The most recent Minnesota moose population estimate is approximately 4,040 animals, according to the results of the Minnesota DNR’s 2025 population survey.

ST. PAUL – Minnesota’s moose population appears to have stabilized, according to the Minnesota Department of Natural Resources. The results of the Minnesota DNR’s 2025 population survey show the most recent population estimate in the state is approximately 4,040 animals.

The DNR estimates there are 4,040 moose in northeastern Minnesota, up from 3,470 in 2024. Their numbers have remained stable for more than a decade after crashing from 2009 to 2013, but climate change,

Following "input from wildlife managers and Tribal requests," the changes also hope to create more consistent boundaries and reduce what the DNR calls "agricultural conflicts."

A grand plan to reintroduce wild elk to northeastern Minnesota will be delayed at least another year after organizers hit a pair of stumbling blocks, state and tribal officials confirmed last week. Mackenzie Henk,