Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) officers performed a unique rescue at a home in Fairplay over the weekend.Jason Nay took a video of wildlife officers rescuing a bull moose that had become caught in a rope in their backyard.Off icers had to use a taser instead of a tranquilizer before they attempted to untangle the animal because the moose was not injured.CPW says using the taser was a quick way to immobilize it briefly, and tranquilizing the animal would have been much more complicated. Read their full response to our questions about the use of the taser below. Thank you for reaching out about the moose rescue in Fairplay over the weekend! Our wildlife officers responded to a bull moose tangled in a backyard rope apparatus. He did not appear to have any other injuries, only tangled antlers. All wildlife rescues come with risks. We chose to use a taser because the moose was not injured, and it's less risky than tranquilizer shots. Tranquilizers are best used for when you need the animal to be immobilized for a longer period of time, and there's a concern over existing injuries. Moose are particularly susceptible to tranquilizer drugs because they have the chance of overheating while sedated. We would need a lot of staff on hand when we tranquilize a moose to make sure body temperature stays low and oxygen is provided. Since he would only need to be cut free from the ropes, the taser was the best method for this rescue. He was able to move immediately after our officers freed him and did not require reversal drugs (like tranquilizing would).Watch Wildlife Officers help the moose in the video player below.Thankfully, the moose is okay and got right back up after being untangled according to the responding officers._______Watch KOAA News5 on your time, anytime with our free streaming app available for your Roku, FireTV, AppleTV and Android TV. Just search KOAA News5, download and start watching. ...read more read less