Welcome to 2024 North American Moose Conference and Workshop hosted in Midway, Utah

About Utah Moose:

Utah’s Shiras moose represents the southern-most occurrence of a naturally established moose population in its North American distribution. Historical records indicate moose were not present in Utah prior to the early 1900’s but immigrated naturally into Utah from Idaho and Wyoming. The first recorded sighting of a moose in Utah was in 1906 or 1907 at the head of Spanish Fork Canyon. Sparse reports over the next few decades were mainly from the north slope of the Uinta Mountains where a population gradually established itself. It was not until 1947 that it was determined that a resident herd existed on the North Slope. The first aerial survey specifically for moose was conducted along the north slope of the Uintas in the spring of 1957 where 59 moose were counted. Moose populations continued to expand on the North Slope, and observations in other areas of northern Utah began to increase. Since then, moose numbers have gradually increased and expanded throughout the mountainous areas of the northern half of Utah. Today, abundance estimates are around 2500 to 3000 individuals.

Learn more here: View the Utah Statewide Moose Plan