Moose Types

[Lady Hunter in AZ]

I know there are 4 types of Moose. The shirrah moose is the only one that I know that is in some parts of Utah and Colorado. Can you please tell what the other names are and where they are located at and which is the biggest. I am just curious.

 

[BuzzH]

I dont know of four, but Boone and Crockett recognizes three sub-species. Shiras, which are found in Montana, Idaho, Utah, Colorado, etc. Canadian moose, found you guessed it, in Canada. The Alaska/Yukon moose found in Northern Canada and AK.

Dont know of any others.

 

[Moosie]

There is an Elusive HuntTalk.com Moose. He's hard to get a tag for But I hear he makes a great "MOUNT"

Seriousley though.. I only know of the 3 aswell..... HUmmmm I know that the Alaskan Moose is High on my list.... I sure wouldn't mine Bagging one of them !!!!!

 

[ROCKYMTNELKSTALKER]

Can't help much either, the only moose i've heard of are the one's already mentioned and that includes the elusive, yet terribly ugly OSCAR MOOSE.hehehe j/k.

Good luck!

 

[Twofingers_under]

From largest to least:

1. Alaska/Yukon; Alaska, the Yukon and south western Northwest Territory; 70+ inch spreads & 1800 lbs max

2. Canadian; most of the rest of interior Canada; 60+ inch spreads & 1500 lbs max

3. Shiras; Rocky Mountain region; 50+ inch spreads & 1300 lbs

4. Labrador; Labrador, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia and parts of Ontario; 45+ inch spreads & 1200 lbs

 

[Bill Hefner]

I took a Newfoundland moose back in '96 that had a nice 53-1/2" spread (see photo under Moosie's new family of photos section at the top of the page. It's toward the end of pg. #3).

I got it within the first 7 minutes of the first morning of the hunt. Then I was in bed for the rest of the week with an intestinal virus!

 

[Lady Hunter in AZ]

Thanks for the input. I hope someday to bag me a nice big old moose.