Moose in many regions suffer a neurological infection off of lilly root microbes, seeming confused, over aggressive or overly docile. Do not doubt them, I have been chased and I have also almost sprinted into a goofy moose out of nowhere. They are not cows or horses, they kill people easy.
Similarly where a whitetail will flee a threat, moose will often become aggressive. This is normal behavior, so give them space, never approach or otherwise threaten them, and you will likely never have a problem. This video was no different.
@@InyourhideyholeI’m so glad you’re an expert. Tell me, how would the mother moose, which surely was t that far away from its baby, react to finding said baby dead and its killer skinning/harvesting it? I’m sure it would all go down great, but since you’re clearly so well-versed in moose behavior I want to hear it from you.
@@jgamer2228 This was not a baby/calf, it was a mature shiras cow. Maybe slow down on the sarcastic attacks for situations you yourself do not understand. Emotion is irrelevant to this situation, or the protection of our animals and environment. Facts are.
Seems you missed the most valuable lesson here. Don't approach, scare, push and trap yourself within feet of wild animals on the trail, especially one of the most dangerous in this country.
If he took the meat or not is irrelevant in this situation. He wasn't hunting, he was surviving. And if he didn't have the ability to take 900+ pounds of meat with him everyone can rest assured that the moose fed many other animals out there. From birds to wolves to bears. Very rarely does a carcass go uneaten in the wild.
What is relevant, however, are the first 25 seconds of the video where an idiot is driving at an unprovoked but dangerous animal, provoking it to attack him.
@@iamjohnrobot maybe, but if you'll also notice he has at least one more person behind him (could even be a child) so maybe he chose to attempt to run the moose off instead of turn around. It is what it is. Maybe they only have enough fuel to get back to camp and can't spend any detouring or backtracking. Never be quick to call someone an idiot. The bottom line is the moose did charge and he did protect himself and others.
@@Redwhiteandtired so waiting (as wildness training would say) doesn’t solve every single problem you describe? Doing an extremely stupid thing against all advice is…. Stupid. He didn’t even attempt to not provoke a dangerous animal, he immediately did every imaginable stupid idea. He is an idiot and provoked the situation directly.
@@yeedbottomtext7563 where did I say that? He should have waited, instead of driving at the moose and provoking it as we see in the first 25 seconds. Maybe you should learn to read, or watch. Genius
dumb logic hes in a forest bro. EDIT. Saying 'always carry' because of a situation where you should actually carry, EG dangerous American forest, makes no sense. its like showing a video of a person getting attacked by a leopard in India but he luckily protects himself with a blowtorch, and saying 'Oh, thats why you should always carry a blowtorch'. you should never always anything. situations change in life. I was opposing that immature view
@@ADRI_a_REAL1 wtf are u talking about? did u even see the video? he was getting attacked by a moose, so he shot and killed the moose, in what backwards world is that not self defense?
I didn't say it wasn't. I said 'always carry' isn't this situation - this is a forest where many dangers may present themselves, like this moose. just because a forest is dangerous, obviously, it doesn't mean you should always carry...dum logic. its like seeing a soldier protect themselves in a war torn country and saying 'ahh hes very smart, carrying a weapon. always carry' wtf?@@bird8847
@@Glock7eventeen ive never brought my handgun out sleddin and dont know anyone that ever would. Also the mooz ive come across just walk by or move off the trail. Ther just more polite up here. also probably because we dont bark like kid wolf and slowly inch towards it with a growling sled....
@Chandler Humphreys You don't need a reason to get a gun permit. You can get one even if you live in Toronto, all you have to do is pass a simple test. Unfortunately our government has been banning guns over the last 2 years. The AR-15 was banned 2 years ago, and the government just banned the sale of handguns a few months ago.
@@pmgg8906 In Moose and Wolf country a LOT of people are packing serious firepower if they're smart. It's not a concealed carry situation in the middle of a city. In Alaska, moose outnumber bears 3 to 1, and they injure around 5-10 people annually.
@@pmgg8906 I just purchased a glock 40 for carry in grizzley country and at all times when outdoors. Did you just say the 10mm is obscure so buy a 50AE? lool Availability of a self defense gun equating to quality is a silly argument to use. The 500 nitro express is an extremely obscure cartridge, ive never seen one in my entire life, so does that make it a bad cartridge? Because, unlike the 50 AE and the 45 ACP, the 10mm is big, compact, AND fast. It has over double the energy of the heavy 45 loads and upwards of 40% more speed. It also handles closed to a 9mm, giving your skills more overlap. 50AEs are a meme gun with little practical use, theyre huge, heavy, and have a decent failure rate. It weights 6 pounds loaded, at that point, bring a shotgun. Outside of elephant guns, next to the 44 Magnum, the 10mm is hands down the best cartridge you can carry in a handgun for large game. The 10mm outperforms the 45, is much, much easier to carry and shoot than the 50, and it has over to double the rounds of either. When your body is dumping every drop of adrenaline it has in your system making your hands shake, youre going to need all the shots you can get. I would not trust 7 rounds of 50 AE in a fat jam fest of a gun or 7 rounds of slow bulky 45 ACP over 15 rounds of 10MM with my life.
