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Moose viewing tips

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black

Comerford Reservoir

Gardner Mtn 2330

Tinkerville Parker Hill Lyman

1

135

Map Legend

2

18

Round Pond

93 36

3

18

Ogontz Lake

44

18

Partridge Lake

Interstate / exit US Route State route Local roads Moose watching area International boundary State boundary County boundary Town boundary

Cohos Trail / Appalachian Trail

0 5 miles 10 miles 15 miles

0 5 10 15 20 25 km

Ontario

PA nhgrand. com

Montreal

NY

NJ

VT

MA

CT

New York City

Vermont Dalton

North Stratford

Moore Wallace Hill

Reservoir 135

1680 Dalton Mtn 2142

Forest

Lake Burns

Towns Mtn 2240

SP Pond Forest Lake

142

43

116

93 Littleton

42

41

142

40 Bethlehem

Streeter Strawberry Mt Agassiz

302 Pond 2378

Hill 39

10 18

SF Mt Cleveland 2397

93 142

117 38

Franconia 37

Gale River

Quebec

COOS COUNTY

ME

RI

NH

Boston

2

Ammonoosuc R

36 35

Beech Hill 2251

Monadnock Mtn 3140

Spruce Mtn 3080

2 Weeks SP Prospect Mtn 2059

Bunnell Mtn 3723

Sugarloaf Mtn 3701

Stratford Mtn 2405

116 115A

Pondicherry

Cherry

Wildlife Ponds Refuge

Cherry Mtn 3050

Percy Peaks 3418

Mt Starr King 3913

Mt Cabot 4160

Shatney Mtn 2160

Beecher Clarksville Falls

114 Stewartstown Clarksville West

Pond Stewartstown

145

Northumberland

Martin Meadow Pond

142

Johns R

Vermont

105

Connecticut River

Lancaster

Mirror Lake

Whitefield

Coos Grafton

3

3

302

Columbia

Stratford

Groveton

Cape Horn SF

Coos Junction

Carroll Stream

253

Québec

3

3

3

3

102

253

3

Twin Mountain

Ammonoosuc River SF

115

Halls Stream

Colebrook

Stratford Bog Pond

Muise Mtn 3610

Long Mtn 3615

Mill Mtn 2500

Mt Waumbek 4005

Mt Dartmouth 3721

Mt Weeks 3890

Lake Francis SP

Big Diamond Pond

Stewartstown Coleman Hollow

SP

110

Stark

Jefferson

Mill Brook

Agnew SF

Mt Martha 3554

Bretton Woods

Pittsburg

Nash Stream

Mohawk River

Cohos Trail

Nash Stream Forest

Percy SF

Devils Slide SF

Mill Brook

Garland Brook

Little Bog

Christine Lake

Cohos Trail

Indian Stream

Back Lake

Phillips Pond

Trio Ponds

Lake Francis

Rogers Ledge 2945

Sugar Hill 2988

Mud Pond

Dixville

Dixville Notch SP Dixville Peak 3482

Connecticut

Lakes Fourth WMA Connecticut Connecticut Salmon Mtn

Lake

Lake 3364

Connecticut Lakes

Scott Nature Preserve Bog

Deer Mtn Norton Pool

3005 Preserve

Connecticut Lakes SF

Big Brook Bog

Mt Kelsey 3449

Millsfield Pond

Phillips Brook

South

Ponds West Milan

Deer Mtn 2770

White Mountain Jericho Lake

National Forest

Stag Hollow Bk

Rice Mtn 3370

110B Milan Hill

1737

Jericho Mountain SP

Black Crescent Mtn 3265 Moose Brook

Mt Crescent SP 3251

Randolph

White Mountain

Cohos Trail

302

Cohos Trail

26

2

U Ammonoosuc R

Round Pond

Perry Stream

Mt Madison 5367

Mt Adams Mt Jefferson 5798

5717 Mt Clay 5535

First Connecticut Lake

Connecticut Lakes WMA

Sanguinary Mtn

Flume Br

Dummer Ponds

110

Mt Pisgah 3074

Millsfield

Magalloway Mtn 3360

Black Mtn 2752

Milan Hill SP

Berlin

Pine Mtn 2440

Dummer

Mt Hayes 2555

Second Connecticut Lake

Mt Tucker 2820

Halfmoon Mtn 2566

Chase Mtn 2773

Big Island

Mt Dustan 2845 SF

Greenough Wentworths

Pond Location

Milan

Double Top Mtn 1900

Gorham

Mt Moriah

Boundary Pond

Errol

Thirteen Errol Hill

Mile 2313

Signal Mtn Woods 2673

Mt Patience

Mollidgewock 2845

SP

Moose Pond Deer Mtn

