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Both lose when cow moose collides with helicopter
Anchorage Daily News ^
| March 5, 2007
| KATIE PESZNECKER
Posted on 03/05/2007 6:03:45 AM PST by 11x62
A routine flight to tag a cow moose took a bizarre turn this weekend when the tranquilized animal charged the tail section of a hovering helicopter, collided with the rear rotor and brought down the aircraft.
The injured animal was euthanized at the scene.
The incident happened near the southeast town of Gustavus late Saturday afternoon, and baffled officials with the Federal Aviation Administration and the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.
"I have never personally seen or heard of an injury of this type, caused to an animal by an aircraft," said Doug Larsen, regional supervisor for the Division of Wildlife Conservation. "It just had to be one of those quirky circumstance. Even dealing with bears and goats and moose and wolves, this is pretty unusual and truly a very unique situation."
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TOPICS: News/Current Events; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: aerospace; bite; cheese; lookattacheese; loose; moose; mooseburger; nasti; sister; stunedbeeber
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Moose brings down chopper.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:03:47 AM PST
by
11x62
To: 11x62
My sister was not on board the chopper.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:04:37 AM PST
by
Rb ver. 2.0
(A Muslim soldier can never be loyal to a non-Muslim commander.)
To: 11x62
there is a headline you don't see everyday.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:04:55 AM PST
by
CzarNicky
(The problem with bad ideas is that they seemed like good ideas at the time.)
To: 11x62
Did the Moose bite anyone's sister first?
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:05:08 AM PST
by
reagan_fanatic
(Have patience with me Jesus - I'm trying)
To: 11x62
WOW! CHOPPED MOOSE!...........
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:05:21 AM PST
by
Red Badger
(Britney Spears shaved her head............Well, that's one way of getting rid of headlice.........)
To: 11x62
I would love to make a joke about this. It doesn't bother me at all that some people do. But moose are normally big and gentle. This is just a damn shame.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:08:56 AM PST
by
Artemis Webb
(Be a REAL conservative. Stay home and pout so Hillary can win!)
To: 11x62
A moose once bit my helicopter.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:11:00 AM PST
by
VRWCmember
(Everyone is entitled to my opinion.)
To: 11x62
As God as my witness, I didn't know mooses could fly...
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:12:14 AM PST
by
Hatteras
To: VRWCmember
Instant moose burgers! Fire up the BBQ!
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:14:24 AM PST
by
OCCASparky
(Steely-Eyed Killer of the Deep)
To: 11x62
"Now for squirrel's turn."
To: Hatteras
I'm wondering if there was cheese on the helicopter.
I see a plot here. This is really series.
To: 11x62
Where's the rest of this moose?
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:16:43 AM PST
by
day10
(Whenever you come near the human race, there's layers and layers of nonsense.)
To: 11x62
Rapid glacial retreat cleared the way for moose migration from the Haines area to Gustavus in the mid-1960s.
I thought glacial retreat was a new problem ?
To: 11x62
Moose bites can be very painful...
See yer cow moose and raise one manbearpig.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:17:39 AM PST
by
petro45acp
(SUPPORT/BE YOUR LOCAL SHEEPDOG! "On Sheep, Wolves, and Sheepdogs" By David Grossman)
To: 11x62
To: petro45acp
Moose bites can be very painful... And helicopter bites can be pretti nasti.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:19:28 AM PST
by
VRWCmember
(Everyone is entitled to my opinion.)
To: Hatteras
I was thinking the same thing. Flying moose. Can you imagine getting hit by moose droppings? Not just something you can quickly wipe off you shoulder. Can they sit on telephone wires like birds? What do their nests look like? Just a few questions I have.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:20:10 AM PST
by
spotbust1
(Gun control is when you use both hands.)
To: Allegra; pax_et_bonum
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:29:42 AM PST
by
thackney
(life is fragile, handle with prayer)
To: 11x62
You've heard of "Suicide by cop"? Now we have suicide by Fish and Game warden...
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:32:55 AM PST
by
GreenLanternCorps
("It's a dog eat dog world, and I'm wearing Milkbone underwear... " -Norm Peterson)
To: Artemis Webb
*** But moose are normally big and gentle. ****
I've heard otherwise from a guy I used to work with that hunted Moose. If the first shot wasn't a kill - watch out and re-chamber QUICK.
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posted on
03/05/2007 6:33:25 AM PST
by
Condor51
(Rudy makes John Kerry look like a 'Right Wing Gun-Nut Extremist'.)
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