...that moose can be dangerous. One of my most frightening wildlife encounters was not with a grizzly but with a bull moose in the Wasatch a few years ago. It was rutting season, and the moose was lying down a few yards off the trail. As I passed, it snorted and started to get up. I decided an off-trail diversion with some trees between us would be better!
Once when I was in Montana, a guy a met told me about a guy getting trampled to death by a cow moose in the Beartooths. He said the most dangerous animal in the mountains is a mother moose around her calf. I think a grizzly sow around her cubs might be a little worse, but the point was taken.
Arthur Digbee - May 18, 2008 3:34 pm - Voted 10/10
interestingI hadn't heard of this subspecies before. How does one identify it (other than range)?
Bob Sihler - May 18, 2008 7:21 pm - Voted 10/10
Good to mention......that moose can be dangerous. One of my most frightening wildlife encounters was not with a grizzly but with a bull moose in the Wasatch a few years ago. It was rutting season, and the moose was lying down a few yards off the trail. As I passed, it snorted and started to get up. I decided an off-trail diversion with some trees between us would be better!
Once when I was in Montana, a guy a met told me about a guy getting trampled to death by a cow moose in the Beartooths. He said the most dangerous animal in the mountains is a mother moose around her calf. I think a grizzly sow around her cubs might be a little worse, but the point was taken.
FlatheadNative - May 18, 2008 8:54 pm - Hasn't voted
thanks...You are exactly right. Thanks for sharing your experiences.