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Holy shit indeed 

 

 

 

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That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull, cow & calf that I'll never forget. Not sure what would have happened if they'd seen me. I was in between the cow & calf when I first saw the cow, but off to the side. Gave me the heebies for a couple days.

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ns503 wrote:
That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull...

That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull, cow & calf that I'll never forget. Not sure what would have happened if they'd seen me. I was in between the cow & calf when I first saw the cow, but off to the side. Gave me the heebies for a couple days.

I’m in Moose country so it’s pretty common. Haven’t had a bad encounter yet. Just keep moving on and give them lots of space to go whatever direction they want. Not very common for a moose to be running itself down like in the above video. Spooked Moose wanting to just get away from whatever triggered it. 

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ns503 wrote:
That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull...

That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull, cow & calf that I'll never forget. Not sure what would have happened if they'd seen me. I was in between the cow & calf when I first saw the cow, but off to the side. Gave me the heebies for a couple days.

Just to put in perspective of how terrible their eye sight is. Hunters will often lure A bull in by swaying back and forth with canoe paddles or plywood cut outs over their head to imitate another bull. Their eye sight is complete shit.

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2/3/2023 7:57am
ns503 wrote:
That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull...

That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull, cow & calf that I'll never forget. Not sure what would have happened if they'd seen me. I was in between the cow & calf when I first saw the cow, but off to the side. Gave me the heebies for a couple days.

Just to put in perspective of how terrible their eye sight is. Hunters will often lure A bull in by swaying back and forth with canoe...

Just to put in perspective of how terrible their eye sight is. Hunters will often lure A bull in by swaying back and forth with canoe paddles or plywood cut outs over their head to imitate another bull. Their eye sight is complete shit.

Can’t say I’ve ever done that on a Moose hunt. 

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ns503 wrote:
That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull...

That's the one animal I am most wary of meeting up with in the woods. I had a really close spooky encounter once with a bull, cow & calf that I'll never forget. Not sure what would have happened if they'd seen me. I was in between the cow & calf when I first saw the cow, but off to the side. Gave me the heebies for a couple days.

Just to put in perspective of how terrible their eye sight is. Hunters will often lure A bull in by swaying back and forth with canoe...

Just to put in perspective of how terrible their eye sight is. Hunters will often lure A bull in by swaying back and forth with canoe paddles or plywood cut outs over their head to imitate another bull. Their eye sight is complete shit.

swordfish wrote:

Can’t say I’ve ever done that on a Moose hunt. 

 A "Moose Hunt" thread on vital...awesome. I have a friend that teaches in a small Colorado mountain town (Nederland) and they have one or two full school lockdowns a year due to a rouge moose wandering down to the playground or parking area from time to time !! 

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2/3/2023 3:27pm

 Maybe Boris and Natasha will chime in too, they to have an ongoing moose and squirrel problem of their own.

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And they can run right through the thickest brush/woods without leaving a trace..

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2/3/2023 3:45pm Edited Date/Time 2/3/2023 3:46pm
bigsal wrote:
 A "Moose Hunt" thread on vital...awesome. I have a friend that teaches in a small Colorado mountain town (Nederland) and they have one or two full...

 A "Moose Hunt" thread on vital...awesome. I have a friend that teaches in a small Colorado mountain town (Nederland) and they have one or two full school lockdowns a year due to a rouge moose wandering down to the playground or parking area from time to time !! 

They're so damn big ,guys who use small boats to hunt them end up taking 3 or.4 trips back and forth to get all the meat back. Have you eaten moose before? I never have but would love to try it. Venison and elk is all I've had.

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2/3/2023 5:19pm
bigsal wrote:
 A "Moose Hunt" thread on vital...awesome. I have a friend that teaches in a small Colorado mountain town (Nederland) and they have one or two full...

 A "Moose Hunt" thread on vital...awesome. I have a friend that teaches in a small Colorado mountain town (Nederland) and they have one or two full school lockdowns a year due to a rouge moose wandering down to the playground or parking area from time to time !! 

They're so damn big ,guys who use small boats to hunt them end up taking 3 or.4 trips back and forth to get all the meat...