To clarify a few things. One: Scavengers most likely got to the carcass much later on so no. The moose did not go to waste. Two: The bullets that hit the moose damage the hide, thus lowering the quality of the pelt. Either way. The guy didn't HAVE to skin the moose or take it home, it also is an adult cow. Not a baby. Who cares if he didn't take advantage and took the meat and skin home. Be greatful this man is alive and ok. Moose are very dangerous cretures and can\will kill you. There are many reports of poeple getting killed by a cow or bull moose.
It is true that either scavengers or people will take advantage of this meat. However I am not sure what you are talking about regarding damaging the hide, quality of the pelt, or even that he could have taken it home. Taking any part of that moose would have been illegal here. Additionally, if he was actually hunting, by law he is required to take every usable part of this moose. It is also true that moose are dangerous, which is one of many reasons why you don't approach them. And while many people are irrationally upset, they are not entirely wrong. As this video starts, this was a normal moose sighting you can expect while riding in moose country and of no danger. He created the danger by approaching, trying to scare and push her. Had he simply stopped as soon as he saw her, then this likely works itself out almost every time. interesting you attack others for their inaccuracies, but you yourself clearly don't have experience otherwise you would recognize this... In the end he did not want to shoot her, but his mistakes all but forced her to attack, and yes, him to shoot her in self defense.
@@user-yf3rr6ob6r Not so fast. While it is true the guy was within his right to shoot her when she attacked, it was his actions of approaching, trying to scare, push and trapping himself too close that all but forced her to attack and him to shoot her. He should have stopped as soon as he saw her, and given her time and space to move on. They will do just that almost every time, and in those rare instances she continues walking, he had other options. Those evaporated however with his actions. In the end he created the danger, so I would not say he is "absolutely blameless".
I lived in Alaska for a decade. Moose attacks are far more common and often more deadly than bear attacks. I’m surprised this man let the moose even charge him in the first place. Respect to him for even giving a warning shot. Situation sucks but in the end this man went home to his family and friends and that is what matters.
He brought a 9mm handgun into moose/bear country instead of something like 10mm. He provoked a known territorial animal and continued to do so. Then after shooting it 4 times, he left it there to die a slow agonizing death. He's extremely lucky it was a juvenile female instead of a full grown bull with antlers or a momma bear with her cubs nearby. That's what I have an issue with.
It is true moose attacks are more common than bear attacks. I'm not really surprised he let the moose charge though, because his actions clearly showed he had no real knowledge or experience with moose. If he did, he would not have attempted to scare, approach, push, and trap himself within feet of one. Additionally, he would not have performed what should be known as threatening behavior without being ready for issues by having his firearm out and ready. It's evident he did not want to harm her, including your point of the warning shot, but the reality is his actions all but forced her to attack and per normal moose behavior, it was predictable she would do just that. This was easy to avoid, and anyone with knowledge and experience, especially in winter recognizes the best action here is to stop as you see them on the trail. It was a common moose sighting at that point with no danger. So, you stop, give her time, enjoy the moment, but also start considering a plan B since you understand while it was not a dangerous situation yet, it could get real in a hurry. Plan B should have been that trail to the left that proves he had enough space to avoid her completely. While people with knowledge won't intentionally ride that close and trap themselves, if this occurred through accident, and to your point about letting the moose charge, my firearm would have been out immediately if I found myself where he stopped and she bluff charged. That is because I would have recognized I was trapped, and she was too close. So, at that point as soon as she starts to warn me, I am firing a couple warning shots. It's still conjecture on if it works because he was trapped and she was in control, but it had a far better chance of working now as she was not as agitated. He actually did well once he started shooting and I can't fault anything he did, even the admirable warning shot after you were just attacked. But even that shows he did not fully understand that at best he had a 10mm, and it is tough to put a moose down instantly with a viable cartridge, let alone an underpowered one. Either way, I can't fault him for that and was surprised how well he did, since he made every mistake in the book before he started shooting and all but forced her to attack. In the end, he though he could scare her, and in his defense, these tactics work on any other animal he runs into here. As you know, moose are different...
