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BIRTH:
Cows have an eight-month gestation period before giving birth to 1 calf and may give birth to 2 calves if food is plentiful. Calves are born in late May to mid June depending on when they were breed. Calves are born with a reddish hue in contrast to the brownish color of the adult. The Calves will remain with the mother until just before the birth of their next young at which point the mother will then run off the yearling to fend for itself.
Thursday, May 19, 2011
Moose Fact #3
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Breeding takes place in late September thru October and some cows may even be breed as late as November and December. Cows will not typically breed until they are 3.5 years old and will only breed once eggs have been released into the ovaries. Once the eggs reach the ovaries the cow then has 24-48 hours to be breed by a bull. If she is not breed in that time period the eggs will then be discharged and will repeat the entire cycle 25 days later until she is breed. This is when you hear the term second rut come into play. Bulls and Cows will find each other during this time in a number of ways including scent and calls. Scent is dispersed by both sexes by Secretion of liquid thru glands and urinating in wallows. The vocalization of moose during this time is a great experience with the cow letting the bull know that she is ready to breed. The bulls are Polygamous and will seek out and breed multiple cows during this cycle. Breeding of cows however does not come so easy to these mature bulls as they will have to battle each other for the right to breed. The young will be pushed away by the more dominant bulls and will not be allowed to take part. Some will die for the right to breed!
Breeding takes place in late September thru October and some cows may even be breed as late as November and December. Cows will not typically breed until they are 3.5 years old and will only breed once eggs have been released into the ovaries. Once the eggs reach the ovaries the cow then has 24-48 hours to be breed by a bull. If she is not breed in that time period the eggs will then be discharged and will repeat the entire cycle 25 days later until she is breed. This is when you hear the term second rut come into play. Bulls and Cows will find each other during this time in a number of ways including scent and calls. Scent is dispersed by both sexes by Secretion of liquid thru glands and urinating in wallows. The vocalization of moose during this time is a great experience with the cow letting the bull know that she is ready to breed. The bulls are Polygamous and will seek out and breed multiple cows during this cycle. Breeding of cows however does not come so easy to these mature bulls as they will have to battle each other for the right to breed. The young will be pushed away by the more dominant bulls and will not be allowed to take part. Some will die for the right to breed!
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
Moose Fact #2 of 10
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The LIVE weight of an adult moose can be anywhere from 700-1500 lbs with a bull or male being the larger/heavier of the 2 sexes. Moose can be as tall as 7 feet at the shoulder!
The LIVE weight of an adult moose can be anywhere from 700-1500 lbs with a bull or male being the larger/heavier of the 2 sexes. Moose can be as tall as 7 feet at the shoulder!
Moose Fact #1 of 10
In the next several days http://www.swampdonkeyadventures.com/ will be giving you a series of facts that you may or may not already know about moose. Please feel free to comment on any and all blogs.
Moose (Alces alces) Are the largest of all deer species. They are an even-toed herbivorous mammal. The name "mus" or "moos" comes from the Algonquian language of the North America Indian and means "Twig Eater" because this is what moose were often seen eating!
Moose (Alces alces) Are the largest of all deer species. They are an even-toed herbivorous mammal. The name "mus" or "moos" comes from the Algonquian language of the North America Indian and means "Twig Eater" because this is what moose were often seen eating!
Saturday, May 14, 2011
May 13th 2011
Well yesterday I went and checked my moose Trail camera in hopes of seeing and capturing our first moose of the spring season. I ended up getting 170 pictures on my camera. Some pics of deer and some of moose. looks like 4 different moose including 2 adult bulls, 1 yearling bull and 1 cow, also had several deer captured on the camera, 2 looked like they might be pretty decent deer come this fall.
Also , yesterday I found time to take myself turkey hunting and shot a pretty decent Tom weighing 19 lbs with a 10 inch beard and 3qtr inch spurs. Went out today with my 14 year old niece, the day started off promising with 5 birds gobbling behind us. That is where the promising morning ended! After not seeing anything on our morning set up we decided to move to another great spot, only seeing 1 strutting Tom all day and that was on posted property! We will give it another try next weekend.
Until next time, enjoy the outdoors and be safe while doing it!
Also , yesterday I found time to take myself turkey hunting and shot a pretty decent Tom weighing 19 lbs with a 10 inch beard and 3qtr inch spurs. Went out today with my 14 year old niece, the day started off promising with 5 birds gobbling behind us. That is where the promising morning ended! After not seeing anything on our morning set up we decided to move to another great spot, only seeing 1 strutting Tom all day and that was on posted property! We will give it another try next weekend.
Until next time, enjoy the outdoors and be safe while doing it!
Tuesday, May 10, 2011
May 10th, 2011
Hi everyone, wanted to let you know that Friday I am going to be venturing into moose areas in hopes of getting some good spring moose video. Also on Friday, I will be checking a couple of trail cameras that I hung out several weeks ago and I hope to be able to share some great pics with everyone. Although, the moose movement from winter areas to these spring areas looks to be running late this year by a couple weeks due to the longer then normal winter. In a few weeks the female moose will be seeking out areas to give birth to this years calves and I will be trying to find these areas so I can catch it all on video.
Until next time!
Enjoy what nature has to offer but treat it with respect so our children can enjoy it as well!
Thank you!
Until next time!
Enjoy what nature has to offer but treat it with respect so our children can enjoy it as well!
Thank you!
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