MOOSE IN YELLOWSTONE

Mother moose and her twins – Island Park, Idaho

I have to give a big "thank you" to my friends Ed and Vicki for allowing me to share this photo with you. They were near Island Park, Idaho last weekend somewhere on a fairly deserted road, when they were fortunate enough to spy this mother moose with not one  - but two calves.

Seeing moose in our area and in Yellowstone National Park has become quite a rare event. There has been some speculation by the experts that the fires of 1988 in the National Park destroyed the majority of the moose habitat which caused the moose to migrate out of the park in search of food.  However, as the park has continued to recover from those fires some of the moose habitat has returned. There is also speculation that this means we will be seeing more and more moose in and around Yellowstone National Park.

The best places to look for moose in Yellowstone would be in the marshy areas as well as the willows of Willow Park or near the Madison and Firehole Rivers. On occasion and they have also been spotted in the Fishing Bridge/Yellowstone Lake area as well as in the Lamar and Hayden Valleys and along the East Entrance Road.

Thanks again to Ed and Vicky for allowing me to share this remarkable photo with my readers. Happy Moose Hunting.