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Offline Boar

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Moose in western washington?
« on: Yesterday at 02:07:12 PM »
Not exactly a hunting question, but I'm curious why Western Washington doesn't have a viable moose population?  You hear of them occasionally popping up in the North Cascades, but there rare as far as I know, and obviously there is no hunting opportunity over this way.  Is it just a matter of establishing a breeding population in an area they were run out of, or is there a more fundamental reason the Cascade/Olympic habitat isn't suitable to hold good numbers of moose?

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #1 on: Yesterday at 02:30:25 PM »
I think you need a viable wolf population before you import moose.

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #2 on: Yesterday at 03:55:48 PM »
I think you need a viable wolf population before you import moose.
Don't forget grizz

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #3 on: Yesterday at 04:48:06 PM »
I think you need a viable wolf population before you import moose.
Don't forget grizz

Pardon my ignorance, new here…is this a dig at WDFW prioritizing predators over other game animals?

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #4 on: Yesterday at 04:50:31 PM »
I think you need a viable wolf population before you import moose.
Don't forget grizz

Pardon my ignorance, new here…is this a dig at WDFW prioritizing predators over other game animals?

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #5 on: Yesterday at 05:21:00 PM »
Several years ago maybe 10 I saw one of west side of white pass.

I have always thought some of high alpine swampy areas would be prime for some moose, don’t know what or why they don’t stay west  I’m sure they’re  a few that stay but who knows

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #6 on: Yesterday at 05:32:29 PM »
Did moose ever have a population in western WA?

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #7 on: Yesterday at 05:35:33 PM »
Are you new to Washington too?

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #8 on: Yesterday at 06:06:18 PM »
They occasionally make their way as far south as Mt.Rainier. We have seen them not too far from Government Meadows. It’s not super common, but sightings every other year are normal recently.

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #9 on: Yesterday at 07:02:30 PM »
There are a few in western  Washington.  But you don't  hear about it on line haha.

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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #10 on: Yesterday at 07:04:03 PM »
It would be cool! In Alaska they attack more people a year than grizzly!  :chuckle: Keep you on your toes on a hike through the Hoh!
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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #11 on: Yesterday at 07:26:26 PM »
I think you need a viable wolf population before you import moose.
Don't forget grizz

Pardon my ignorance, new here…is this a dig at WDFW prioritizing predators over other game animals?

Most likely the wolves will follow the last moose over there.....lol 🤣😅🤣


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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #12 on: Yesterday at 07:49:49 PM »
Let’s helicopter moose and wolves to the peninsula!


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Re: Moose in western washington?
« Reply #13 on: Yesterday at 07:54:25 PM »
Are you new to Washington too?

No, just an ignoramus when it comes to moose :)

 


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