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<blockquote data-quote="KDM" data-source="post: 107361" data-attributes="member: 314"><p>I'm not sure there is a difference in the population, but submit that it may only be a change in their location.&nbsp; I remember when seeing a moose around Valley City was very rare and to get a pic of one would ensure a story in the local paper.&nbsp; I've seen 4 in the last 2 years and it's only worth a passing comment.&nbsp; Just because you are not seeing moose in a historic location is not necessarily an indication of a reduction in population.&nbsp; Is it possible that the populations on moose in the NW part of the state have increased by as much as the population in the NE has declined?&nbsp; I think so, but without any surveillance data, it's ALL hearsay and speculation to include my assessment.&nbsp; ND is and has always been a fringe habitat for the moose with minute variations in habitat conditions possibly having a very significant affect on overall survival percentages over the entire age demographic.&nbsp; Like I said before, without actually looking, it's conjecture and guess.</p></blockquote><p></p>

[QUOTE="KDM, post: 107361, member: 314"] I'm not sure there is a difference in the population, but submit that it may only be a change in their location. I remember when seeing a moose around Valley City was very rare and to get a pic of one would ensure a story in the local paper. I've seen 4 in the last 2 years and it's only worth a passing comment. Just because you are not seeing moose in a historic location is not necessarily an indication of a reduction in population. Is it possible that the populations on moose in the NW part of the state have increased by as much as the population in the NE has declined? I think so, but without any surveillance data, it's ALL hearsay and speculation to include my assessment. ND is and has always been a fringe habitat for the moose with minute variations in habitat conditions possibly having a very significant affect on overall survival percentages over the entire age demographic. Like I said before, without actually looking, it's conjecture and guess. [/QUOTE]

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