Neighbor took some photos of moose in the back yard of my house in Wyoming. The shot through the window is from his living room. Thought some of you might appreciate images of some real wildlife.
OT: Moose on the loose
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went to Zion, arches, etc national parks a few years back and when driving around the park we saw moose, elk, etc just walking. Huge, magnificent creatures
Hope to see them when we visit Jackson Hole this summer.
Just travel the Wilson/Teton road...you will! If you are there in June and going on this road into Grand Teton NP....look out the passenger window to the swampy/pond areas and you will see them in the ponds feeding. Just look for cars stopped.....
Star Valley Ranch. 55 miles sw of Jackson on the Idaho border
God's Country! Played Cedar Creek GC about ten years ago. I will stop in for a beer if I hit Glacier in September!
I eagerly await the next Glov animal warnings thread.
It is a nice course. I’m only there in the summer and a week or two of skiing over the holidays until I retire.
You’ll also find them regularly near the intersection of route 22 and the road leading to JHMR. That’s the same road that becomes Moose-Wilson road.
Great pics, Bones.
Those four legged girls certainly beat out the squirrels, chips and occasional bear on my back deck.
Is your location ever visited by grizzly or brown bear?
Moose are my spirit animals…I’m simply in awe of them. That said I’ve hiked/driven all over this continent (east, west, north) over the past 3 decades, including many of the places you mentioned, and never saw one in the wild (saw 2 in a mom & pop zoo right outside of Acadia NP, but that doesn’t count). Not giving up my search, but starting to think I hav a better chance finding Bigfoot riding on a unicorn.
The neighbor said he ran into a grizzly when hunting out back at the base of the mountains several years back. Grizzlies are rare right here but we get black bears and mountain lions visiting the community on a yearly basis. They are mainly spotted close to the trailheads or on the golf courses. We have not had any near our house. I did see a lone wolf cut across the field out back one winter. Looked like he was headed across the valley over toward Idaho.
We see multiple moose on a regular basis in Wyoming. Have seen them when hiking and when we are out driving in the area. Once saw 3 bulls and 3 cow moose a short distance apart near antelope flats in Grand Teton NP. This was the first time in our yard.
Go to the Lamar Valley in Yellowstone in late September...they are all over the place. Along with elk, bear, mule deer, and bison....
Go there frequently in the summer. The senior national park pass is well worth the one time $80 fee. Entrance to YS is 110 miles from my front door. Always take visitors there.
My favorite places to visit out there in addition to YS are hiking the Taggert Lake Trail in GTNP - short easy walk to a beautiful alpine lake, hiking the Phelps Lake Trail in GTNP - another 1 mile hike to the lake and then a 7 mile loop around the lake with a great rock to jump off into the lake - about 20 foot drop - lots of bear in the area - saw 6 one hike - momma black bear and 2 cubs and momma Grizzly with 2 cubs, and finally taking the gondola- not the tram - up to happy hour at 9100 feet at JHMR.
here is a Bull we came across hiking the Cascade Trail in the Grand Tetons this past summer. There was a cow further upstream and one downstream with a calf as well. We didn’t get any closer than 30 yards I would guess. He was streamside in the middle of the day just keeping cool. It was a fantastic and arduous hike as well.
Coolest thing I’ve seen is a grizzly swimming across the Snake River at Oxbow Bend toward a moose cow and calf on an island across the way. Location is very famous for great photos. Unfortunately did not have a camera with a long lens this time.
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We had this conversation. No worries. My place is in Star Valley Ranch.
yep, they generally hate dogs-they seem to regard all dogs as wolves
they are generally ok around people (except during the rut, when they go insane), just keep your distance
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