It was a gigantic moose. I must say, I have never seen one with my own eyes since that one that was as big, and certainly never been that close.
I think people are stupid, crazy, or ignorant to approach nearly any wild animal.
Drunk city boys who want to do their own “Messin’ with Sasquatch” commercial...
I have seen the exact same thing in the northern most town in NH in the Canadian border. People will walk up to within 10’ of a moose on the side of the road just to get a selfie.
Sometimes even with their kids.
Twenty five years ago I was up in the same town(Pittsburg, NH) in the spring. I went fishing early in the morning. I was standing at the edge of where a 5’ wide stream empties into a pond. My pickup truck was about 150’ behind me on a logging road.
A mother and yearling moose came walking down the stream toward the pond. I never noticed them coming up behind me until they were about 60’ away between me and my truck. They were so quiet. I just stayed perfectly still and contemplated whether I should run into the pond IF the mother moose came after me. I never moved. They just turned when they got about 30’ away and walked up the road past my truck.