I've probably had 1/2 dozen times I've been close enough to moose to take one more step and reach out and touch them, mostly calves. This summer we had a calf in our yard and some neighbor kids stopped by and said they were scared to go to their home because the moose was near their driveway. I walked them home, keeping myself between the moose and them. After they ran down their driveway I headed back home and the calf followed me about 10' behind me.
My daughter got licked by a calf once. She was walking towards it in our front yard, and then the calf started heading towards her. She was scared so she headed behind a small tree and wrapped her hands around the trunk. The calf walked up and licked her hand.
I've also had a cow moose that was probably 40-50' away make some sounds that made it very clear that she didn't want me any closer (must have been a calf nearby I didn't see) which resulted in my taking a swampy detour.
