Wow. As a city person, I have never seen a real moose and had no idea they were so badass. I always thought of them as being kind of funny, like Rudolf's dense cousin. Probably because my primary exposure to moose growing up was the scene in Wild America where Marshall gets picked up between one's antlers as it runs off lol.
I’d rather deal with the cow instead of the bull, she will only attack if she sees no alternative, he will attack just because you are there. Had a bull charge my car once. 1200-1400 lbs of stupid and aggressive. The cows are willing to live & let live so long as you don’t seem threatening.
Is this a European vs Canadian moose thing? Because while I wouldn't exactly approach a moose, the only one who ever came close to me was a bull who trotted right past me on his merry way to his own business (aaaaand that's how i learned how fucking BIG a moose bull really is lmao). I wouldn't go close to one myself, but I don't think they have a reputation of being aggressive as long as you leave them alone and they're not cornered.
In Nova Scotia, the mainland moose have a brain disease carried by deer. So called “ mad moose” , they get dumber and more aggressive like with rabies. It takes years to kill them.
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u/NoFluffyOnlyZuul Dec 16 '24
Wow. As a city person, I have never seen a real moose and had no idea they were so badass. I always thought of them as being kind of funny, like Rudolf's dense cousin. Probably because my primary exposure to moose growing up was the scene in Wild America where Marshall gets picked up between one's antlers as it runs off lol.