Man caught after chasing moose in Frisco, CPW looking for more moose offenders
Colorado Parks and Wildlife tracked down the man who chased a moose in Frisco. A photo of a man standing next to an agitated moose surfaced on social media last Friday.
According to a witness, he saw the man chase the moose onto a median Friday afternoon in the 900 block of 10 Mile Drive.
CPW asked for the public’s help in identifying the man; at the same time, Frisco PD contacted the man. Frisco PD received reports of his erratic behavior, including the incident with the moose.
“We know who he is and have attempted to contact him about the moose incident,” District Wildlife Manager Elissa Slezak said. “We’ll evaluate the situation and make a determination about how to proceed when we meet with him.”
Slezek says it’s not only unethical and irresponsible to feed and harass wildlife, it’s also illegal, and wildlife laws will be enforced.
Two other wildlife harassment incidents happened in the area over the past weekend.
CPW is asking again the public’s help in identifying two young men who tried to touch a moose in Frisco’s Drake Landing three weeks ago. CPW learned of a video in relation to the incident, showing the moose kicking one of the men with its front leg, appearing to make contact.
“That video is disturbing because the moose appears to actually strike the individual,” said Slezak. “That could have easily led to a severely injured young man and we would have had to put that moose down.”
Anyone with information can remain anonymous by calling Operation Game Thief at 877-265-6648. Rewards are available if the information leads to an arrest or citation.
In another video posted on social media, it shows a woman feeding a moose through the window of her car. The woman quickly took the video down after receiving backlash from the public. After learning her identity, CPW officers contacted the woman and wrote her a citation for illegal feeding of wildlife and issued a warning for harassment of wildlife.
“She expressed remorse for what she did,” said Slezak. “She realizes now what a mistake it was, and we believe she has learned a valuable lesson.”
CPW is not revealing the name of the woman in this release out of concern for her personal safety.
“When you consider how severe the response from the public was, I can say she’s paid for her mistake,” said Slezak. “In fact, I would say the public’s response is probably more of a deterrent than the citation she received.”
