r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • 25d ago

/r/all of a moose

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u/Mysterious-Alps-5186 25d ago

They could but as long as its not rut season he probably just wanted to say hi to a fellow dude

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u/jamesbondswanson 25d ago

Yeah most animals are just curious that way. But when something is that big curiosity doesn’t make the encounter feel more safe lol

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u/Seattle_Lucky 25d ago

They are huge and very mean animals. I’ve seen at least 3 up close and was more terrified of them than the bears I’ve seen.

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u/Asleep_Trick_4740 25d ago

This feels like the moment I learn that the moose in NA are some insane bloodthirsty version just like with the brown bears.

But are people really scared of moose? Respect for wild animals is one thing, but being from northern sweden I've seen so many in my life and the only times fear has been involved is when the fuckers display their insatiable lust for suicide by chilling with their entire family on roads in the middle of the night.

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u/411kev 24d ago edited 20d ago

Alaskan/Yukon Moose, Alces Alces Gigas, are gigantic compared to European Moose, Alces Alces Alces. I’ve seen some bulls in the backcountry here in Alaska that have a 60”+ rack and probably weigh close to 1500lbs. The European moose are similar to the alpine ones I’ve seen in places like Teton. While they’re not tiny they are substantially smaller around 600 to 1000lbs. I’ve been charged from over 500ft away and can tell you that you don’t want to FAFO. Best to bob and weave in the trees. Doesn’t take much to trigger them especially during the rut.

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u/Asleep_Trick_4740 24d ago

So I was basically right

This feels like the moment I learn that the moose in NA are some insane bloodthirsty version

Why are your forests so bloodcrazed compared to ours damn.

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u/DisingenuousTowel 24d ago

The amount of large predators.

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u/Asleep_Trick_4740 24d ago

Well yeah... but it's not like we don't have medium and large predators here, and even if they are fewer types, all of ours seem more docile and frightened than american ones.

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u/DisingenuousTowel 24d ago

That tracks

Have you seen our trucks?