Thread: Fiordland Moose

Moose seem to travel huge distances in their ranges overseas, I do wonder that if with the small population of moose that were not accounted for by hunters from back in the day, struggle to breed as a result of travelling so far from each other perhaps and not finding each other at mating season..

In 2008 while on a cruise through the Fiordland sounds , a DOC manager was doing a commentary on the history of Fiordland , i caught up with him that evening and during our conversation we discussed the possibility of any moose being still alive in Fiordland , DOC at that time belived moose still exist and number no more that 10 animals

Originally Posted by Jus

Moose seem to travel huge distances in their ranges overseas, I do wonder that if with the small population of moose that were not accounted for by hunters from back in the day, struggle to breed as a result of travelling so far from each other perhaps and not finding each other at mating season..

Raises a good point. I've watched a meat eater series where they give out Moose calls from a high vantage point across miles of open country. They know they are extremely slow moving animals and a moose that hears that call wont come to the location the call was made until some 24 hours later. If your impatient and don't return to the same spot the very next day, chances are you'll never see the bull you called in.

So Moose finding each other in dense Fiordland bush may be too difficult.