@@SaltNBattery I won't get into the debate of a 10mm vs. the more powerful revolver here, but there are pros and cons to each side. I will however ask how you believe you can tell it was a 9mm just by watching a poor quality video where you would be unable to tell if he had a 19, 20, 29, etc. They are very close in size and you never got a good enough view to tell. Additionally, this was not a "juvenile female", it was a 4-5 year old mature shiras cow pushing 800lbs. Being a cow, or antlerless is irrelevant to the danger he was in. Moose also do not protect or hold territory, but instead will become aggressive to defend self, calf, or during the rut. Regarding a sow with cubs, they don't emerge from the den until early spring, which the conditions of this video shows it is not. A boar will come out of hibernation during the winter for a quick snack, and in that instance, this guys actions likely scares it off the trail, assuming the bear failed to leave as soon as he heard the snowmobile/before seeing it. Bears will almost always flee a mechanized vehicle like this, but as you saw, moose will not, especially on a snowmobile trail in winter. You have to be patient... Finally, death is not like on TV where the animal falls peacefully and is dead/motionless by the time it hits the ground. If "4 rounds" were not enough, how many shots are necessary rather than allowing it appropriate time to pass? That was hypothetical as pummeling the animal with shots is just not appropriate, or humane. Regardless, it does not matter because once you are attacked by a wild animal, especially one of the most dangerous in this country, your only priority is to get to safety as soon as there is an opportunity and that was when she fell. Stopping for any period of time to assess her injuries is of great risk and potentially puts them in worse danger. The correct move was to ride past so that he and his buddy could get to safety. I would have came back, but again, it is unnecessary, not a legal mandate, and I would never recommend anyone do that because it puts them at risk. Sad yes, but once attacked, your only priority is escaping the situation.
@BPRescue You can argue all you want, no one who knows anything is going to argue that anything less than 10mm is adequate to even try to stop a moose. Realistically, any handgun is inadequate but if that's all you're willing to carry it needs to be enough. You know what, I think you're right though. It's even worse than I thought, there's no rail. It's a 26. At 0:49 when he racks the slide with his finger on the trigger, you get a really good look at it. Play it at .25 speed, use ",-." to frame by frame. You see shells ejecting and the barrel when the slide cycles. Even before that The 19, 20 and 29 aren't close in size the 20's barrel is nearly an inch longer. I have a 17C, 19, 26, 43 and a gen 3 20. Have you ever fired a 10mm Glock? I have, many times and there's no way in hell that's a 10mm subcompact. The recoil, the muzzle blast/flash. 10mm wasn't designed for a 3.75" barrel. There's a lot of flash and unburned powder. I know how living things die, I've hunted all my life. I know how animals act when they're hit with a good shot and a garbage shot. Those were all garbage shots. That thing either bled out very slowly, with broken bones, or it drowned/suffocated. Again, slowly. I've hunted elk, caribou, boar, deer, coyote. I hunt with rifles, I hunt with bows. Never moose but I've been close enough to them to have been scared for my life. You know what we did both times? Got the f**ck out of there. Cause even with a 30-06, I'm not taking those odds. The reason I said "4 rounds" is because it looks like he missed the first, maybe on purpose or accidentally. It's hard to tell with the others, he definitely hit it 2 times, probably 3, he might have missed that second to last shot too. How many shots? Well had he an adequate firearm, 1-2 well placed shots. Had he had a 10mm, one aimed shot right below the animals ear, once it fell, would've put it down humanely. It wouldn't have taken more than a few seconds. He got extremely lucky and I agree once he got to the actual charge, he didn't have a choice but it was his fault he ended up in that situation. He wasn't walking through heavy brush and just stumbled into that moose. He saw it from way back, maybe turned on his camera. He just assumed (incorrectly) that it would be scared of him and then he assumed that if he revved his snowmobile enough times, and yelled loud enough that it would run. It never should've gotten to that point. It actually looked like she was going to leave, then he revved again and started moving towards her. He challenged her in every way he could while sitting on a snow mobile. Everything bad that happened in that video was this guy's fault. Like I said, I don't care that it died, I'm more than fine with killing especially in self defense, I care how it died.
Notice how he fired a warning shot? Edit: This comment was fundamentally a short rebuttal to any people who would scream about "shooting a poor animal" or doesn't understand the obvious points that are made in response to this comment.
