Iron County the place Moose like to be!
Written by Jesse Baroka on July 23, 2020
MERCER – Apparently Iron County is a popular hang out place for Moose. Eight of the 36 probable or confirmed moose sightings in Wisconsin last year were in Iron County, according to data from the Department of Natural Resources. Three of those sightings were in Mercer, two were listed as in Hurley, two were from Springstead and one came from Oma. Last year is the fourth year in a row Iron County has had the most moose sightings, if counting a tie for first in 2017. Going back even farther, Iron County has long been a source of moose sightings. Oneida, Burnett, Vilas, Price, Sawyer, Bayfield, Ashland, Lincoln and Forest counties, all in the northern half of the state, also had sightings last year.