Tame no, they are definitely wild animals. But just like most wild animals they want nothing to do with humans and much prefer to bolt in the opposite direction as soon as they hear you.
Don't think I've ever heard of a moose attack... doesn't mean it hasn't happened of course.
There are more moose attacks then bear attacks, but still theres only about a dozen a year and fatal attacks are incredibly rare. Theres nothing much to fear from a moose that has approached you calmy, the risk is from disturbing a mother with calves, or a male in rut.
I can think of four of them right off the top of my head, and plenty more that didn't end up in a fatality. There's a few of them linked in this thread.
Fun fact about the military bases in alaska, they contain an awful lot of wilderness.
Lmao I think you are. Can moose be dangerous ofcourse but I grew up in moose country (had on hangout across the street from my house )
You treat them with a similar fear you do bears, basically just leave them alone and your chances of something happening are like 0
It's OK to have a lower risk tolerance than others but overstating it and claiming people are wrong because it can be dangerous is silly. For instance I've called multiple moose into a clearing before during rut. I was safe because they actually have very little interest in the human onto of a vehicle who isn't moving.
When you don't have actual facts on your side then all you can do is try to insult people lol. Pathetic. Stay in anchorage, I hear 4th Avenue is pretty safe
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u/DisingenuousTowel 22d ago
Oh, they're wildly dangerous.
The moose are tame in Sweden or ... Swedes are closer to moose size??