@@SethACook Why would a moose not "care about a warning shot"? Warning shots commonly work with animals. They don't know what a firearm is, or what it means to them, but they do get frightened by very loud noises. The noise is quite traumatizing to an animal, and why you point it in their general direction so they will receive maximum concussion, noise and violence of the shot. The problem in this video is he waited far too long, where his actions agitated her far too much, so when he finally took it, it failed. An earlier shot likely works, as does other actions he could have taken. But like him, you just learned that moose will become aggressive when threatened. So simply, don't threaten them by approaching, attempting to scare, push and trap yourself within feet of them and you won't have to think about all these complex actions because it would not have been an issue. Stop as soon as you see an animal, give them space and time to leave without threat and they will do it almost every time.
Because most other animals run and he was obviously inexperienced with moose? Sometimes there's no more complicated answer than "the guy didn't know this specific piece of information."
Yeah, the rule with moose is that you stay away from them. They're extremely aggressive animals and will almost always have a fight response rather than a flight response. I've called out of work before because there was a moose in the parking lot of my apartment building and those bastards will straight up destroy your car if you drive it towards them lol.
Being someone who lives in a country where moose are really common, I can say that you REALLY don't wanna get into a fight with one, you could hit one of them with a car and it would be like hitting a brick wall. Those things are built different.
@@frugalspoon1446 I see you haven’t ridden a snowmobile before. Compact snow on a trail is easy to move in at any time, deepish powder is easy ish to move in when you already have momentum. When you’re at a dead stop and try to go through deep non compact stuff from a dead stop it is EXTREMELY hard to get through and especially at any speed that could outrun a moose. That side trail was also heavy wooded, meaning a lot of trap wholes do to the trees. Those are extremely easy to get stuck in and extremely hard to get out of ESPECIALLY hard to navigate through with any kind of speed. There is also no reverse on a snowmobile so his only option was to try and scare it away, when that didn’t work his last option was to shoot, did his best to prevent it but things happen and in nature there is no “let’s call it a tigh and go our separate ways” it’s life or death. And moose are naturally aggressive, they have to defend against large predators so the first instinct is to attack before they get attacked. One stop and crush a femur, and trust they don’t just do one stomp… they will stomp until you’re dead.
@@frugalspoon1446 if he just wanted to kill it he would have shot it/been prepared to shoot on the moose’s first attempt. He actually gambled with his life letting it attack him once, that thing could have snapped his bones like stepping on a dry twig. Lucky guy
@@frugalspoon1446 Thanks for your life story no one asked about. How about you shut your mouth on matters you know nothing about? Bleeding hearts like you are so annoying.
@@CreativeProductions- Well unfortunately many people "think" they have the skill, but there is a huge difference in hitting a target in a controlled setting, and doing so in a high stress situation, after just being attacked and know you have a few seconds to save your life. So you and @blanks can theorize all you like, but confidence is far different than capability. I can't tell you how many times I have seen those confident and vocal tough guys fail and melt in a heap when encountering stressful situations. And BTW, the fatal shot that put her on the ground was to her spine just at the front shoulder. I am quite confident that is NOT where he was aiming... So again, "luck" helped him greatly, especially with the underpowered firearm he was using.
As a hunter it hurts to see you leaving the moose without making sure it's dead. Could lay there for hours and suffer before bleeding out. Edit: Damn, this blew up. Not meaning to attack the camera guy here. I completely understand the adrenaline in the moment. I hope they went back off camera to make sure the moose died. While hunting in Sweden, if we shoot a moose and the hit doesn't kill it we're legally obligated to keep searching until we find it and kill it to avoid animal cruelty.
Do you hunt with just a knife or are you camouflaged up hiding In a bush with a rifle? Let me guess the latter! So what exactly are you killing these animals for? Fun?
You are spot on and stopping as soon as he saw her should have been his very 1st action. Instead, he approached her which was his 1st of many mistakes that all but forced her to attack and him to shoot her. he clearly did not want to harm her, but failed to realize his actions would force that result. Quite easy to avoid, and in the rare instance she continued walking his direction, that extra time it afforded him should have recognized that trail to the left as a Plan B that proves this was completely avoidable had he simply stopped and waited.
@@kollow4694 I don’t see how using a strength makes an animal weak though in my opinion. Generally, a crocodile doesn’t fight a lion on land, a lion won’t fight a crocodile in water. If other animals play to their strengths than we should be allowed to as well. Fighting a bear like a bear will get you put down because we aren’t built like a bear. But I’m confident that if you made a bear fight a human like a human (give it a gun) it will lose because it can’t fight like that.
It's a shame, he didn't want to kill it, his first shot was over the back to scare it. But if that thing stomped on him he was a goner. Nature is ruthless it's best to be armed while out adventuring. That's for sure. It's a shame but it's what had to be done.
