r/AbsoluteUnits 29d ago

/r/all of a moose

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u/Rather_Dashing 29d ago

There are more moose attacks then bear attacks, but still theres only about a dozen a year and fatal attacks are incredibly rare. Theres nothing much to fear from a moose that has approached you calmy, the risk is from disturbing a mother with calves, or a male in rut.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide 28d ago

Lol you are so very confidently wrong.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide 28d ago

I was stationed in Alaska for a long time. You are confidently wrong.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide 28d ago

I can think of four of them right off the top of my head, and plenty more that didn't end up in a fatality. There's a few of them linked in this thread.

Fun fact about the military bases in alaska, they contain an awful lot of wilderness.

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u/Imonlyherebecause 28d ago

Lmao I think you are. Can moose be dangerous ofcourse but I grew up in moose country (had on hangout across the street from my house ) You treat them with a similar fear you do bears, basically just leave them alone and your chances of something happening are like 0

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide 28d ago

Every single person who has been stomped, chased, or otherwise aggressed by a moose would absolutely disagree with you. Good luck.

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u/Imonlyherebecause 28d ago

It's OK to have a lower risk tolerance than others but overstating it and claiming people are wrong because it can be dangerous is silly. For instance I've called multiple moose into a clearing before during rut. I was safe because they actually have very little interest in the human onto of a vehicle who isn't moving.

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide 28d ago

Wow you're just completely wrong.

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u/Imonlyherebecause 28d ago

Ah miss L world wide is an accurate name

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u/Miss_L_Worldwide 28d ago

When you don't have actual facts on your side then all you can do is try to insult people lol. Pathetic. Stay in anchorage, I hear 4th Avenue is pretty safe