Dwayne, good evening and yes I'm managing to stay warm but we're supposed to get a pretty good freeze and some snow this evening.
I'm not sure of the demographics or resident/non-resident breakdown in the moose-mistaken-for-elk deal. One factor might be that moose weren't introduced here until 1978 and weren't really common until maybe 20 years ago? So there's not a long tradition of dealing with and seeing moose.
Our pet theory amongst the group I teach with is, when people see moose they're always in a wetland area or in the willows in stream valleys, so that's what people think of as moose habitat, and most don't expect to see moose up in the alpine areas and timber where elk hang out. So when they glimpse part of a moose where the elk hang out, they're not even thinking a moose would be there.
Still not an excuse but makes as much sense as anything else.
Take care Dwayne, and post some pics of your deer hunts this year!
