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Old 02-23-2012, 12:33 AM
 
Location: Anchorage Suburbanites and part time Willowbillies
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Guess Robot thought Ken was having too much fun!



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Old 02-23-2012, 01:41 AM
 
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Pet moose?
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Old 02-23-2012, 11:30 AM
 
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I didn't think moose were all that friendly, the way people talk about them... Apparently I was wrong.
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Old 02-23-2012, 12:24 PM
 
Location: Anchorage Suburbanites and part time Willowbillies
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Default Don’t try this at home!

Moose can be extremely dangerous!

This moose, that our boys have named Amber, hangs out in our neighborhood. We think that someone started feeding her, (which is illegal), when she was young. When she comes around she stands outside our house batting those big brown eyes wanting food. We have accidentally feed her once when our boys put out their jack-o-lanterns one Halloween so that maybe why she comes to our house. We will talk to her, pet her head and give her some scratches and she goes on her way.

We have a deck that is quite tall with a railing that keeps some distance between us. She has never been aggressive but we still don’t trust her completely. The only time that she made me nervous was once I was doing some yard work and she kind of sneaked up on me and nudged me in the back with her forehead as to say, “Here I am, pet me”. I retreated to our deck and she followed. Once on the deck I scratched her nose, chin, and behind her ears and she moved on.

In our neighborhood the snow is deep and there are high berms along the roads so that the moose are using the roads to get around. The morning that we took these photos several of the neighborhood kids were waiting for the school bus that stops about 100 feet from our house. We kept her entertained so she would not walk down the road to the bus stop where the kids were until they got on the bus.
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Old 02-23-2012, 12:32 PM
 
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Interesting and at least you are "taking care of her".
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Old 02-23-2012, 12:36 PM
 
Location: Austin, TX
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Looks like it has been a long winter.

I went sailing for 4 hours yesterday, high was 86, good winds, down here in Austin, TX.
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Old 02-23-2012, 12:39 PM
 
Location: Anchorage Suburbanites and part time Willowbillies
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We played with moose.
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Old 02-23-2012, 01:28 PM
 
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85 here as well in good 'ole South FLA...

Makes me wonder what June - Sept. will be like.
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Old 02-23-2012, 04:26 PM
 
Location: Anchorage
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Moose can be extremely dangerous!

This moose, that our boys have named Amber, hangs out in our neighborhood. We think that someone started feeding her, (which is illegal), when she was young. When she comes around she stands outside our house batting those big brown eyes wanting food. We have accidentally feed her once when our boys put out their jack-o-lanterns one Halloween so that maybe why she comes to our house. We will talk to her, pet her head and give her some scratches and she goes on her way.

We have a deck that is quite tall with a railing that keeps some distance between us. She has never been aggressive but we still don’t trust her completely. The only time that she made me nervous was once I was doing some yard work and she kind of sneaked up on me and nudged me in the back with her forehead as to say, “Here I am, pet me”. I retreated to our deck and she followed. Once on the deck I scratched her nose, chin, and behind her ears and she moved on.

In our neighborhood the snow is deep and there are high berms along the roads so that the moose are using the roads to get around. The morning that we took these photos several of the neighborhood kids were waiting for the school bus that stops about 100 feet from our house. We kept her entertained so she would not walk down the road to the bus stop where the kids were until they got on the bus.
That's a pretty cool story! My kids used to hate walking to school when there were moose out in Anchorage.
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Old 02-23-2012, 08:34 PM
 
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Moose can be extremely dangerous!
That's what I've been led to believe, so I was surprised that you were even able to approach this animal, much less put things on it. I've read that moose are foul-tempered creatures who wish nothing more than death to all other creatures, particularly humans, and they have the means to inflict it.

This thread reminded me of a funny song a radio station out of Shreveport, Louisiana, used to play, called, "There's a Moose in my House." It's about a man who suspects he has a moose living in his house. His suspicions began when he noticed that someone had used his toothbrush and subscribed him to "Audubon" magazine. A group of little boys came into his yard and nosed around his home. When he asked what they were doing, they said, "We're moose hunters, and we think you are hiding a moose!" It's a funny song, but I haven't heard it in a decade and I can't find it anywhere.

Edit: A-n-d... now I find it!

"I checked the mail and found a box from the Sierra Club
I ran into the bathroom and found moose hair in my tub
My bill from Bell has phone calls to the Yukon and Montana
My tooth brush smells like moose breath, I'm missing my pajamas"

"Big Head Todd And The Monsters - Moose In My House Lyrics"
http://www.stlyrics.com/songs/b/bigh...use331706.html
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