Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2006, 05:45:15 AM
HERE'S A GREAT MOOSE STORY---When this little guy was young; he lost his mother too soon.
So the Fish and Game people brought him to Wendall and Debbie. They asked them to raise him to a safe age and then turn him loose again.
So they bottle-fed and took care of him; he lived with their cows in the pasture and barn. Last spring he was a year old, weaned from the bottle and it was time to turn him back into the wild.
They opened the gate of the pasture and off he went. He stayed gone all summer; then this fall he shows up again, back with the cows. He really thinks he is a cow! They are all happy to see him as he is pretty friendly.
He likes special treats, too. He loves honey buns and will eat them right out of your mouth.
Wendall and Debbie live up in the mountains so when it came time to bring the cows down, they left him alone up there. Well, the moose got lonely all by himself so he headed down to find another heard of cows to hang with.
About a week later the neighbor who owned the cows called to ask Wendall to please come get his moose. So he headed out with a honey bun, bucket of grain and the horse trailer, got him into the trailer, and brought him back home again.
The moose is free to go anytime he wants but is choosing to stay put for now. Surely, come spring he will start to feel a bit like a male moose again and take off, but, for now at least, he is happy where he is.
Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2006, 05:46:12 AM
Post by: Ron on December 10, 2006, 05:53:43 AM
I wonder if he is going to be a problem when he gets older?
Don't know much about them but I hear they can be pretty stubborn and mean esp. around rut.
If all goes as planned I'll be on Isle Royale hiking and hopefully getting pics of the moose next fall.
Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2006, 06:17:04 AM
Post by: Sergeant Bob on December 10, 2006, 06:46:02 AM
After all, you can take the moose out of the wild but, you can't take the wild out of the moose.
Post by: Ron on December 10, 2006, 07:17:16 AM
Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2006, 08:23:00 AM
Post by: Antibubba on December 10, 2006, 08:43:40 AM
Post by: Cosmoline on December 10, 2006, 10:02:16 AM
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So the Fish and Game people brought him to Wendall and Debbie. They asked them to raise him to a safe age and then turn him loose again.
Yeah, right. What F&G people did that?
I'm sorry, but these things really make me mad. They're lies, spread over and over again.
Post by: Matthew Carberry on December 10, 2006, 10:33:57 AM
That said, maybe it's true, I haven't checked.
Post by: Fly320s on December 10, 2006, 10:45:55 AM
Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2006, 12:05:56 PM
Post by: Cosmoline on December 10, 2006, 01:09:38 PM
Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2006, 02:00:23 PM
Post by: Matthew Carberry on December 10, 2006, 02:49:18 PM
You just lure him into your garage with a honey bun , close the door and then pop him behind the ear like a mob stoolie.
Post by: 280plus on December 10, 2006, 04:45:46 PM
Post by: Strings on December 10, 2006, 10:04:12 PM
I've never had anything quite like a moose!
I've had many lovers, my morals are loose!
But I've never had anything, quite like a moose!
Sorry... couldn't resist (and ya'll should be glad I don't have the rest of the lyrics)
Post by: Ned Hamford on December 11, 2006, 05:14:13 AM
Moose, moose, I like a moose!
I've never had anything quite like a moose!
I've had many lovers, my morals are loose!
But I've never had anything, quite like a moose!
Sorry... couldn't resist (and ya'll should be glad I don't have the rest of the lyrics)
I've never had anything quite like a moose!
I've had many lovers, my morals are loose!
But I've never had anything, quite like a moose!
Sorry... couldn't resist (and ya'll should be glad I don't have the rest of the lyrics)
http://www.midcoast.com/~martucci/2nh/Moose.html
Post by: bedlamite on December 11, 2006, 11:08:54 AM
Post by: Brad Johnson on December 11, 2006, 12:40:32 PM
Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti...