ORIGINAL: salty
not sure why the DEC wouldn't believe it.It was even in the newspaper up there a couple years back. Honesty I don't see it as that big of a deal. If they are in VT they can easily be in NY. There isn't a 20 ft tall fence around NY last I checked. They are free to roam wherever and whenever just like Moose do.
Why do you think there are ml's in VT. Vermont, Mass, New Hamshire and Maine fish and game all say the same as NY, i.e. no evidence to support them being there.