Eastern Canada Moose Hunting

Eastern Canada Moose

(Alces alces americana)

Current SCI all time record: Score 489 2/8

Description: Males have palmate flat antlers with small prongs projecting. The front legs are longer than the back giving the moose a humped appearance. It has a short and stubby hairy tail, short neck, long nose, and ears like a mule. Under the throat hangs a pendant of fur about a foot long called a bell. In color the moose is dark brown to reddish brown with grayish white legs.

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Range: Eastern Ontario, Quebec, and primarily Newfoundland in Canada, and primarily Maine and Vermont in the U.S.; primarily September-October.

Natural History: Moose are found on the wooded hillsides of the rocky western mountain ranges, along the margins of ponds, lakes and rivers of the boreal forest, swamps, bogs and also on the northern tundra. They also can be found in fresh water feeding.

During the winter it feeds on twigs and shrubs - about (18 - 22 kg) (40 to 50 pounds) a day. In the summer moose eat many types of leaves of trees and shrubs such as birch and maple. They also feeds on water plants consuming a total of (22 - 27 kg) (50 to 60 lbs.) a day.

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