First rule of wilderness survival: Always travel with someone slower than you are.
"authorities cannot say if the moose killed Chorman by kicking or stomping him, or a combination."
I think moose favor the stomp attack. Now elk, that's a different story.
From what I’ve seen and heard moose have a bad attitude to begin with.....throw in a female with newborn calves and you have a recipe for exactly what happened.
WIFE: Honey, why are you putting on running shoes for our hike in the woods?
HUSBAND: So I can run from the grizzlies or mountain lions, if we encounter any of them. You just keep your hiking boots on.
WIFE: You can’t outrun a grizzly or mountain lion when they charge at you.
HUSBAND: All I have to outrun is YOU, dear...