Moose.

[Dirty Bill]

I would consider moose to be dangerous game. What do you guys think? Any one have any good moose stories?   :rolleyes:    

[IndianaBowman]

I was fortunate enough to shoot a moose at all of 6 steps with my recurve. I was obviously in the trail he wanted to take after the hit and he ran right at me. I had to jump back off the trail to keep from getting trampled. That was a dangerous situation, but I think it was more coincidence than malice. I also had to yell and wave my arms at two rut crazed bulls. They kept antler swaying and grunting up to me as I was trying to butcher one of their big brothers. It was rather intimidating. I still wouldn't consider them dangerous game other than it can be very dangerous trying to pack out a 150# hindquarter across a muskeg swamp! Now that is dangerous!

[Barney]

A cow with a calf can be dangerous.

Know a guy that got cornered at the barn by a young bull in a bad mood. Luckily   :rolleyes: , he was carrying pepper spray because of the griz hanging out around his house. It worked.

[trapper1]

I've shot a pile of moose with my bow and don't consider them dangerous. However, like anything else, under the right conditions....you just never know....heck even a whitetail will attack under the right circumstances.
Trapper

[jrchambers]

i have called in a modest dozen or so bulls and had them on the other side of a tree from me looking for a fight but th moment they realize that im not another bull it is a flight instinct
cows with calf can be really bad when hassled by dogs but that is hardly a hunting situation

[bearfootin]

Moose are the most dangerous animal in Canada. They have killed more people in Canada than any other (on the highway that is).  

[sealevel]

Nothing in north america is as dangerous as a cow moose with a young calf. They can out run a horse and will attack anything that gets close to there calf. By hunting season they are calmed way down. But i have had a couple cows in the fall charge me when i have gotten to close to her calf.

[LITTLEBIGMAN]

I also shot a bull last season at six paces. the guide later told me he has only had one client closer than I was and that time he thught he ha a dead client. I also had a cow head on at 12 feet back in 2002, when she laid her ears back I thought I was in deep you know what, fortunately her flight insticnt took over when she got a nosefull of my b.o.

i'd say they are very dangerus in the right set of circumstances.

[Roger Moerke]

I would like to find out moose is a high priority for me. I know cows with calf are to be taken very seriously have seen that while in AK on fishing trip/

[Mrs Stickman]

I used to live in Alaska and still have family there.  They all tell me that moose are dangerous.  Cow with a calf the most dangerous.  Just have to watch the video from a few years ago when a professor at the University of Alaska was stomped to death when he got between a cow and her calf accidentally.  Bulls in the rut are just plain scary and it is amazing how silently the can appear and dissapear when they want to.  
They don't fear people, cars, trucks, trains, snowmobiles, and I can tell you several people lose their lives every year because they do not yeild the way to a moose when they run dog teams and snowmobiles.  Don't underestimate this animal for sheer power and ability to kill one of us.

[Mooseman]

In my area I had only one bull ever "really" charge me and the client after getting shot. That is after 21 years and many moose later...

[akdd]

I have been hunting moose for 30+ year and have never felt like I was in danger from one while hunting. But while driving down the road that is an entirely different story.

[saltwatertom]

Hey Bill;
I live here in Alaska and I do consider moose to be dangeroous. I just shot a cow with my muzzle loader and have never been so spooked as I was when I walked up to her to finish off the spine shot. I usually use a knife, and have many times on elk and deer ( I have even caught and killed a deer with just my hands and a knife)but this cow looked at me with the most intense hatetred I have ever seen, and I am sure she would have gotten up and killed me if she could have. I wasn't really scared as I knew she couuldn't get up, but I was really spooked! I have faced both kinds of bears and bull moose, up close, and never felt that way. I have faced several cow moose up close and have a very healthy respct for them. They are BIG animals. That said, it won't stop me from hunting them, just need to be careful and think ahead, and asess the situation. A friend and I stalked a cow (bow hunting) this fall, and when we thought more about it we passed on her. She was an older cow, with two calves, in an area over run with bears (that like to eat calves) there was no real cover (like trees to get behind or climb), so we figured out she was smart and proboly going to be protective and agressive. A dangerous combination. I am not above carring a side arm in these kind of situations (44mag).
Do hunt moose, but be thoughtfull about it and, oh yea, the meat is wonderful ( and lots of it!)
(take sombody with you, it's a big job!)

FWIW, IMHO
Tom

[Hoytman]

Whitetail deer, Mule deer, wild boar, black bears, etc. can all be dangerous. I consider dangerous game to be animal that typically attack people unprovoked. Or uninjured. Of which I would consider our grizzly and mountain lion, and many african game species.

[shootssmallbulls]

Ive had a bull charge me late in the rut once, while I was small game hunting.

[John3]

I've only been around Moose on one trip while stalking bears. They seem a bit too curious letting you get close before making a run for it. But where we were I'm sure a moose could live its whole life and not see a human being.
I know that I would not want to be so close to a cow/calf. I just could not get over how huge and powerful a  moose is; beautiful animals.

 

Sanderlin III