Moose Spotted on Asylum Ave. in West Hartford

A moose is once again on the loose in West Hartford!

Imagine driving along Asylum Ave. as a huge animal crosses in front of your car. That's exactly what happened to West Hartford resident Bepsie Perry, who was driving with her daughter on Friday night.

"I so wish I got a photo! But Naomi yelled as I almost hit him! Look out! We were so surprised! It was dark and he was scared!" Perry said in an email. 

At first she and her daughter thought the animal, which was galloping in a circle, was a horse, but then they saw a tuft of hair on its back. 

"He went into a driveway on Asylum Ave. and got stuck by the garbage cans. We were excited so we followed in our car. We took a great look ... no antlers [so] he might have been a she!" wrote Perry. 

Perry said the moose was dark brown with a "hairy hump on his back. Smaller ears and a wide face!"  

They tried to follow but the moose ran through backyards and eluded them.

"We then stopped to tell those walking to watch for the moose and be careful!  One dog owner said, 'Are you telling me, a moose is on the loose?'" she said.

Last week the Department of Energy and Environmental Protection issued a press release warning residents to be on the lookout for moose in the area after one was spotted on Town Farm Rd. in Farmington, near the Tunxis Plantation Golf Course on Route 4 and not far from I-84.

Now it appears that another – or the same – moose is in West Hartford.

If you've seen the moose, please tell us in the comments! And if you managed to snap a photo, please email it to ronni.newton@patch.com.