{"id":7099,"date":"2016-02-22T09:10:11","date_gmt":"2016-02-22T14:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/?p=7099"},"modified":"2016-02-22T09:10:11","modified_gmt":"2016-02-22T14:10:11","slug":"take-5-massive-moose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-massive-moose\/","title":{"rendered":"Take 5: Massive Moose"},"content":{"rendered":"

The largest member of the deer family, the moose is a fascinating fixture of some forested regions in Massachusetts. It roams the central and western parts of the state, and some have even been seen in the east. Enjoy these five photos of moose from past editions of our Photo Contest<\/a>. Always remember to enjoy these animals from a respectful distance.<\/p>\n

\"2010

2010 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Sandy Mallet<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2010

2010 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Chris Buelow<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2011

2011 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Beth Jakob<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2014

2014 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Dorrie Holmes<\/p><\/div>\n

\"2010

2010 Photo Contest Entry \u00a9 Sandy Mallet<\/p><\/div>\n

Learn more about moose with our new Quick Guide<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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The largest member of the deer family, the moose is a fascinating fixture of some forested regions in Massachusetts. It roams the central and western parts of the state, and some have even been seen in the east. Enjoy these five photos of moose from past editions of our Photo Contest. Always remember to enjoy […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[158],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7099","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-take-5"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p3t87A-1Qv","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":10602,"url":"https:\/\/blogs.massaudubon.org\/yourgreatoutdoors\/take-5-caption-this\/","url_meta":{"origin":7099,"position":0},"title":"Take 5: Caption This!","author":"Ryan D.","date":"February 26, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"Let's play \"Caption That Photo\"! 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