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Title: Moose in Naches?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on July 02, 2012, 08:50:01 PM
So I just had a friend call me who says she was camping with her family in Nachese and they saw a moose.. I said Bulls@!t. She said her dad lived in Alaska and knows what a moose looks like.. Anyone confirm this?
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: Dan-o on July 02, 2012, 08:59:17 PM
A guy from work said the same thing last year.......    :dunno:

A guy I know that lives between Cle Elum and e-Burg just took pics of a cow moose in his neighbors pasture a couple weeks ago.  Said he wasn't going to mention it if he didn't get a pic.   He went home and got his camera in time.     :chuckle:
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: Knocker of rocks on July 02, 2012, 09:04:04 PM
A guy from work said the same thing last year.......    :dunno:

A guy I know that lives between Cle Elum and e-Burg just took pics of a cow moose in his neighbors pasture a couple weeks ago.  Said he wasn't going to mention it if he didn't get a pic.   He went home and got his camera in time.     :chuckle:

Lot of elk around there, but the Washington Cascades  seemingly are becoming more habitable to moose.  There are some residents in the Lake Wenatchee-White River-Chiwawa area, as well as Ross lake.  Transients are all over.

So a resounding, maybe
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: longrangekiller on July 02, 2012, 09:43:58 PM
I heard something about a guy seeing one last year up there idk but I've seen some moose in random places I thought I would never see one
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: huntnphool on July 02, 2012, 10:06:20 PM
I'd love to see them "translocated" to the Olympic Pen.
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: fair-chase on July 02, 2012, 10:35:43 PM
Lot of elk around there, but the Washington Cascades  seemingly are becoming more habitable to moose.  There are some residents in the Lake Wenatchee-White River-Chiwawa area, as well as Ross lake.  Transients are all over.

Is it that the Cascades are becoming more habitable, or that the traditional moose grounds are becoming less hospitable? I'm sure we will see an increase in transient/dislocated moose (or is it meese  :chuckle:) in the years to come.
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: huntnphool on July 02, 2012, 10:38:49 PM
Quote from: link=topic=100548.msg1307345#msg1307345 date=1341287401
They are full of bull crap with no pictures . I can't confirm a moose but I can confirm there is more than 5 wolves on the naches ranger district.
Um........how about some pictures. :rolleyes:
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: CementFinisher on July 02, 2012, 10:45:52 PM
i found sheds in the peaches ridge area, and made a post about it with pics. I couldn't believe it when i found em. I'm not completely discounting their claims.
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: adamR on July 03, 2012, 05:49:34 AM
can you let us know where they were? or at least pm me, because like naches sportsman, I wanna find it and take pictures
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: lewy on July 03, 2012, 06:37:18 AM
Ive got a pic of one in the cle elum area from this spring, so Naches wouldnt surprise me.....
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: colockumelk on July 03, 2012, 11:07:35 AM
i found sheds in the peaches ridge area, and made a post about it with pics. I couldn't believe it when i found em. I'm not completely discounting their claims.

PICS  :dunno:

Ive got a pic of one in the cle elum area from this spring, so Naches wouldnt surprise me.....

PICS  :dunno:

You guys know how we roll here. It's all BS without pictures :chuckle:
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: CamoDup on July 03, 2012, 11:24:00 AM
 :yeah:
Title: Moose in Naches?
Post by: iRem on July 03, 2012, 11:27:48 AM
Still waiting for pics??? Anyone...........
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: CementFinisher on July 03, 2012, 01:57:43 PM
http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=97395.msg1259833#msg1259833 (http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php?topic=97395.msg1259833#msg1259833)

The pics were not taken on site but were found in the peaches ridge area
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: lewy on July 03, 2012, 06:39:26 PM
Just got home, here they are. Taken this spring.........btw, you guys sure don't take a guy's word for things :chuckle:
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: Buckblaster on July 04, 2012, 01:26:52 PM
It sure looks like a moose to me.
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: rosscrazyelk on July 05, 2012, 11:11:29 AM
After talking with her for a bit. (this girl is not good with directions. Go figure). As far as I can figure she did not see this moose in naches. She saw this thing on the tieton river  just east of the road that goes up to bethel ridge/cash prarie
That is what I came up with after interigation. Hope that helps you guys that want to search
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: Curly on July 05, 2012, 11:18:34 AM
Lot of elk around there, but the Washington Cascades  seemingly are becoming more habitable to moose.  There are some residents in the Lake Wenatchee-White River-Chiwawa area, as well as Ross lake.  Transients are all over.

Is it that the Cascades are becoming more habitable, or that the traditional moose grounds are becoming less hospitable? I'm sure we will see an increase in transient/dislocated moose (or is it meese  :chuckle:) in the years to come.

My belief is that due to wolves, moose are relocating to areas without wolves and the wolves then follow the moose.  Just my belief though, no scientific proof whatsoever.
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: adamR on July 05, 2012, 05:33:40 PM
I'm sure she does know what a moose looks like but from a distance a small cow could look like a moose... and they have alot of range cows in the bethel ridge road area this time of year
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: washelkhunter on July 05, 2012, 05:43:40 PM
Yeah thats a moose for sure. I dont know about you but im totally stoked knowing theres moose here. They should do well in the W.O.W and i cant wait to spot one in Indian Heaven. They'll love it there.
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: danderson on July 05, 2012, 06:04:00 PM
Heres 2 cows taken last year in the Teanaway Valley
Title: Re: Moose in Naches?
Post by: deleted BGS on July 14, 2012, 04:24:43 PM
i think that those look like horses  :chuckle:
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