Montana Hunting News
Written by Montana Hunter
Thursday, 06 January 2011 09:01
A young bull moose which had become tangled in a volleyball net was freed and released along the Bitterroot Lake shoreline on Tuesday.
FWP received a call early Tuesday morning from a Bitterroot Lakeshore resident reporting that a moose was tangled in volleyball net along the south shore of the lake.
FWP biologists responded and found the moose, which had the net wrapped around its small antlers. Biologists considered options of roping, physically restraining, or tranquilizing the moose, recognizing that using tranquilizing drugs on moose can be risky for the animal. Because of the strength and attitude of the young bull, they decided to tranquilize him before attempting any cutting of the net to free him.
