I'm not saying they aren't a danger if they're roaming by the the Bradley Airport but the details are very sketchy as to why they did not try to get him/her to safety. DEEP and other officials refused to give any pertinent information but we know it didn't even reach the fence by the runways. At worst we should get some plausible information besides "Moose can be dangerous".
Who is "we"?
I kinda think any government agency that goes by DEEP probably needs an image rehab...this doesn't help.
Quote from: real chili 83 on June 11, 2023, 07:12:07 PM
Who is "we"?
Moose fans and the general public as well. Moose have been over culled across North America.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 11, 2023, 07:07:24 PM
I'm not saying they aren't a danger if they're roaming by the the Bradley Airport but the details are very sketchy as to why they did not try to get him/her to safety. DEEP and other officials refused to give any pertinent information but we know it didn't even reach the fence by the runways. At worst we should get some plausible information besides "Moose can be dangerous".
I was recently on a trip to Alaska. They had Moose by the airport there. However , they were fenced in.
This may be why. This article is from 2 weeks ago.
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/moose-killed-by-car-in-connecticut-hartland-18108549.php
Must kill Moose (and Squirrel)
(https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F8%2F6%2F8%2F6%2F18686408%5D%2Csizedata%5B850x600%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D)
Quote from: MU Fan in Connecticut on June 12, 2023, 12:02:19 PM
This may be why. This article is from 2 weeks ago.
https://www.ctinsider.com/news/article/moose-killed-by-car-in-connecticut-hartland-18108549.php
Each moose encounter is different, we need more details.
Menard's served me an ad deal for a moose hunting blind and trail cam this AM. I wonder if these were programmatically connected to this news?
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on June 12, 2023, 04:42:34 PM
Menard's served me an ad deal for a moose hunting blind and trail cam this AM. I wonder if these were programmatically connected to this news?
I have been fortunate enough to go to Cape Breton, NS for a number of years. There is a sizeable moose population up there and the government decided the herds should be culled, there are moose hunts. The results have not turned out to benefit anyone. I encountered a few a had zero problems whatsoever. Keep your distance and respect them.
Quote from: Dr. Blackheart on June 12, 2023, 04:42:34 PM
Menard's served me an ad deal for a moose hunting blind and trail cam this AM. I wonder if these were programmatically connected to this news?
It's probably because your phone picked moose out of your history. So Muggsy starting this thread may have directly contributed to helping you hunt moose. Definitely a touch of irony.
Long ago on WLS-AM 89/Chicago, Animal Stories, featuring Uncle Lar and Lil Snot Nosed Tommy had a similar story.
As Uncle Lar told it, a errant canine wandered on to an airport just as a 350,000 pound 747 was landing. Lil Tommy, as always, concerned about animal welfare, asked Uncle Lar: "If the dog going to be all right Uncle Lar?"
Uncle Lar shot back at Lil Tommy: "What the hell do you think is going to happen Lil Tommy? A 350,000 pound 747 meets a 20 pound dog?"
Larry Lujack was the greatest!
Again a 200,000 pound 737-700 meets a Moose. What the hell do you think is going to happen?
Quote from: dgies9156 on June 12, 2023, 07:30:13 PM
Long ago on WLS-AM 89/Chicago, Animal Stories, featuring Uncle Lar and Lil Snot Nosed Tommy had a similar story.
As Uncle Lar told it, a errant canine wandered on to an airport just as a 350,000 pound 747 was landing. Lil Tommy, as always, concerned about animal welfare, asked Uncle Lar: "If the dog going to be all right Uncle Lar?"
Uncle Lar shot back at Lil Tommy: "What the hell do you think is going to happen Lil Tommy? A 350,000 pound 747 meets a 20 pound dog?"
Larry Lujack was the greatest!
Again a 200,000 pound 737-700 meets a Moose. What the hell do you think is going to happen?
Brother dgies,
From the accounts I've read the airport is fenced and the moose wasn't even close to entering airport grounds. They are also not exactly diminutive creatures. Open your fking eyes if you are a driver and stumble across one.
Muggsy, Muggsy, Muggsy.
Moose is pretty damned good.
Quote from: real chili 83 on June 12, 2023, 08:01:59 PM
Muggsy, Muggsy, Muggsy.
Moose is pretty damned good.
They're endangered in certain areas.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 12, 2023, 08:15:11 PM
They're endangered in certain areas.
Never seen one in the Sahara for instance.
Quote from: The Sultan of Semantics on June 12, 2023, 08:20:16 PM
Never seen one in the Sahara for instance.
I had a killer acid trip with a moose and a stripper at the Sahara in Vegas once.
Quote from: real chili 83 on June 12, 2023, 08:01:59 PM
Muggsy, Muggsy, Muggsy.
