Great reminder and info RG
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Originally Posted by Rattlesnake Gal
Another good alert for the lakes region or any region.
Wildlife officials from N.H. Fish and Game remind motorists to take extra care while traveling Granite State roadways at this time of year, because moose are on the move looking for mates. Kristine Bontaites, moose project leader for the Fish and Game Department, says that drivers should be prepared to see and react quickly to moose on or near the road. (In the spring, when yearling moose are out on their own for the first time, even more moose are seen.)
Bontaites urges drivers to slow down and stay alert -- "and not just at 'moose crossing' signs!"
To avoid a moose collision:...
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Remember: Watch for moose on land and water. Moose swim. The Marine Patrol does not ticket moose for failure to display running lights after dark 
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Boaters, watch out for swimming moose, particularly at night. Keep that in the back of your mind for next boating season. The alert RG posted can apply to the water as well as the road.
While on the Moose topic. Several years ago I drove from the Lake up to the VT NY Canada intersection. I noticed a sign,
"Moose Crossing next Mile". I thought nothing of it until several miles later when I saw another sign that read,
"Moose Crossing next 5,000 feet". I continued to see signs with both wordings and then I began to wonder how the Moose could tell the difference between 5,000 feet and 1 mile (or how the highway dept decided which wording to use and where...). Wonder who they think tells the moose where the crossing zone is?
