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"How fun it must be to look out the window and see a moose meandering through the neighborhood. They seem to be content to share the land with humans, and that is good."

I'm sure Kathy will tell you that is not!! always so!
She lives in a populated area where they are familiar with and at ease with Man.
In rutting season, males are blind and actively *searching* - and geared to have to do battle with other males to gain the favors of a female.

At Eielson AFB south of Fairbanks where my husband was stationed, it was quite literally a Courts Martial Offense to stop your vehicle anywhere near a moose, especially in the fall rutting season.
They are truly out of their minds and blind, charging anything that moves that is not a female moose...

They actually TOTALED military vehicles on the base (8, one year alone) that did not get out of their way in time.
They are far larger than you imagine, and heavier, and very powerful, demolishing vehicles with ease.

Here is a narrative from a fellow about his fascination with them:

"Looking at this Moose page, you may ask, "what is this infatuation you have with moose?"

I'm not quite sure I can explain it myself.
Maybe it's their huge size (male moose grow to 7'6" at the shoulder and 1000lb).
Perhaps it's their agile movements (moose can move very quietly through underbrush, despite their size and mass).
Maybe it's those fancy gadgets they carry on top of their heads (moose antlers can measure as much as 6 ft from tip to tip, and weigh up to 90 lb as a pair).

Maybe it's their distribution of senses (moose have excellent senses of smell and hearing, but poor eyesight) or their choice of pallet (moose enjoy a fine mix of freshwater plants, willow, birch and poplar shoots and aspen bark, with a few licks of a natural salt deposit for dessert).
Perhaps it's just their natural stupidity."

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They are indeed stupid - and very, very dangerous.

One my husband downed on a hunting trip had a rack that measured 52 1/4" from tip to tip.