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Re: [RC] [RC] Moose - Howard Bramhall

Can anyone tell me if the Moose falls into the predator or prey category? Or, are they in a category all of their own? I always thought they were prey, like the deer.

What do they eat? Aren't they vegetarians? I never realized they were something to fear like the cougar or the bear. Don't see many mooses down here in Florida.

One moose, two meese, three moose, four
Will they kill me if I snore?
If I live will they come back for more?
One moose, two meese, three moose, four

cya,
Howard (always thought Bullwinkle was cool)


From: Marv Walker <Marv@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [RC]   Moose
Date: Wed, 14 Apr 2004 10:26:06 -0700


What
to do when you scare up a moose?
Thanks
As someone posted earlier , a moose can be way more dangerous than either bear or cats . We have had a bull moose break into corrals to go after our horses in hunting camps , they do wreck havoc on a packstring :-) The best thing you can do especially during calving and the rut is to get as far away as fast as you can as a moose is so unpredictable . Never try to chase them off of a trail , if you run into them on foot find a tree to get behind as they attack with their front feet striking . I have seen them take on cars before when people tried to hide in cars or thought they could get close in a vehicle to watch them . I have been chased more than once by them as we live in prime moose country .

This cannot be stressed enough.

Moose are one of the top dangers of the Iditarod race.
Considering the race is run during the worst weather
under the most demanding conditions.

I once saw a video of a cow moose killing a man.  It
was so unexpected and so quick it gave rattlesnakes
something to shoot for.

Marv "Bullwinkle is an urban legend with a smattering
of truth and that is, some squirrels do fly!" Walker
2004 Appearances: http://MarvWalker.com/2004.htm



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