It's That Moosey Time of Year Again

[Nyboy]

 

[thistlebloom]

The mama with twins now just has one with her. I hope the other one just decided to live on his own...

This little bugger was behind the house when I first saw him, then as I was going out the front door he was walking down the sidewalk. He took off when he saw me, but I got a picture of him scampering off.
They aren't so brave when moms not next to them.

 

[baymule]

Thanks for another moose picture! I love the picture you post of your pet yard moosies!

 

[Carol Dee]

He looks so cute scampering away! @thistlebloom here are a few pics you might enjoy!
Moose in velvet Denali NP

Moose Kisses, Thanks for the watermelon!

Moose ON a car in Millinocket, Maine!

 

[thistlebloom]

Those are great pictures Carol Dee!
If a moose was standing on my car I would be seriously depressed.

Antlers are so amazing, to think that those grow annually!! That's a beautiful picture of the velvet, such neat texture and patterns.

And finally, who couldn't love a nose like that?

 

[Nyboy]

Was watching a show on bigfoot on youtube. It was a interview with a bigfoot expert. I was surprised when the question was asked if any animal in North America could take on a bigfoot, reply was only 1 a bull moose. I would have thought grizzle bear.

 

[thistlebloom]

 

[ducks4you]

I think I know why the moose prefer Your young trees in the fall to the ones in the woods--no scrub underneath, just a nice, short, grass lawn.
I think I'd invest in some extra fencing to keep them from my horses. Your horse wasn't pulling your leg when he chewed you out! Moose are SCARY big and can be mean as dirt.

 

[thistlebloom]

Since the moose around here easily clear the neighbors 7'+
fence that is around their entire 10 acres I don't see extra fencing to moose proof the horse enclosures justified in our budget.

The three that have been visiting this year did hop into my mini mules corral and managed to open the gate that closed off the extra stall where the alfalfa was stored.
They didn't eat much relative to their size, or really do much damage, and when they'd had enough, hopped out again.

Huck stayed out of their way and we could see his eyes peering out from behind his shelter in the flashlight beam.
I'm sure if they wanted to harass or injure Huck they could have easily, but they didn't, and I've never heard of, or witnessed aggressive behavior towards a horse from a moose. Not saying it hasn't or couldn't happen though.

Barking dogs they will kill without hesitation.

The alfalfa has been moved into a more moose proof area for now, so Huck can rest easy.
It's interesting to me that they never eat the timothy or grass hay that is stacked and tarped and easily accessible.
They just prefer the alfalfa.

 

[ducks4you]

Electric wire, maybe? The alfalfa is sweeter and has more energy, so , yeah, I can see why they prefer it.