2/4/13 – Last week, the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources was conducting moose research along the Sawbill Trail. They are shooting moose with a tranquilizer gun from a helicopter and then outfitting each drowsy moose with a radio collar. Of course, they also take the opportunity to take various samples and measurements.
The radio collars will notify the researchers when the moose dies and they will attempt to get to the moose very quickly to perform a field autopsy. Ultimately, they hope to discover why the moose population is declining in Minnesota.
As of today, they have collared a total of 84 moose. The goal is 100. – Bill