Posted on 07/02/2017 3:56:22 PM PDT by nickcarraway
Things you don't expect to happen on the golf course. Christer Sjögren had an unusual experience on Karlstad golf course when instead of an eagle or a birdie, he ran into an elk calf. When the young elk started chasing him, he ran, all while his friends laughed at him.
His friend Tony Swahn, who shot the video, told The Local it had gone viral in Sweden. "It has really spread," he said.
Sweden has seen violent elk attacks in the past, however in this case everything worked out well in the end, after the young animal slowly walked off upon discovering nobody wanted to play.
Watch the video here or on Facebook:
Finally, a way to make golf exciting.
A moose once chased me off of the golf course?
Perhaps they should let loose hundreds of elk in Sweden’s “no go” zones.
its a moose,not an elk calf...headline is wrong...
At least the elk will fight back
I don’t think the headline is wrong. I’m pretty sure that the animal we call moose, is called elk in Sweden.
Putting is another exciting part of the game. No pressure, now...
And what do the Swedes call elk in Sweden?
Swedish vs. American moose/elk:
What is the difference between Moose and Elk?
Well, this is a hard one, so read carefully.
The photo above shows a Moose (in North American English) but it is also an Elk (in British English). So, they are the same animal species. But then it gets really confusing, because in North America there is another member of the Deer family, the Wapiti, which is also called Elk. So, the Swedish Älg (Alces alces) is a Moose in American English and an Elk in British English. But the Elk in Europe is not the same as an Elk in North America. Confused? Perhaps you need to read this again!
Another way to say it is… There are two different Elks, but only one Moose. And that’s the reason why we choose to call it Moose.
Good question.
“I said, DON’T goose that moose!”
The one incident I will always remember happened at a golf course in Seabrook Island SC. There were half a dozen ponds on the course and the plenty of woods marked "poisonous snakes present". One of the guys in my foursome hit a long drive and it ended up near one of those lakes. He walks up to the ball getting ready to hit next shot, and there was an alligator sunning nearby may be 10 feet away. None of us saw the gator because they blend in and stay motionless. As soon as our golfer hit the shot, the gator woke up and jumped in to the lake with a splash. He almost peed in his pants and the rest of us got away as fast as we could.
That will require a carom shot across the jaw and then run as fast as possible :)
Guess the golfer thought it was a Muslim
What is the difference between Moose and Elk?
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