They're so damn big ,guys who use small boats to hunt them end up taking 3 or.4 trips back and forth to get all the meat back. Have you eaten moose before? I never have but would love to try it. Venison and elk is all I've had.

Pulled some stew meat out of the freezer today. 
They are similar. I love moose but if I had to eat one every day elk might be better. Also depends what they are eating. 
Can’t go wrong with either. 

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2/3/2023 5:22pm
Brad460 wrote:

And they can run right through the thickest brush/woods without leaving a trace..

I watched a very large bull moose from a canoe in Ontario Canada run wide open through stuff we could barely walk through. 

I saw it, but still can't believe it. 

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We need Muttly to chine in and tell us if he'd ride it.

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I watched a very large bull moose from a canoe in Ontario Canada run wide open through stuff we could barely walk through.  I saw it...

I watched a very large bull moose from a canoe in Ontario Canada run wide open through stuff we could barely walk through. 

I saw it, but still can't believe it. 

I saw a moose casually walk through a three wire cattle fence like it didn’t exist . Started pulling the fence posts right out of the ground until the wires snapped . I’m not sure he noticed anything . 😳

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2/3/2023 7:43pm
SEEMEFIRST wrote:
I watched a very large bull moose from a canoe in Ontario Canada run wide open through stuff we could barely walk through.  I saw it...

I watched a very large bull moose from a canoe in Ontario Canada run wide open through stuff we could barely walk through. 

I saw it, but still can't believe it. 

eddie wrote:
I saw a moose casually walk through a three wire cattle fence like it didn’t exist . Started pulling the fence posts right out of the...

I saw a moose casually walk through a three wire cattle fence like it didn’t exist . Started pulling the fence posts right out of the ground until the wires snapped . I’m not sure he noticed anything . 😳

Our trucks would sound like pussies if they were in moose power.

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2/3/2023 10:59pm Edited Date/Time 2/3/2023 11:01pm

Ah man I love me a good moose discussion. They are literally everywhere up here. I had one come through the yard this morning looking for a midwinter snack but I've caged up my apple tree thankfully.

They come through our area about 3 times a week. I even watched a mama moose give birth to twins right behind our fence as we live next to a large greenbelt. We get sandhill cranes, spruce hens, ptarmigan, bald eagles, fox, moose, and the occasional bear walking down our fence line.

Lucky enough to do a moose hunt just about every year, and get to help friends with theirs too.

As stated above, they are damn near blind. I have walked right by one that was just off the trail, maybe 3 feet away and I could tell it had no idea where I was. As long as they hear you coming, you're pretty much good. You can hide behind a tree trunk and they'll never find you. They're also dumb as shit. Moose safety is common sense; stay away from mama and calf, especially young calves. Stay away from males during the rut. Don't harass them. Pretty simple stuff. They are almost never aggressive

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They're so damn big ,guys who use small boats to hunt them end up taking 3 or.4 trips back and forth to get all the meat...

They're so damn big ,guys who use small boats to hunt them end up taking 3 or.4 trips back and forth to get all the meat back. Have you eaten moose before? I never have but would love to try it. Venison and elk is all I've had.

Depends on how they're processed after they're killed and what environment they live in, what they eat, food availability, etc. I've had moose meat that had zero game flavor, and I've had some that was so bad you almost can't eat it. It's very lean but you can do roasts, stews, etc. with it. My favorite is to braise it. It's very common for people to grind the majority of it and add some lard because it's so lean. Moose chili is really really good!

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2/3/2023 11:35pm

I thought this was pretty cool.

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eddie wrote:

Holy shit indeed 

 

 

 

Full video.

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2/4/2023 5:33am
Just to put in perspective of how terrible their eye sight is. Hunters will often lure A bull in by swaying back and forth with canoe...

Just to put in perspective of how terrible their eye sight is. Hunters will often lure A bull in by swaying back and forth with canoe paddles or plywood cut outs over their head to imitate another bull. Their eye sight is complete shit.

swordfish wrote:

Can’t say I’ve ever done that on a Moose hunt. 

bigsal wrote:
 A "Moose Hunt" thread on vital...awesome. I have a friend that teaches in a small Colorado mountain town (Nederland) and they have one or two full...

