Moose coaxed out of Bedford swimming pool by biologists, conservation officers Bull moose likely looking for mate as breeding season ramps up, officials say Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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MAYOR JOYCE CRAIG SAYS SHE ASKED FOR THE ADDITIONAL OFFICERS BECAUSE IT'S NOT EVERY DAY YOU SEE A MOOSE IN YOUR SWIMMING POOL ... BUT IT HAPPENED TO ONE BEDFORD FAMILY THIS WEEK! FISH AND GAME HAD TO HELP THE ANIMAL OUT OF THE POOL. WMUR'S SIOBHAN LOPEZ IS LIVE NOW TO EXPLAIN. OFFICIALS SAY THIS MOOSE IS ON A MISSION TO FIND A MATE -- AND IN IT'S TRAVELS, FOUND IT'S WAY INTO A POOL AND COULDN'T SEEM TO GET OUT ON IT'S OWN. <MOOSE VO :00-:03 NATS.> IT WAS A LONG, EXHAUSTING NIGHT FOR THIS MOOSE ??? AND A SHOCK FOR THE BEDFORD HOMEOWNERS WHO REALIZED TUESDAY EVENING THEY HAD AN UNINVITED GUEST TAKING A DIP. <CLIP 2957 48:41-48:48 I CAN'T IMAGINE HEARING A SPLASH AND GOING TO THE SLIDING GLASS DOORS AND LOOKING OUT THERE AND SEEING A 12 HUNDRED POUND, 8 HUNDRED POUND MOOSE IN MY POOL.> USING A ROPE AND SOME STAIRS, FISH AND GAME OFFICERS WERE FINALLY ABLE TO COAX THE YOUNG BULL OUT EARLY THIS MORNING ... <MOOSE VIDEO :18-:20 CLIP CLOP "THERE HE GOES."> BUT THAT WAS AFTER HOURS OF TRYING LATE INTO THE NIGHT TUESDAY, EVENTUALLY LETTING THE ANIMAL HAVE THE POOL TO ITSELF OVERNIGHT. <CLIP 2957 47:27-47:36 MOOSE ARE IN THEIR RUT SEASON NOW THEY'RE LOOKING FOR MATES, THE YOUNGER MOOSE WILL WANDER LONG DISTANCES STRUGGLING TO FIND A FEMALE.> ONE THE ANTLERS ON THIS MOOSE POINTS DOWN ... MAKING IT EASY TO RECOGNIZE IN ALL OF IT'S RECENT TRAVELS. OFFICIALS SAY IT WAS SPOTTED IN CONCORD, THEY HAD AN ISSUE WITH IT APPROACHING PEOPLE IN ALLENSTOWN, THEN IT WAS SEEN IN NEIGHBORHOODS AND ON THE HIGHWAY IN HOOKSETT ... <CLIP 102.... :07-:10 UH OH. ... UH OH!> AND NEARLY CLIMBED UP ON A CAR AT DOG PARK. <CLIP 2957 47:43-47:50 THIS IS THE TIME OF YEAR WHEN MOOSE WILL GET PEOPLE SHOULD STAY AWAY FROM WILDLIFE ANYTIME OF YEAR, BUT ESPECIALLY NOW WHEN MOOSE CAN BE MORE AGGRESSI

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