Know Your Moose

The Ministry of Natural Resources wants to remind hunters to know the difference.
Dryden MNR Conservation Officer Colin Langford says there’s different ways of distinguishing them.
He says a moose under 1-year-old is a calf. They have a shorter and stouter head, a small fine featured nose, short ears and almost no bell. They have a short triangular face.
They stand about 4 feet high at the shoulder, weigh about 350-400 pounds, and have a square shaped body with a pointed shoulder hump. If you see a calf, it’s mother is sure to be around.
A moose in it’s second year is considered a yearling and classified as an adult moose. An adult female moose is called a cow and an adult male moose is a bull.
They have a long, over hanging bulbous nose and a more rectangular shaped face with prominent ears and a bell.
An adult moose stands about 6ft high at the shoulder, weighs between 700 to 1200 pounds, and are more rectangular shaped.
Visit www.ontario.ca/conservationofficer, and under the Outreach Tab, you can take the Moose ID Quiz.