I don't think what he did was right he could of went around it on his machine , he's there in the animals home playing around on a ski the animal just trying to survive , he could of done alot more to avoid this , turned around waited awhile , just could of rode straight pass it lol , he fired one shot above it then eminently shot for the head the thing didn't have a chance to react before he executed it , lame some what cowardly if you ask me , and that low squeal noise he was making was not a good idea , it encouraged the animal to attack he stops making that noise when the animal has got real close and has made the choice to try and scared him away then he starts yelling out to it, which is what he should of done in the Frist place I think this is what he is riding around there for just waiting for the chance to kill with his gun
@@zackiaryruddick701 you do realize how dangerous a moose is, don't you? Why tf would you let the moose charge you just in order to shoot it? Your logic makes no sense. Animals enter other animals territories and it is up to them to defend it. We are animals and we will fight back.
For those who don’t know, moose attacks are way more common than bear attacks. They are extremely territorial animals and have no qualms about stomping you out. Unfortunately they are pretty much unfazed by bear spray and usually lethal force is necessary. When one is put down in self defense, the situation is immediately reported to fish and wildlife were they do a thorough investigation regarding the matter. This guy did everything right, he properly tried to ward off the animal multiple times but with no avail. He was charged at twice and only fired on the third attempt. It’s a crappy situation but he made the correct decision. Don’t worry the animals meat will be distributed by fish and wildlife to a local shelter. That is standard protocol.
Yes. Only the first charge is a feint. Second one is sometimes a full attack but is also sometimes just a stronger warning, small amount of physical intimidation. Third is almost always going to be an actual attack with killing intent. Rider made the right choice. He's lucky this one was a young female too. An older bull moose could have really screwed him or his snowmobile up on the second charge.
When the moose first turned around he immediately started following which the moose took as a threat. Should have waited 10-15 secs to see if the moose went off-trail.
You are speaking to a potential gift she gave him and while it is true had he remained stopped, she may have left. Problem is, that is conjecture and there is no way to know as she controlled the situation. The time to avoid this was before he pulled forward, when all he needed to do was the same action you indicated in stopping and waiting. He had multiple options at that point, but all of those evaporated 15 seconds into the video.
@@realtyrocks1969 She was blocking the trail in front of him, there was not enough room drive by. Attempting to do so puts you and your buddy in worse risk and is a bad choice. With the conditions if you don't hit that high soft shoulder at the right angle it will want to pull him back into the moose,or push him into the trees with little time to compensate. Even if he does make it, now you have a moose within one stride that likely charges you as you try to pass, and even if she misses you, your buddy is now in worse danger and is more likely to be attacked. So again, the time to avoid this was before he pulled forward, not after.
@@BPRescue then turn left and get out of sight of the moose or turn around or stay put and it would have likely left. When he started calling it in of course it came closer. Dude is an idiot and should be charged. What's next you going to start scratching a bears ass and then use a gun to defend yourself when it attacks? It's like starting a fight with someone and then shooting in them in self defense. I've came within 10 feet of moose many times and just casually walked away and they leave you alone. I never started yelling yip yip yip and calling in closer. It came closer because it doesn't know what that sound was. It came to investigate the noise not attack him. If you don't see the problem please stay out of the woods, especially if you carry a firearm.
Moose look friendly but they’re no joke. Big respect to this guy for being patient and only shooting when he knew there was no other way out of this situation.
Your first sentence is correct, but you went off the rails after that. While this guy did everything right after he started shooting, he did everything wrong before. His actions of trying to scare, approach, push, get too close and trap himself within feet of her escalated this and is what all but forced her to attack, and him to shoot her in self defense. Respect is inappropriate as this was easily avoidable, but yes, once she attacked, he did have the right to protect himself; even though his actions created the issue.
@BPRescue he might not have been taught how to deal with moose. While it may not have been the way to go, atleast its obvious he didn't wanna hurt it. Hell he even gave a warning shot to try and make it leave but it instead charged him
@@jackbluehq6653 It's clear he had not been taught to deal with moose, but that is irrelevant. When you go into the outdoors, you respect nature and when encountering animals, you allow the animals to naturally move about their business with as little interference and stress as possible.. This means it does not matter what animal you run into, or if the animal is dangerous or not, you perform the same action. So, the appropriate action is to stop as soon as you see them on the trail, wait, and allow them to work it out and either jump off the trail or leave. You never approach and/or get too close to them. This action is even more important in this situation because as he just learned, scaring them will often force them to become aggressive. But I do agree with your last sentence. He made many mistakes, but he did not want to shoot her. