Moose sightings in South Dakota are rare, no matter the area. There might be one or two a year, according to officials with Game, Fish and Parks.
It should come as no surprise then that word of a young bull moose meandering along the banks of the Big Sioux in Flandreau brought countless locals out over the weekend as they hoped to catch a glimpse.  
The moose was first sighted south of the city by property owners along the river. Crews then, in for the morning at Loiseau Construction on the western edge of Flandreau, also spotted the young bull running down the road near City Office. It appeared that some people fishing and on ATVs near the bridge on Hwy 32 forced it to take another path.

The young moose returned to the river quickly however and bed down much of the day Saturday before sneaking off to another location. Local law enforcement did their best to keep tabs on it to protect both the moose and anyone that might try to get too close to it.
No word on where the moose might be now however, or why it might have meandered into the area to begin with.
One of the last moose sightings in our region was November 2021 on campus at South Dakota State University in Brookings and law enforcement and wildlife officials helped steer it to the north and west of town. Images of this moose look similar to the one taken of the moose coming out of Jackrabbit Stadium but there is no way to confirm they may be one and the same.
Over the past several decades, moose have been sighted by Egan and Colman as well.
To the east, the closest moose populations are typically found in northern Minnesota. To the west, occasionally one is spotted in the Black Hills. Otherwise, moose are generally found in the Bighorn Mountains of Wyoming and the Turtle Mountains in North Dakota.