Unfortunately our cute local moose got kicked in the caboose and sent away to the mountains. Cry lol.
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Moose no longer on the loose in Walla Walla
Alfred Diaz 19 min ago (0)
A nearly full-grown moose that had been enjoying the fresh greens and forgotten fruit of Veterans Memorial Golf Course in recent weeks has left for more rugged pastures — but not entirely of her own accord.
On Friday, Department of Fish and Wildlife officials shot a tranquilizer dart into the creature, packed her up and hauled her away to the Blue Mountains.
The moose, in its second year, had become a regular at the 17th hole, where co-manager Mike Early said she was also prone to wander the course and had discovered an old apple tree where she dined on fallen fruit.
Department of Fish and Wildlife Sgt. Brian Fulton said the moose was both healthy and stubborn.
On Thursday, the cow moved to a backyard at a residence east of the course, where she was hazed away by Fish and Wildlife officials.
Then on Friday, Fulton said she was in yet another backyard near Lark Drive and Wilbur Street. But this time she refused to be scared off and stood her ground.
“She just didn’t want to leave,” Fulton said. “She had plenty of opportunity to leave. And nothing was preventing her. She just kind of decided this is where she wanted to stay.”
As a result of her refusal, she was tranquilized, rolled onto a transport tarp, carried into a horse trailer, revived with a reversal drug and transported up to The Blues.
“When she left me, she was wide awake and walking around the horse trailer,” Fulton said. “She was just fine.”
Fulton noted that moose are common in the area, and just two months ago the Department got a report of one running through town in the middle of the night.
Alfred Diaz
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