Posted on 03/30/2020 7:44:12 AM PDT by real saxophonist
Moose put down after attacking a woman in Breckenridge
by: Jenna Carroll
BRECKENRIDGE, Colo. (KDVR) — A moose was put down in Breckenridge after attacking a woman on a street in front of her home Saturday evening.
Authorities say the woman was trying to get the moose out of the street so a car could pass.
“Unfortunately, the victim felt too comfortable and got too close,” said Lyle Sidener, Area Wildlife Manager for Colorado Parks and Wildlife. “Moose look like big friendly critters but they are tolerant only to a point.”
Wildlife officers say they have been busy in Summit County this year. Earlier this month, a woman was cited in Breckenridge for harassing a moose. The moose was eventually relocated because spring break visitors would not leave it alone.
During the winter months, moose, elk and deer seek shelter from wind and snow by moving into areas where people live.
Authorities remind individuals to give moose a wide berth. Shiras moose can weigh between 800 and 1200 pounds as adults.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife provided these tips for safety around moose:
Watch for signs of aggression, such as laid back ears, raised hair on the neck, or licking of the snout. Avoid animals that are behaving belligerently.
Keep pets away, especially dogs, as moose can be quite aggressive toward other animals.
If a moose charges, run and put a large object – car, tree, rock – between you and the moose.
Your bieber?
“Moose look like big friendly critters but they are tolerant only to a point.”
When they wander into towns, people throw fits when animal control shoots and kills these typically docile creatures. That’s all the town needs is a thousand pound angry-drunk moose stumbling around.
It’s a wild animal. She should not have tried to get it to move. It should not have been killed.
So, will a moose kill again, once it has already kilt a stoopid human?
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Once they get a taste of human flesh, there’s no stopping them.
My Beeber is stuned.
Typical of how chicks get away with everything. SHE approaches the moose, and the moose gets shot for being too close to a human.
Instead of bubble wrap America, we should just let her go out to shoo the moose away. If she dies, then other people learn. That system served America well for years.
Do we have to ignore or run of Moose when in their clubhouse?
Does the same apply to Elks?
I belong to VFW etal so guess WE are exempt.
Many years ago I did a lot of New Year’s gigs at the Elks Club in Savannah. They’d kick us out of the building at midnight so they could do some kind of secret ritual, then they’d let us back in.
Actually, I think they found a skillful dismantler.
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