70 yr old Alaska native should have known WAAAAY better. Surprised he lived as long as he did, doing stuff like that.
One of my scariest moments was when we were walking a trail in Rocky Mountain National Park and came around a corner to see a mother and baby moose. Pretty tense for a while!
I was about 200 feet from my home when I saw a baby moose in the middle of the road, no sight of mom but I resisted the temptation of getting out of my truck and taking a picture. As I pulled in my driveway I saw the mom pop out the brush in my mirror.This was in Connecticut.