Males have brownish foreheads while females are more gray. Males have large, broad antlers with prongs projecting from the margins.
Females are somewhat smaller in size and have no antlers.
Diet Twigs, and shrubs, bark of saplings in the winter. Leaves, water plants, grass in the summer. Notes Moose are a common sight on our rural roads throughout the seasons. In the summer, they seek respite from black flies and mosquitoes in the open spaces around highways. In the winter, they seek road salt to supplement their low-sodium diet.