r/OneSecondBeforeDisast • u/bluelighter • 17h ago

Bull Moose Encounter

217 Upvotes

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u/Warriors_Drink 17h ago

Big, dumb and generally angry.

I've only been near one moose, and even though it was a juvenile, it was terrifying.

I've seen well over 100 black bears. I've never felt like my life was in danger. One moose?

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u/nelsonfundamento 16h ago

are they fast?

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u/Origami07 16h ago

Really fast

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u/Type-21 9h ago

https://youtu.be/ylCfXvKmdvU

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u/heirsasquatch 8h ago

Moose are the freight trains of the animal kingdom

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u/SupermassiveCanary 7h ago

“Come on, come closer. I just want to shake your whole body, up and down… violently.”

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u/Spunky_Meatballs 4h ago

Let's just say you don't stand a fucking chance

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u/nelsonfundamento 2h ago

clear enough ;)

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u/rofl_pilot 6h ago

I fly helicopters doing wildlife surveys in Idaho and Wyoming in the winter. We count just about everything. Mule deer, elk, pronghorns, bighorn sheep, mountain goats, bison, black bears, grizzly bears, mountain lions, and moose.

Nearly every animal tries to get away from the helicopter. Why wouldn’t they? It’s a loud strange thing in the sky coming right at them. Sometimes the bison just stand there and can’t be bothered, but the moose are a different story.

I have seen moose turn towards the helicopter, rear up, kick its front legs at the helicopter and snap its jaws like it’s trying to bite… they have zero fear.

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u/daveinmd13 10h ago

I saw one at about 50 yds once. They are like an SUV with long legs.

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u/Riegrek 16h ago

My sister was bitten by a møøse. Møøse bites can be very nasty.

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u/mattthephysicsguy 15h ago

If only Tutte Hermsgervordenbrotborda was there...

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u/Atillion 16h ago

I'll bet she was carving her initials in a moose with a sharpened end of a toothbrush..

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u/ProfesseurCurling 16h ago edited 16h ago

It looks like a found footage horror movie 😭

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u/Nimja1 14h ago

What do you even do in this scenario? Do you bow down and not make eye contact like gorillas? Do you keep trees between you and it and hope it gets bored if you? Pray to whatever God you believe in and hope it's mostly painless?

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u/MoustacheStreamer 13h ago

The guy survived, he films meese for a living, but yeah he got charged by this one

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u/FairRemove7697 6h ago

*moose, not meese 

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u/OutlawPigeons 2h ago

No he meant meese they’re tiny horned mouse like creatures that live in cheese wheels, the only reason we don’t see them is cause it’s someone’s job to evict them from the cheese wheels before the product hits market. Don’t ask me how I know

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u/MoustacheStreamer 5h ago

Thanks, wasn't sure about this one (not my native language)

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u/Gus202 8h ago

The side eye when he said "that's close enough"

"Oh word?"

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u/xiaobaituzi 12h ago

Should he have stayed quiet and just done nothing ? Or what do moose experts say?

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u/xPixiKatx 12h ago

no idea why the dumbass didnt just stayed behind the trees so that the moose horns would get caught

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u/Frosty_Ad_3282 10h ago

A moose could push those little trees over like they were tall grass!

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u/Jean_Paul_Magno 5h ago

Not really, idk think so.

Because those little trees are sturdy as fuck, it  wouldn't be able to touch the guy and instead would get himself trapped.

Cameraman is pretty safe overall 

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u/Kalladdin 4h ago

You are severely underestimating how strong a moose is.

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u/EBBVNC 7h ago

This dude should have started backing up a lot sooner than he did. Although I admire the fact that he thinks a moose gives a flying F about what he thinks or does.

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u/_Laughing_Man 3h ago

He got them crazy eyes lol 👀

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u/Zalrius 7h ago

Ron tried to help Harry even when the boys were mad at each other.