A big bull moose has spent the summer lingering around a popular Adirondack mountain hiking trail, prompting New York state ...

The hope was for the moose to swim down the channel and climb out. A bull moose can weigh around 1,000 pounds (455 kilograms), so there wasn’t much chance of them being able to pull it out safely.

The bull and two young adult cow moose were first spotted between Wellington and Nunn on July 2. They have since wandered between there, north of Greeley and to the Windsor and Timnath area.

New York wildlife officials have closed a trail in the Adirondack Mountains this summer due to a bull moose lingering around ...