Moose shed....

Two young ones doing some heavy shedding in their most natural pose...gawking right back at the camera...they are not to jumpy if aproached quietly and no sudden movements...Hunters can practacally walk up quite close and blast away....not so much of a sport as a harvest...not my cup of tea......

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Very nice shot. It would be great to get this close to these guys.

They're just beautiful in their own special way. I hate hearing that about the hunters.

Nice photo. They look like Siamese moose, joined at the hip.

Antler-less moose (cows and such) are illegal to hunt in Alaska, except for regulated hunts specifically designed to thin-out the female moose population. If left alone, they eat too much of their food supply (birch, willow, and water weeds). Also, by getting closer to the animal it's easier to kill it faster and diminish suffering.

Other than that, moose live in the cities. They just walk through my backyard as they browse willow and other plants. Sometimes I have to wait for moose to move away from the porch so I can walk to my car. I do hunt bull moose during moose season, from September 1-15th., but approximately 100 miles from the city. I use a high power rifle as I stay out of view from the moose, and hunt it in such a way that it never knows what has happened before its death.

"City" moose are off limits to hunters, except for those who hunt with bows. The season is short, and such hunters must pass a bow training class conducted by F&G. Once the hunter can hit a specific target size, at a set distance, and such, only then can he or she hunt moose within the city limits in the designated period of time allowed by law. To break the law means huge fines and jail time. In fact, on top of the fines, F&G can repossess any equipment one has used for an illegal hunt, from aircraft to boats, trucks, and guns.

Ya, I have grown up with guns and hunting here in Maine..Our reason for hunting Moose here is because of extremely high rate of highway deaths due to moose on the roads. We have pretty much the same laws regulating the hunt..except any hammerhead can go out with a bow, with no training that I am aware of...and being relitavly close to Mass, NJ and NY a large portion of the moose are taken by those who only want to dress their car fenders with them ....and with some of them the kill is not always that clean....

Beautiful shot of the Moose, they are a beautiful, 'dumb' and can be dangerous animal, especially if they take a liking to your car. The population is on the increase here in Connecticut, so still no hunting season yet. We do have pretty strict licensing regs here though, you have to take a hunter safety course for both gun and bow before you can get a license, still doesn't stop all the idiots but it sure cuts down on them. I can't stand those clowns, they just ruin it for the rest of us.

Very nice shot. Moose fascinate me. They are so big and lumbering.

Thanks for sharing this great catch.

stoneylonesome wrote:
Beautiful shot of the Moose, they are a beautiful, 'dumb' and can be dangerous animal, especially if they take a liking to your car. The population is on the increase here in Connecticut, so still no hunting season yet. We do have pretty strict licensing regs here though, you have to take a hunter safety course for both gun and bow before you can get a license, still doesn't stop all the idiots but it sure cuts down on them. I can't stand those clowns, they just ruin it for the rest of us.

amen!

Thanks Turnerzdad...They are lumbering...they go thru the woods like a tank...paths are optional...a lot prettier in the fall,........

It's also what you get when you assign a commitee to design a horse.

stoneylonesome wrote:
It's also what you get when you assign a commitee to design a horse.

Baaahahahahah!!! Ya they were the first of "un-intelligent design"

nice shots ....I love shooting guns ...mostly targets ...I havent hunted in 20 years ....I prefer shooting animals with my canon .... prefer my food from the store ....

Second this. Beautiful animals, Beachman, both alive and in this shot.

Olli wrote:
Second this. Beautiful animals, Beachman, both alive and in this shot.

Haha...funny you guys say this...I was going to do a little PP work and pass it off as a two headed moose!