spirit moose

But the big moose story here this year is that a number of white moose have been shot this season. My first thought was that it was an albino situation, but apparently not. According to biologists with the Ministry of Natural Resources, there is a recessive colouration that produces white moose with blue eyes. The attention they've received this year has produced instant (just-add-media) "native legends" about "spirit moose" and caused environmentalists to jump up and down screaming for their protection as a rare sub-species.

1996 November 3, Jackie Laderoute, “Lost Item Redux”, in alt.folklore.urban (Usenet)

Chasing spirit moose is a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon, instead of church. I don't mean to kill him, but to see through binoculars...

2013 October 11, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher, “At last Jesus gets some serious competition: white 'spirit moose'”, in alt.autos.toyota (Usenet)

Chief Bob was able to share the significance of the spirit moose with me and some of the ways in which our business and the hunters could help to bring peaceful closure.

2013, Diana Hall, “Hunters spark outrage after killing spirit moose on Cape Breton Highlands trip”, in National Post

A northern Ontario couple was treated to a rare sighting of not one but two white 'spirit moose,' and they managed to capture the magical experience on camera.

2018 October 29, Josh Dehaas, “Rare white 'spirit moose' captured on video in northern Ontario”, in CTV News