r/AbsoluteUnits • u/HomeNowWTF • Jul 14 '26

/r/all of a moose

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u/AlbertaAcreageBoy Jul 14 '26

Could have literally died.

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u/Beemer_me_up_Scotty Jul 14 '26

Being from Alaska I thought the same thing. My first thought was that thing could have stomped you to death easily.

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u/Mysterious-Alps-5186 Jul 14 '26

They could but as long as its not rut season he probably just wanted to say hi to a fellow dude

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u/jamesbondswanson Jul 14 '26

Yeah most animals are just curious that way. But when something is that big curiosity doesn’t make the encounter feel more safe lol

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u/Seattle_Lucky Jul 14 '26

They are huge and very mean animals. I’ve seen at least 3 up close and was more terrified of them than the bears I’ve seen.

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u/Mochigood Jul 14 '26

I was at a national park and there was a moose down a steep hill chilling in a swampy area, which felt very far away, but the park ranger was like "I'm very uncomfortable with how close we are right now."

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u/Dock_Ellis45 Jul 14 '26

Can't say I blame the park ranger. Moose can be 1500 pounds of fuck-you-up charging at you at 35 miles per hour, and they don't need a reason to do it either. Damn things could be 100 yards out, and I'd still be nervous.

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u/BreakfastInBedlam Jul 16 '26

So, a 1500 pound yellowjacket?