Got Moose

[bearqst]

Got this cow checking out our garden from last sumer looking for left overs. Good end of day after my near miss this after noon with one of her sisters on the trail today


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[ewelin]

just curious.... how tall is that fence... looks like there's about 3' of snow on the ground there...

[Tynan19]

The snow is covering the swings. Must be 2ft+. Eric and I came pretty close to two Moose on our last trip. Closest I have ever been anyways.

[bearqst]

2 and half - 3' is about right, normal year you shouldn't even see the fence. We get a lot of wind down the slough that tends to blow the snow in drifts across the yard.

We get a lot of Moose in yard when it starts to warm up. I almost ran into one riding yesterday on the trail, she walked out of the trees about 10 feet in front of me, gave me a nice little adreniline rush.

[artiksno340]

sweet MOOSE! even better snow

[Tynan19]

I almost ran into one riding yesterday on the trail, she walked out of the trees about 10 feet in front of me, gave me a nice little adreniline rush.

10 ft what did you do? Go right by it?

[bearqst]

I was riding alone up at Iowa Dome, a nice semi hilly area a bit north from the house and had about 48 miles on and decide to head back home. I was heading to the Alpha C and Cleary trail (local mine roads we use as trails) to turn around when a Cow Moose walks out of the trees. I'm not sure who was more surprised, her or me, fortunately I was only going about 10 mph's since she was only about 10 feet in front of me when we both got stopped. I'm sure if I had been driving 35 or better, she and I would of gotten a lot more physically intimate than either one of use wanted to. Moose and sleds don't do well together in physically contact games. My sled would probably of hurt her and I know her hoofs would of hurt the hell out of me while she used them to kick the you know what out of me.

She just stopped in the trail, I stopped and then she walks on with what I know was a smug little smile on her face about who had the right of way.

[Tynan19]

Good story.