BULL MOOSE, the symbol of the Progressive Party in the American presidential election of 1912. The bull moose is the male of the large, ungainly branch of the deer family inhabiting forested parts of Canada and north-eastern United States. It is closely allied to the European elk, standing over seven feet high, and often weighing over 1,000 pounds. The origin of the term as a symbol probably lies in the remark of ex-president Roosevelt : "I feel as fit as a bull moose." The cartoonists seized the remark, and the animal quickly became the emblem of the Roosevelt forces, and then of the Progressive Party, popularly known as the "Bull Moose Party." When the Progressive Republicans declared themselves opposed to the renomination of President Taft and brought about a three-cornered election, the bull moose became a very useful symbol as opposed to the elephant of the regular Republicans and the donkey of the Democrats.