Fans have been tracking the young male moose for weeks and posting updates on a Facebook page that as of Tuesday had more than 18,000 followers. Todd Froberg, the agency's big game program coordinator, said the young moose is likely looking for home territory or other moose and is expected to continue moving north. “He’s lost, and he’s trying to get home to his family,” said Bernie Stang, a moose fan who spotted the animal in late October. She suspects Rutt traveled from North Dakota through South Dakota and Iowa before coming back to Minnesota, based on news reports of moose sightings in South Dakota that match his description. Johnson said she created the Central MN Moose on the Loose Facebook page in 2018 to track another moose whose life tragically ended when it was fatally struck by a semi while crossing a highway.

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Persons: Bear, ”, Todd Froberg, “ He’s, Bernie Stang, Brenda Johnson, Rutt, Johnson, Danielle Magnuson, “, ” Magnuson, “ They're, ” Stang, Holly Stang Organizations: Minnesota Department of Natural Resources, Minnesota Star Tribune, Moose Locations: Minnesota, Minneapolis, Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota, Sauk Centre