ORIGINAL: PredatorTrapper
Massachusetts roughly has a moose population of around 700-800 animals. They have been seen in Connecticut as well. The largest density is not in Western MA, it is in Northern Worcester County. Some people mistakenly shoot them for deerat the Quabbin hunt, so I've heard.
My dad had one almost run him over this year in the Quabbin as there was a group of guys nearby doing a drive. It was a monster bull moose. Once it saw my dad about 10-15 ft. away it bolted off in another direction and my brother got a glimpse of its rearend about 50 yards out about 20 seconds later.
I've only heard of a moose being shot in the quabbin once, and it was when the state had just started putting on the Quabbin hunts.
Personally, I have yet to see a moose.