 A "Moose Hunt" thread on vital...awesome. I have a friend that teaches in a small Colorado mountain town (Nederland) and they have one or two full school lockdowns a year due to a rouge moose wandering down to the playground or parking area from time to time !! 

In Alaska when they were outside of the house, I was late for work. 
 

Bears too. 

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They're so damn big ,guys who use small boats to hunt them end up taking 3 or.4 trips back and forth to get all the meat...

They're so damn big ,guys who use small boats to hunt them end up taking 3 or.4 trips back and forth to get all the meat back. Have you eaten moose before? I never have but would love to try it. Venison and elk is all I've had.

zehn wrote:
Depends on how they're processed after they're killed and what environment they live in, what they eat, food availability, etc. I've had moose meat that had...

Depends on how they're processed after they're killed and what environment they live in, what they eat, food availability, etc. I've had moose meat that had zero game flavor, and I've had some that was so bad you almost can't eat it. It's very lean but you can do roasts, stews, etc. with it. My favorite is to braise it. It's very common for people to grind the majority of it and add some lard because it's so lean. Moose chili is really really good!

Stewing and bottling is popular in my neck of the woods, especially in Newfoundland. 

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zehn wrote:
Depends on how they're processed after they're killed and what environment they live in, what they eat, food availability, etc. I've had moose meat that had...

Depends on how they're processed after they're killed and what environment they live in, what they eat, food availability, etc. I've had moose meat that had zero game flavor, and I've had some that was so bad you almost can't eat it. It's very lean but you can do roasts, stews, etc. with it. My favorite is to braise it. It's very common for people to grind the majority of it and add some lard because it's so lean. Moose chili is really really good!

Venison is the same way ,I can't remember the last time I grilled it ,usually it's in a pan with some butter to keep it from drying out .

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2/4/2023 8:18am

What’s with the one dude in here downvoting innocuous moose talk? lol y’all need to chill. 

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2/4/2023 8:48am

How do stop a moose from charging?

Take away his charge card? Big furry bastard probably has shitty credit anyway.

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Full video.

Full video.

It's funny how they start speaking English when it gets scary.

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SEEMEFIRST wrote:

It's funny how they start speaking English when it gets scary.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franglais It's a thing. Laughing 

People speak French with some English words mixed in. 

For example. "I need to use the sink". The proper French way of saying it would be "J'ai besoin d'utiliser l'évier". In Franglais/Frenglish, I would say "j'ai besoin d'utiliser le sink". 

Oh, shit in the video would be oh, merde in French. 

Most French Canadians know what you mean when you substitute French words for English words. 

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2/4/2023 2:07pm

Where was the video taken?

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2/4/2023 2:37pm Edited Date/Time 2/4/2023 2:38pm
SEEMEFIRST wrote:
Where was the video taken?

Where was the video taken?

The description says somewhere in the Gaspésie region in the province of Quebec. 

Not that it matters, but it was taken 12 years ago. 

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Where was the video taken?

Where was the video taken?

-MAVERICK- wrote:

The description says somewhere in the Gaspésie region in the province of Quebec. 

Not that it matters, but it was taken 12 years ago. 

12 years?

Wow.

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we have a cabin in the Uinta mountain range near the border of UT and WY and we always see moose.  one year the dogs are going nuts so i go out the front door to see 3 very large bulls about 30 yards from the front door. then here comes more.  all in all there were 6 bulls, no cows, just strolling by. never seen anything like it before or since then.  their heads were easily a foot above the cab of my full-size Ram pickup.  

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we have a cabin in the Uinta mountain range near the border of UT and WY and we always see moose.  one year the dogs are...

we have a cabin in the Uinta mountain range near the border of UT and WY and we always see moose.  one year the dogs are going nuts so i go out the front door to see 3 very large bulls about 30 yards from the front door. then here comes more.  all in all there were 6 bulls, no cows, just strolling by. never seen anything like it before or since then.  their heads were easily a foot above the cab of my full-size Ram pickup.  

"Batchelor group".

Not nookie season.

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