Colorado Moose Statistics

In an effort to assist Colorado's big game hunters applying for the draw, Colorado Parks and Wildlife provides the following draw and hunting season information. These reports sho. Colorado Parks and Wildlife information on wildlife distributions provided to public and private agencies and individuals, for environmental assessment, proprietary land management resource planning and general scientific reference.

Understand Colorado's moose population: current numbers, where they thrive, and ongoing conservation efforts. Moose were introduced by the State of Colorado in 1978-79 outside the park and populations have grown rapidly. Moose research is focused on population estimates, habitat use, and vegetation impacts.

Discover how many moose inhabit Colorado through population estimation methods and historical trends. Here, wildlife experts transplanted 24 male and female moose from Wyoming and Utah to create a breeding population and provide hunting opportunities. In the years to follow, additional moose from Wyoming, Utah, and Colorado's own growing population were introduced to other areas of the state.

Moose - called elk outside of North America - are the second largest land animal on the continent and Colorado's largest big game animal. Colorado Parks and Wildlife, the agency that brought the continent's largest cervid to North Park in 1978, insists it has been able to manage a rising moose population. But the conversation around.

The introduction of moose proved so successful, in 1991 and 1992 approximately one-hundred moose from Wyoming, Utah and North Park were released near Creed in southern Colorado. Since that time, in the mountain habitat, moose have expanded their range in the Colorado mountains. Today, there are over 3,000 moose in Colorado.

Learn about the presence, habitat, and conservation efforts of moose in Colorado. Discover where to spot these magnificent creatures and what characteristics to look for.