Colorado Moose

8 month old and mother moose head towards the treeline near Brainard Lake, Colorado

Moose are dying out rapidly all over the U.S. but for some reason they are doing fantastic in Colorado. Moose were hunted to extinction in the 1970's.  In 1978, 12 moose were reintroduced near North Park and and in 1992, several more were released near Creede, in southern Colorado.  There are now over 3000 Shira Moose in the State.  I have found some secret places where to see moose in the late summer and have bounced into a few more across the other seasons - they are undoubtedly my favorite wildlife to shoot though any wildlife is such a treasure!