A Williams Lake resident is considering buying a lottery ticket after luckily stumbling across a rare, white moose while out for a scenic drive during the weekend.
㽶ƵֱPeople have always told me I㽶Ƶֱm lucky but this one kind of trumps them all,㽶Ƶֱ said Hattie Deyo, who managed to capture a video and photographs from the encounter on a back road in the Cariboo outside Williams Lake.
㽶ƵֱIt was with its mom, which was a brown moose. I didn㽶Ƶֱt know what it was at first. I thought it was a cow with long legs.㽶Ƶֱ
Growing up in a rural home, Deyo said she㽶Ƶֱs heard of white moose, also called spirit moose, sightings before, however, never imagined she would witness one first hand.
㽶ƵֱIt was pretty impactful,㽶Ƶֱ she said. 㽶ƵֱAnd one in a million.㽶Ƶֱ
Deyo said after she parked her vehicle the mother of the white moose calf carried on, but it stayed behind.
㽶ƵֱIt didn㽶Ƶֱt go anywhere,㽶Ƶֱ she said. 㽶ƵֱIt was really cool and stood there for about 10 minutes 㽶Ƶֱ then it just casually strolled away.㽶Ƶֱ
Cariboo Chilcotin Zone Conservation Officer Service Sgt. Jeff Tyre said in his roughly 14-year career he㽶Ƶֱs never come across a white moose.
㽶ƵֱIt㽶Ƶֱs definitely unique,㽶Ƶֱ he said. 㽶ƵֱYou㽶Ƶֱll only ever see one like that in your lifetime.㽶Ƶֱ
greg.sabatino@wltribune.com
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