NDOW has released photos of a young bull moose taken Tuesday morning in Spring Creek, just outside of Elko. 

Over the past five to six years, NDOW says moose have been wandering into northern Elko and Humboldt Counties from southern Idaho and northwestern Utah. NDOW estimates that Nevada may have a moose population of between 40 and 45 animals in these two counties. 

While they are great to watch, do so from a distance as they are quite large and can be very defensive, especially if it is a cow with a calf.

(NDOW contributed to this report.)