Moose is pretty damned good.
Yep, but I still don't know how they get 'em in the blender with the chocolate.
Quote from: brewcity77 on June 12, 2023, 06:16:48 PM
It's probably because your phone picked moose out of your history. So Muggsy starting this thread may have directly contributed to helping you hunt moose. Definitely a touch of irony.
Most likely chocolate moose.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 12, 2023, 08:15:11 PM
They're endangered in certain areas.
Still very delicious, and very dangerous animals when they get to close to habited and highly trafficked areas.
New term I just learned today.
Moose knuckles
https://travelfoodatlas.com/canadian-stuffed-moose-heart-recipe
Quote from: real chili 83 on June 13, 2023, 10:14:24 AM
https://travelfoodatlas.com/canadian-stuffed-moose-heart-recipe (https://travelfoodatlas.com/canadian-stuffed-moose-heart-recipe)
So the local butcher sells moose hearts in Canada?
Would these have to be farm raised?
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 12, 2023, 08:15:11 PM
They're endangered in certain areas.
Moose are not being culled or purposefully harmed in anywhere they are "endangered", namely the upper Midwest (though endangered is purely geographic cause global moose populations are entirely healthy and robust). This is much ado about nothing. Many more species and populations to actually worry about in regards to their existence and threats.
Muggsy, you may want to sit down before reading:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/11/100-most-endangered-species-planet (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/11/100-most-endangered-species-planet)
Quote from: JWags85 on June 13, 2023, 11:57:48 AM
Moose are not being culled or purposefully harmed in anywhere they are "endangered", namely the upper Midwest (though endangered is purely geographic cause global moose populations are entirely healthy and robust). This is much ado about nothing. Many more species and populations to actually worry about in regards to their existence and threats.
Many just scrape them off the side of the road. I-Falls to Dryden has a moose or two killed every night. Every now and then you can find them on special in the meat case at the Dryden Safeway.
Quote from: lawdog77 on June 13, 2023, 01:01:23 PM
Muggsy, you may want to sit down before reading:
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/11/100-most-endangered-species-planet (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2012/sep/11/100-most-endangered-species-planet)
Terrible.
Quote from: JWags85 on June 13, 2023, 11:57:48 AM
Moose are not being culled or purposefully harmed in anywhere they are "endangered", namely the upper Midwest (though endangered is purely geographic cause global moose populations are entirely healthy and robust). This is much ado about nothing. Many more species and populations to actually worry about in regards to their existence and threats.
Not true. They were culled in Cape Breton and other spots in Canada.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 13, 2023, 01:37:05 PM
Not true. They were culled in Cape Breton and other spots in Canada.
They are not endangered in any of those locations, and the populations are actually in many cases too large for the local ecosystems.
In those cases, they should be culled (just like deer hunting in Wisconsin), and they should be eaten (delicious, naturally very low fat...so healthy).
Quote from: forgetful on June 13, 2023, 02:32:17 PM
They are not endangered in any of those locations, and the populations are actually in many cases too large for the local ecosystems.
In those cases, they should be culled (just like deer hunting in Wisconsin), and they should be eaten (delicious, naturally very low fat...so healthy).
We'll agree to disagree.
They hang out in suburban Duluth. When my late sister was a student at the College of St. Scholastica, a moose came out of the woods during rutting season. He saw my tall, thin, blonde sister as an agreeable mate.
My sister did not reciprocate the moose's feelings. The jilted moose started chasing her ferociously and in full gallop. Not a pretty site to see a storming, horney moose.
My sister, not wanting to be around when the love-struck moose more formally introduced himself, ducked into a building.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 13, 2023, 02:44:46 PM
We'll agree to disagree.
On which part. The first part is a fact. You should not disagree with facts.
The second was a well supported scientific based opinion (culling).
The third was a fact that no meat-eater should deny. If you are a non-meat eater...you get a pass.
Quote from: forgetful on June 13, 2023, 03:17:15 PM
On which part. The first part is a fact. You should not disagree with facts.
The second was a well supported scientific based opinion (culling).
The third was a fact that no meat-eater should deny. If you are a non-meat eater...you get a pass.
The Cape Breton Moose were culled and hunted and it didn't help the ecosystem at all. This has been documented since 2019.
Quote from: MuggsyB on June 13, 2023, 05:40:10 PM
The Cape Breton Moose were culled and hunted and it didn't help the ecosystem at all. This has been documented since 2019.
It was a decision made by ecologists and biologists who love moose just as much as you. It was a mistake looking back, hence why it didn't continue. Not some nefarious moose genocide
But to the original point, moose aren't endangered or threatened in Cape Breton, or Nova Scotia, or anywhere in Canada for that matter. They are abundant and doing just fine
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