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Wow, thats an interesting video, I am surprised it dropped so quickly?
Many people don't understand how dangerous a moose can be.
I used to cross country ski a trail that had a cow moose living along the creek the trail followed. One day a skier got to close and she killed him with those front hooves.
That snowmobiler was lucky he didn't catch a hoof in that attack!
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Why didn't he just go around it or wait it out. Sheesh.
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Interesting...we've come across them a number of times while on 4- wheelers, usually scouting before the deer hunt. Most the time they'll just stare at you as you go by or run off. Regardless, if they're on the trail and there's not another way around, I'd never get closer to them like they did in this video. Not a very smart individual IMO.
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Why didn't he just go around it or wait it out. Sheesh. Because he had a camera, a Glock, and a way to post the video. Those three in combination lead to some very stupid actions (the one shown included).
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BTW, is there something special that's suppose to happen when you "bark" at them? All I know is you're in the moose's home (per se) and he didn't play nice in the sandbox (IMO he provoked the moose).
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It also was an apparent snowmobile trail and moose are supposed to yield the right of way or else (I suppose).
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He must have had a Helmet Cam or Camera mounted on the Snow Mobile . I don't think this guy was in the right and should be charged with poaching . He agitated the situation by charging the young moose with the snow mobile and then shoots it and leaves the Moose wounded , plus leaving all the meat. He could have backed up and went around the animal. He cause this episode so he could YouTube a Video. I hope the Game Dept is watching this Video . Everyone knows the Video is a fake anyway , the Glock didn't blow up when it was fired.
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He must have had a Helmet Cam or Camera mounted on the Snow Mobile . I don't think this guy was in the right and should be charged with poaching . He agitated the situation by charging the young moose with the snow mobile and then shoots it and leaves the Moose wounded , plus leaving all the meat. He could have backed up and went around the animal. He cause this episode so he could YouTube a Video. I hope the Game Dept is watching this Video . Everyone knows the Video is a fake anyway , the Glock didn't blow up when it was fired. That's how I see it too. If he didn't press the issue and had just a little patience, a gun would have never needed to come out. I wouldn't be surprised if that guy finds himself in a little hot water. For those who are surprised/impressed with the performance; it's simple. Hit animals where you're supposed to hit them and they die. The range was close so placing a shot well wasn't too tough. That's too bad, waste of a beautiful animal that could have been taken legally and ethically later on. I've never hunted moose; that's one on my bucket list.
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I'd like to see the official fish and game report on this shooting. If there is one.
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I know that moose can be dangerous. I've seen a couple incidents here in Idaho when a couple of numbskulls went out of their way to get too close to a cow moose and damned near got themselves made into hamburger. But it was their fault.
That moron provoked the moose attack. He saw the moose in the distance and then deliberately drove as close as he could and the moose came at him
He hauls out his pistol, shoots the moose and then left it wounded as he skedaddled around, probably to check his camera to make sure he got all the "action" for a You Tube video.
As others said, hope the State's F&G game wardens are watching that video.
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Should have backed up way before confronting the moose. I would have fired a warning shot into the ground from 50 yards back. I bet it would have quickly left. Depending on if its in the rut, moose are extremely aggressive. My guess is that this could have been avoided several ways before actually shooting it. After the first charge, he would be legal to shoot it. The caveat is, it could have been handled better but the rider has enough video to prove his life was in danger. I have had black bear on several occasions bluff charge me and could have legally killed them but any hunter knows how to deescalate a situation if they can. Its a lose, lose situation when your wits can't be used instead of your gun.
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Don't snowmobiles have a reverse?
Jr. shoulda backed up the trail and waited her out.
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It's been quite a few years since I owned a sled. Mine didn't have reverse and that deep snow would have swallowed the machine too.
He might have figured a few feet closer with the sled might spook the moose off the trail and everything would be cool.
I guess that didn't work..................
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She didn't look like she wanted to get off the trail and appeared to be ready to fight for it. Could he have got off the trail and into that deep snow without getting stuck? Didn't look like that to me. He moved down the trail toward her to scare her off and she was having none of that.
She came at him twice and was getting ready to charge a third time. On the second charge she either hit him or his sled and who knows what she would have done on the third charge. Does she need to draw blood before he was justified??
Had I been him I would have done the same thing and I was impressed with his shooting. Wonder if it was a G20?
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Lucky he is not dead.
Noted he was carrying in condition 3.
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She didn't look like she wanted to get off the trail and appeared to be ready to fight for it. Could he have got off the trail and into that deep snow without getting stuck? Didn't look like that to me. He moved down the trail toward her to scare her off and she was having none of that.
She came at him twice and was getting ready to charge a third time. On the second charge she either hit him or his sled and who knows what she would have done on the third charge. Does she need to draw blood before he was justified??
Had I been him I would have done the same thing and I was impressed with his shooting. Wonder if it was a G20?
Yes, we mustn�t get delayed by a wild animal in its own living room while we putter about on our motorized pleasure craft. Yes, the shooter probably got himself into �free shot� territory for the instant where the moose was in his face. The time he picked to actually shoot it looked early to me. It�s like he was not ready when he had the chance, so he decides to rack his gun and unload. If I goaded stuff into giving me legally justifiable "self defense" shots, or took every justifiable "self defense" shot, I could have filled a dump truck with animals (including multiple moose) and humans. Instead, I have zero shots fired in that regard, and prefer to keep it that way. If the shooter wants to YouTube a buffalo, he should go to Yellowstone National Park. Shouldn�t be too hard to get himself charged and see how his Glock works out.
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She didn't look like she wanted to get off the trail and appeared to be ready to fight for it. Could he have got off the trail and into that deep snow without getting stuck? Didn't look like that to me. He moved down the trail toward her to scare her off and she was having none of that.
She came at him twice and was getting ready to charge a third time. On the second charge she either hit him or his sled and who knows what she would have done on the third charge. Does she need to draw blood before he was justified??
Had I been him I would have done the same thing and I was impressed with his shooting. Wonder if it was a G20?
Yes, we mustn�t get delayed by a wild animal in its own living room while we putter about on our motorized pleasure craft. Yes, the shooter probably got himself into �free shot� territory for the instant where the moose was in his face. The time he picked to actually shoot it looked early to me. It�s like he was not ready when he had the chance, so he decides to rack his gun and unload. If I goaded stuff into giving me legally justifiable "self defense" shots, or took every justifiable "self defense" shot, I could have filled a dump truck with animals (including multiple moose) and humans. Instead, I have zero shots fired in that regard, and prefer to keep it that way. If the shooter wants to YouTube a buffalo, he should go to Yellowstone National Park. Shouldn�t be too hard to get himself charged and see how his Glock works out. We see things completely different with regard to this video but that's ok. As stated I would have shot her most likely after the first charge when she came back again and would have added one more shot at the end. But then again everyone sees things different especially behind a computer screen.
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