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Cathy · 11-12-2003, 07:27 PM

quote:Originally posted by TheWatchman:
Here it is. Cathy says only 1 in 100,000 born are white! You are indeed looking at a rare occurance. Is this an albino?

I can't tell if it's an albino or not. The eyes aren't very visible, and I don't know that anybody has gotten close enough to it to find out. I suspect it is, though. One in 100,000 are born in the wild. I hear there are a few in the Fort Kent area, 60 miles north of Limestone. I really doubt there are 100,000 moose in Aroostook County. In fact, there probably aren't 100,000 people in the county, and I'm pretty sure there are more people than moose. There must be a strong mutation to have more than one white moose in a relatively small area.
Watchman, I can't believe you haven't seen a moose in your travels. I see at least two every week in the spring, summer and fall. I guess you have to know when and where to look. In early mornings, right after sunrise, they are usually standing along the tree line, soaking up the sun. In fact, this time of year, they are out and about most of the day. In the summer they remain in the woods to stay cool, but come out after sundown. That's why there are so many of them on the roads in the evening. Many people get injured or killed from hitting them.
They are generally intelligent, non-agressive animals. The bulls can get rather nasty during rutting season, mid to late fall. They've been known to charge hunters and even will chase down a car. The worse thing you can do is beep your horn or flick your lights if a bull moose is standing in the road. They're a bit territorial. If you see them start swinging their antlers, you'd better get the heck out of there.
The biggest moose taken in Northern Maine during hunting season this year weighed over 1400 lbs and had an antler span of 67 inches. Not something you'd want to tangle with.

Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com

11-12-2003, 07:27 PM	#13
Cathy Senior Member Join Date: May 2001 Location: Maine, USA Posts: 1,967	quote:Originally posted by TheWatchman: Here it is. Cathy says only 1 in 100,000 born are white! You are indeed looking at a rare occurance. Is this an albino? I can't tell if it's an albino or not. The eyes aren't very visible, and I don't know that anybody has gotten close enough to it to find out. I suspect it is, though. One in 100,000 are born in the wild. I hear there are a few in the Fort Kent area, 60 miles north of Limestone. I really doubt there are 100,000 moose in Aroostook County. In fact, there probably aren't 100,000 people in the county, and I'm pretty sure there are more people than moose. There must be a strong mutation to have more than one white moose in a relatively small area. Watchman, I can't believe you haven't seen a moose in your travels. I see at least two every week in the spring, summer and fall. I guess you have to know when and where to look. In early mornings, right after sunrise, they are usually standing along the tree line, soaking up the sun. In fact, this time of year, they are out and about most of the day. In the summer they remain in the woods to stay cool, but come out after sundown. That's why there are so many of them on the roads in the evening. Many people get injured or killed from hitting them. They are generally intelligent, non-agressive animals. The bulls can get rather nasty during rutting season, mid to late fall. They've been known to charge hunters and even will chase down a car. The worse thing you can do is beep your horn or flick your lights if a bull moose is standing in the road. They're a bit territorial. If you see them start swinging their antlers, you'd better get the heck out of there. The biggest moose taken in Northern Maine during hunting season this year weighed over 1400 lbs and had an antler span of 67 inches. Not something you'd want to tangle with. Cathy http://www.cathycowette.com