Show L i n YOUNG SHIRAS MOOSE This young Shiras Moose has been a continual visitor near the Summit Springs Ranger Station In Daggett where this photo was taken Fish Game photo Moose Herd Herdon on High Is Increasing Standing six feet or more at atthe atthe the shoulder and weighing from pounds pounds- black and gray gray in color is the adult Shiras Moose This animal may live to tobe tobe be 15 to 20 years old and usual usual- usually ly reaches prime of life between six and ten age A large Shiras bull may sport antlers with a span upward of five feet the record for this sub sub- subspecies species was a bull killed in Wyo- Wyo Wyoming Wyoming ming with a 58 34 spread Ant Ant- Antlers lers are lost each winter and re- re replaced replaced placed each spring and summer The Shiras Moose in utah i s mostly confined to the northern slopes of the Uinta Mountains in Summit and Daggett Counties al- al although although though observations usually of young bulls have been reported in other areas Moose habitat on the north slopes of the has been considerably improved by beav beaver er damming most of the streams over a long period of time crea- crea creating creating ting much of the willow areas and swamp land that is a necessity for a moose population It is believed that originally in the recent past that a gradual gradual al movement of moose occurred from areas in Wyoming to form the nucleus of the herd on the north slope In during an aerial observation on the north slope a total of moose were observed and with proper man man- management management and cooperation from sportsmen the future of Utah's moose herd looks bright |