Local Fish and Wildlife officers are still searching for a moose on the loose.
The moose, that is walking around with an arrow piercing its left side, was most recently spotted last week in the Bearspaw area.
“We’ve had Fish and Wildlife officers go out to look for him on a number of occasions over the last few months,” said Brendan Cox, spokesperson for Alberta Fish and Wildlife.
“Often the arrow falls out on its own and the moose would survive, but our officers would still like to take a look at him.”
Cox said that while officers have located the moose previously, he was on the run and they were unable to secure him in order to tranquilize and examine him to see the condition of the wound.
He added that given the moose is mobile and officers are unable to keep up to him, it’s a good sign that he will recover on his own.
While bow and arrow hunting is permitted at certain times in the region for licensed bow hunters, it is difficult to establish whether this moose was hit during the season or not.
As per legislation, it is the hunter’s responsibility to track a moose after it has been struck with an arrow (or a bullet); it is also regarded an ethical responsibility.
A break-in during the early hours of Feb. 16 at Cochrane Family Vision resulted in some $28,000 of retail goods being stolen, as well as property damages.
Cochrane RCMP responded to the complaint around 2:30 a.m.
While there are currently no suspects, the investigation is ongoing and there are indications (from what was captured on video surveillance) that the break-in may be linked with similar recent incidents taking place in and around Calgary.
A two-vehicle collision that took place around 7 a.m. Feb. 20 resulted in minor injuries.
The collision was reported to have nearly been a head-on, taking place two kilometres south of Cochrane along Hwy 22.
As a result of the accident, traffic was alternated between north and southbound lanes, causing heavy traffic in both directions that morning.
A male is currently recovering in hospital following a nearly fatal accident that took place at a shooting range on Hwy 68, two kilometres south of Jumping Pound Creek, Feb. 22.
Cochrane RCMP officers were called to assist EMS around 3 p.m., responding to a report of the male being shot in the neck.
It was determined that the male was wounded when his friend shot a high-powered rifle at a metal plate from around 30 yards away, which ricocheted and hit the victim in the neck.
The individual was rushed to Foothills Hospital in serious, life-threatening condition, where he underwent emergency surgery.
A preliminary investigation indicates the incident as an accidental shooting, although the investigation is ongoing.
Cochrane RCMP can be reached at 403-851-8000.
