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Turning fairly nice later this week.More >> Scattered showers and storms through Tuesday, with light rain Wednesday. Turning cooler gradually the next few days.More >> Lincoln County Sheriff's officials say a 49-year-old man died after an ATV crash in the Township of Harrison Saturday evening.More >> Lincoln County Sheriff's officials say a 49-year-old man died after an ATV crash in the Township of Harrison Saturday evening.More >> Two tickets sold in Wisconsin are worth $1 million apiece after Saturday night's Powerball drawing.More >> Two tickets sold in Wisconsin are worth $1 million apiece after Saturday night's Powerball drawing.More >> Wood County authorities say a 49-year-old woman from Wisconsin Rapids was injured after her car hit a power pole Sunday afternoon.More >> Wood County authorities say a 49-year-old woman from Wisconsin Rapids was injured after her car hit a power pole Sunday afternoon.More >> There's no debating that obesity is a serious problem in this country. What may be open for debate is what the government can do to address it. More >> There's no debating that obesity is a serious problem in this country. What may be open for debate is what the government can do to address it. More >> Stevens Point police say a man was seriously injured after being hit by a car Saturday night.More >> Stevens Point police say a man was seriously injured after being hit by a car Saturday night.More >> An Adams County woman is fighting for her life after authorities say she was attacked in a bar.More >> An Adams County woman is fighting for her life after authorities say she was attacked in a bar.More >> Racing fans packed State Park Speedway in Rib Mountain Saturday. It was the first day of the racing season and a chance for fans to remember racing icon, Dick Trickle.More >> Racing fans packed State Park Speedway in Rib Mountain Saturday. It was the first day of the racing season and a chance for fans to remember racing icon, Dick Trickle. People at the track observed a moment of silence for Trickle. He died Thursday in an apparent suicide at the age of 71. Race organizers said the event brought in more than 1,500 fans to watch the season's opening race and to remember Trickle's successful career."More >> The Adams County Sheriff's Department say a woman is still in the hospital after a bar fight Wednesday night.More >> The Adams County Sheriff's Department say a woman is still in the hospital after a bar fight Wednesday night.More >> Weather Alert
The National Weather Service has issued a new tornado watch that includes Adams and Juneau Counties until 3 a.m. Monday morning. This is in addition to the tornado watch issued by the National WeatherMore >> The National Weather Service will have a tornado watch active for parts of the region into early Monday morning.More >>
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LANGLADE COUNTY (WAOW) -
Living in northern Wisconsin often gives us the chance to get up close and personal with the animals who co-exist with us. Usually those encounters depend upon being in the right place at the right time. When it comes to seeing a moose Antigo is the right place to be as one man found out a couple of weeks ago.
"This is the first time we've seen it. It's causing quite a stir in the Langlade County area now," said Doug Below of Antigo. Below is an avid outdoorsman and when he heard about the "moose on the loose" near airport he grabbed his video camera.
"She just sat there chewing her cud in the tater field, havin' a good old time."
When the moose comes out crowds often gather. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources has had to send out wardens to make sure no one gets too close. "Observe it don't get to close. It causes stress for the animal when you get too close," said wildlife biologist Chuck McCullough.
They are after all wild animals and unpredictable but so far this one seems right at home. "It's been in the flats and the fields and walked over there to the and walked over here and to the airport and the neighbor across the street," Below noted.
What the moose didn't know is his neighbor is a taxidermist. But moose are protected animals and DNR biologists believe their arrival here is the result of restocking efforts in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. "They are filtering out and the and that's why we are seeing there," said McCullough.
DNR estimates place fewer than 40 moose in Wisconsin, so sightings of the amazing animals are rare though viewers throughout the Northwoods have sent in pictures and video of recent moose sightings.
