ABERDEEN, S.D.-
Tom Gunther’s cattle herd welcomed a stranger this week. A young bull moose spent four nights with the cows and calves at Gunther’s farm northwest of Frederick.
“This guy was just lonely,” Gunther said. “He just wanted to be with some company.”
The cows accepted the moose, who wouldn’t leave.
Gunther contacted the state Game, Fish and Parks Department, which sent a state trapper to scare off the moose.
“He (the moose) got kind of excited, jumped a windbreak and got in with some yearling bulls. He jumped a few more fences and got in with some neighbor’s cows. The trapper shot in the air behind him to scare him and get him moving and away from the cow herds to let him free-roam.”
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Information from: Aberdeen American News,