2317 Sessions Pond

Pontook Reservoir

North Branch

3

110A

Clear Stream

Head Pond

Moose R

Dead R

East Inlet

Swift Diamond River

Mollidgewock Brook

Bald Mtn 2376

Middle Carter Mtn 4645

Cambridge Black Mtn 2711

Bald Cap 3065

Leadmine SF

Lake Umbagog NWR

Umbagog SP

Success Pond

Mt Success 3590

National Forest

Umbagog Lake

Shelburne

Wild River

West Royce Mtn 3020

Mt Washington 6288

Mt Monroe elev. Carter Notch

Mt Franklin 5028 5374

2032 Wildcat Mtn

North Baldface 4422 3591

113B

Mt Eisenhower Pinkham 4760

Mt Pierce

Notch North

4275 Chatham

16

257

Québec

16

16

26

Androscoggin R

Bog

Chickwolnepy

16

Middle Branch

Stream

Stearns Br

East Branch

Dead Diamond R

Brook

Appalachian Trail

Coos Carroll

16

Magalloway R

North Branch

South Branch

Appalachian Trail

Aziscohos Lake

2

Parmachenee Lake

Maine

16

26

Tips

• Bring your camera and binoculars!

• Do not approach Moose, they are wild animals and should be enjoyed from a distance.

• Do not feed the moose – it is never a good practice to feed wild animals.

• Be patient – you improve your chances of seeing a moose by slowing down and looking around.

• Moose are mostly active at night but can be seen any time of the day.

• Most sightings occur at dusk or dawn.

• Be aware that due to their height and coloring, they do not show up well at night.

• Brake for Moose – Each year nearly 250 moose are killed on New Hampshire highways.

Sighting Locations

BY ATV: Ride the Wilds, the Northeast’ s largest interconnected ATV trail system, delivers 1,000 + miles of trails across Coos County, New Hampshire, and puts you right in the middle of moose country. See page 4 for more info.

BY CAR: Pittsburg to the Canadian Border: The stretch of Route 3 just north of the village and right up to the Canadian border is a popular moose watching spot. Known as“ Moose Alley” – We can almost guarantee at least one moose sighting!

Colebrook to Errol: Route 26 takes you into the neighborhood of the Balsams Grand Resort and deep into moose country. Look out for the Wildlife Viewing Area heading east out of Dixville Notch where you can get out of your car, park and hopefully catch sight of a moose from the viewing lookout.

Errol to Milan: Where Route 16 hugs the Androscoggin River, you’ ll pass through an area known as 13 Mile Woods. If you are really lucky, you may just see a moose swimming across the river, so keep your eyes peeled!

Canaan to Norton, VT: Travel along Route 114. The stretch of road near Lake Wallace is a popular place to see moose as there are bogs and wetlands on both sides of the roadway.

About The Mighty Moose is the largest mammal found in the North Country. They average 1000 lbs. and stand 6 ft. tall at the shoulder. Moose prefer a diet of aquatic vegetation and can be found“ grazing” in the mud bogs off to the sides of the roads. They can eat 40-60 lbs. of“ browse” daily. Breeding or rutting season lasts from September through October. During this season, the bulls can be aggressive and unpredictable and the cows are easily agitated. Viewing from your vehicle is the least stressful to the moose and the safest for all. Calves are born in the spring and usually stay with their mothers until the next calf is born the following year. Beware – cows are extremely protective of their calves. Moose have a life expectancy of 20 years.

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