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Posted on Saturday, April 26, 2008 - 11:02 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

this last week i had this family show up and pester me and the sled dogs at 5:00 am. aka they were in the sled dog yard and with 30 dog barking at them i diden't get any sleep. the delema how to move them on there way this family is not afraid of loud noises or of people. the pictures were taken right out of my front door the moose were about 30 feet away. two calves and momma. sorry if the pictures are blury.this is a last spring babyPlant Forum

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the pine tree in front of moms head is about 6 ft

Lisa - fairbanks,alaska, Zone "?"
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Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 03:21 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Great shots! I was lucky enough to see one in Northern Maine.

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Posted on Sunday, April 27, 2008 - 08:19 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Wow... I can see how this would be a nuisance. We don't have any in lower MI but there are some in the Upper Peninsula. I've seen one moose in my life...a cow in Alberta. They are awesome though, even if I wouldn't want them for neighbors.

Sunnyday2day - Michigan, Zone "Zone 5"
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Posted on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 - 10:52 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Very cool, I am guessing since this is an older calf mom isn't as skittish. I heard cow moose with young were more dangerous than bull moose!

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Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 07:00 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Thanks for sharing this. I love moose, they are my favorite animal, but I'm sure I would not want them bothering my dogs or flowers. LOL. How amazing they just come right up to your home like that. Incredible.

Jamie

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Posted on Thursday, May 01, 2008 - 08:36 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

yes it is fun to see them up close but cow moose can be very mean and nasty most will run when you try to scare them off but this cow is not scared at all. trying to get her to leave is a real challange. the dogs won't quit barking till they leave. 34 dogs barking make a lot of noise at 3 am.

Lisa - fairbanks,alaska, Zone "?"
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Posted on Friday, May 02, 2008 - 06:31 am EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Oh my. I can imagine. The moose must be so used to people he's just not scared. Its crazy that the dozens of dogs barking doesn't scare them away... let us know if anyone gives you an idea that works to scare them away.

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Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 07:23 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Sometimes they become almost tame. There was a famous moose in Methuen, Massachusetts, who would stick his head through this family's kitchen window and eat salad off the table.

It must be fascinating to have them so close.

Anne

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Posted on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 09:11 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

i have seen email pictures of a guy that rased a orphen bull calf and at some point trained it to pull timber like a draft horse. he said that it takes off for a couple of weeks in the fall but comes back. the pictures i saw he had the full grown bull large antler rack and all decked out in horse harness. he said that it is the best work animal he has ever seen.

Lisa - fairbanks,alaska, Zone "?"
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Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 09:23 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Wow! I would like to see one... but not in my yard!

Nanny56 - Indiana, Zone "5b"
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Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 10:49 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

I love to see photos of moose. The first one I saw up close and personal I found quite frightening. I wasn't expecting them to be so huge!! Mama moose looks pretty big! Must be amazing to see them!

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Posted on Monday, May 05, 2008 - 11:11 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

Valia wrote on Saturday, May 03, 2008 - 07:23 pm:

There was a famous moose in Methuen, Massachusetts, who would stick his head through this family's kitchen window and eat salad off the table.

It must be fascinating to have them so close.



It HAD to be Bullwinkle.
I have not seen one in the wild and would like to some day.
Do they eat plants in your garden Lisa?

Denise--Northern Wisconsin, Z3b
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Posted on Tuesday, May 06, 2008 - 09:07 pm EST :   Last Buddysize PhotosCopy highlighted text to new message Edit Post Delete Post Print Post

yes they will, as in distroy not just nibble like a deer. they love to eat broccoli, peas, coliflowr, brussel sprouts, cabbage ect. and they will eat it all if you fence you patch they have to be at least 8 to 10 foot. some people use electric but they are great jumpers. so i am trying to deside if i want to plant any of the above items this year because of momma and family. but all above items go crazy up here. we all have pests alaskas are just bigger.

Lisa - fairbanks,alaska, Zone "?"

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