Moose sightings

[giggy]

odd question -

I have some family coming over from ireland next week and they want to see some moose. I have heard over the years that there are spots they "frequent", but I could have cared less - I know nothing is guareenteed - anyone have any suggestions to places in the white mountain region, where a good bet to see some would be??

 

[peakbagger]

It is still early in the season for sightings. They tend to be more active in the spring. The local chamber of commerce runs bus tours every evening in the Berlin and Gorham area all summer with a 90% plus success rate.

 

[MtnMagic]

I always see moose in Pondicherry but you'll need snowshoes and binoculars. I also see them a lot on Rte 302, the Kilkenny, the Mahoosucs and in that entire area. Up here you can see them pretty much anywhere were they are no people and its quite. They are either on the move looking for food like the tender buds of stripped maple (aka moosewood!) or you are walking right by them as they watch you from behind a wide tree as they are sort of camouflaged standing still. Talking and noise like trashing usually will make them flee. Hope you see several. Enjoy!

 

[Stan]

Public works yards that have piles of sand/salt for highways are good places to look, especially if they are near deep forest and wetlands. I know of a few such moose viewing spots, from your car no less, in Maine but maybe someone can note some in the Whites. Early morning and after dark are the best times ... yeah, like the old submarine watches ... but you can often tell by the tracks if it is a likely location.

Off the Kanc, Lily Pond and Church Pond (questionable crossing of shallow stretch of Swift River) are good places, too.

 

[arghman]

You have better luck seeing them in more remote locations in northern NH / Maine, & this is quite a bit early unfortunately. In the summer some good spots in NH are Rt 3 in Pittsburg by the Connecticut Lakes ("Moose Alley"), and along Rt 16 in Errol & Wentworth's Location, look for the moose wallows on roadsides (mud with lots of tracks). The 13-Mile Woods along Rt 16 in Dummer/Cambridge/Errol is another spot

more on what peakbagger mentions: The "moose tour" in Gorham takes you up in a bus through Berlin & Milan to the Pontook Reservoir, it's a little hokey but kind of fun & they have a "raincheck" policy where if you don't see one you get a free ticket for another tour. It only runs May-Oct though. (http://www.gorhamnh.org/news/moose tours.htm)

 

[alistair]

Boston Zoo?

 

[marty]

I normally see frequent sightings from late April through end of June on the following roads in Northeast New Hampshire and Western Maine: Route 17 between Oquossoc, ME and Houghton, ME (just north of Byron) or Route 16 between Errol, NH and Stratton, ME.

 

[teloshykr]

mooooooose

My wife and I have had best luck lately along route 302 between carrol and crawford notch. My advice would be to reconnoiter during daylight looking for likey spots and sign, noting the locations through landmarks or odometer readings, then returning at dusk, cruising along , slowing at your chosen locations searching with a spotlight. This is the method that works best for us at least. good luck

 

[SteveHiker]

Not in the White Mountains, but I know a spot where at least 3 moose live and come out quite often. In Reading, VT on the Tyson-Reading Road near the height-of-land is a swampy area that they seem to love. I used to see them all the time on my way to and from work. They will stand in the road and move out of the way when they feel like it. Absolutely no fear of motor vehicles, which is probably not a good thing.