A yearling bull moose named Duck Moses escaped from the Kroschel Wildlife Center near Mosquito Lake on Monday, just days before moose hunting season started.

The moose hunt opened on Sept. 15 for spike fork bulls, bulls with 50-inch antler spreads or at least three brow tines.

The Alaska Department of Fish and Game said the escaped moose is legal if it meets the antler requirements. Steve Kroschel, the owner of the center, said in…