there were moose down there!

This was taken in May in Dayton.

You don't see that every day, a moose actually walking on the sidewalk 

[wlandrum]

WOW, right on. 

[subagang707]

Are we sure that isn't just a REALLY BIG Great Dane running the streets in Dayton??

[WSU]

seen a young bull on the lower palouse two weeks ago

There have been more and more moose moving into the Palouse over the last 10 or so years.  Now I see several each year along the Palouse River.  I think they are following the North and South forks of the Palouse River out of Idaho.  Maybe to escape wolf pressure or just expanding territory, but there is starting to be a pretty steady population of them along the Palouse River.  The Palouse River is only 20-25 miles from where the OP spotted the moose.  We've also started seeing more and more moose in the Blues.  They are definitely widening their territory.

I saw a handful very near Pullman during school.  I can think of 4 that I saw within 10 miles of Pullman in Washington during my 4 years.  I think there was at least one more but can't seem to place it.

[Buckblaster]

A buddy of mine saw a cow and calf moose in the Entiat valley 2 years ago.