This story, “Minnesota’s First Moose Hunt,” appeared in the September 1972 issue of Outdoor Life. “I HAD TO RUB my eyes before I could believe what I saw,” Paul Parks told me. “Moments before, I’d ...

Mar. 8—ST. PAUL — The most recent Minnesota moose population estimate is approximately 4,040 animals, the Department of Natural Resources said in reporting results from its 2025 population survey.

DULUTH, Minn. - Darin Fagerman used to see moose near his home north of Grand Marais fairly frequently. Not anymore. "The last moose we saw here was six years ago," said Fagerman, a conservation ...

Around the early 2,000’s there were rough estimates of 8,000-9,000 Moose inhabiting the Northland. However, their populations were rapidly declining for a multitude of reasons, leading to the ...

DULUTH, Minn. - Minnesota's beleaguered moose population could fade away within a decade, much faster than previously estimated, if the current rate of decline continues. That's the projection noted ...

Minnesota's moose hunt got off to a tough start this past week, with rain falling through the first weekend and again during the week. "I would call it slower than normal," said Tom Rusch, Department ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. | The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources is proposing to list the state's iconic moose as a "species of concern," the lowest initial designation on a list of animals and plants ...

In a forest clearing outside Ely, Minn., two scientists huddle over a moose calf as it dozes in the snow. The female calf is only nine months old but already weighs almost 500 pounds. It’s been ...

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After a steep decline from a population estimate of about 8,000 in 2009, Minnesota’s moose population has fluctuated around 3,700 animals in recent years. This bull moose – whose antlers had dropped – ...