Idaho conservation officers say they've received a tip from the public that has helped advance the investigation into the illegal killing of a bull moose south of Twin Falls.
Idaho wildlife managers treated a sick cow moose in the Wood River Valley in hopes of learning more about what may be impacting the species numbers in the state.
The reward for information on a poached bull moose near Smiths Ferry in October has been doubled. The Idaho Department of Fish and Game announced the Idaho Fish and Wildlife Foundation matched the reward being offered by Citizens Against Poaching which has increased the it to $1,200
Idaho wildlife managers say two moose were poached and left to waste near Banks, making them the fourth and fifth animals to be illegally killed this month.
Idaho wildlife managers will include public input in a moose management plan that addresses declining populations of the large animal in some parts of the state.
Idaho’s overall moose population is down. In Southern Idaho the numbers are up. Just take a drive in the South Hills and your odds of seeing moose increase every year. Moose are also often wandering through the valleys. A woman at the office recently shared a video. Her daughter filmed a moose jumping a fence and trotting through an open field.
The reward for a moose poaching case in northeastern Nevada has grown to $10,000 to help catch the person or people responsible. The adult moose was illegally killed southeast of Jarbidge last month, according to the Nevada Department of Wildlife.
Idaho moose encounters are not just possible, but likely if you go outdoors with any regularity. One Idaho guy was surprised to find himself face-to-face (or would that be face-to-muzzle?) with a mammoth moose recently.