Thread: Moose

Originally Posted by fawkes

Ken Tustin would know more about Fiordland moose than anyone and he doesnt have conclusive evidence that moose still survive there.

He has a photo from 1999, and moose DNA from 2001 and 2002.
Then you have Ben Youngs sighting from 2020, and now this one in 2025.

Moose have very large territories and there were sightings of them as far north as Big Bay and East as the Eglington, all during the "accepted" period that moose were around in Fiordland. So whoever they asked for a quote at the DOC office doesnt know much about the subject.


Frankly, someone will have to shoot one for it to be believable, a photo wont do it, in this age of fake news and manipulation people dont even believe photos any more. They may not even believe a dead one.


It is interesting that an experienced North AMerican saw this animal and described it confidently as a moose: Americans are quite familier with elk and if he was going to mistake a red deer for anything other than what it is, you would think it would be an elk.