The rut is a taxing time for bull moose. They don't eat and lose 30 percent of their body mass. Since it's right before winter, it can leave them depleted going into the cold weather.

The moose had used a paddle to knock Lewis down, not so much whacking him as giving him a push. Lewis kept yelling at the bull throughout the ordeal, and it eventually realized that Lewis was a human ...

The antlers on this bull moose photographed on Sept. 10, 2016, are hardened and polished free of velvet in preparation for the mating season, or rut, at Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge.

Video shows 'dancing' bull moose getting ready for rut season. ... ISLE ROYALE, MI - The fact that a young bull moose took a few playful twirls around in the woods isn't unusual, ...

Male moose begin growing antlers after their first year but are very unlikely to find a mate at this young age. Cow moose tend to prefer more mature bulls, and a bull moose’s prime age for mating is ...

Bull and cow moose call to locate one aother during the rut. pictureguy32 / Adobe Stock. Moose are more solitary than other type of deer, and they typically live in thick, timbered areas.

Moose are mostly at the tail end of the rut and fall colors have generally waned by October, however, it still isn’t uncommon to see bull moose sparring and chasing cows.

And while a cow moose will likely only breed with one bull per year, a dominant bull may breed as many as 25 cows in a single season. As with elk, vocalization are a key part of the moose rut.

On an October day years ago, my husband and I were canoeing on a pond in the Green Mountain National Forest. We heard crashing in the bushes along the shoreline just before a magnificent bull moose ...

This image captured from video shows a man's close encounter with a bull moose in Aroostook County, Maine, before the animal charged him and knocked him down on Sept. 24, 2024.

We heard tortured bellowing along an Anchorage bike trail, then saw two moose in silhouette, one lying on the ground. Sections. Alaska News Politics Opinions Sports Talk to us Opens in new window.