A moose was found with an arrow in its nose Saturday, The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Thursday.
Alaska State Troopers were notified Saturday about a moose that had an arrow coming out of its head The News-Miner reported.
"I didn't watch it long enough to see what kind of problems it was having, but anything that's impeded by having an arrow in its head is more than likely having problems," Dave Bump. a wildlife trooper with Alaska State Troopers told The News-Miner.
Bump and other officials are looking into the incident The News-Miner reported.
Police do not know who played a role in the occurrence, and the exact location in which the moose was struck according to information from Bump The News-Miner reported.
It is believed however, a bow hunter hit the animal since an auction for hunting permits for moose with no antlers ended Nov. 27 The News-Miner reported. The incident could have happened during this time, or before The News-Miner reported.
"We don't know how long the arrow has been in there," Bump told The News-Miner. "It could have been wounded since September," Bump told The News-Miner. "If we knew it was wounded in the fall that would definitely lead us to the assumption it's doing OK, since it's been living since the fall," Bump told The News-Miner.
"We don't know where the moose is at this point," Bump told The News-Miner. "Once we get other calls and see where the moose is and how it's behaving, we might be able to determine if some action needs to be taken or if we need to put it down," Bump told The News-Miner.
The moose is the second of its kind within a four month period since a hunter flung another arrow at a moose named Bullseye The News-Miner reported.
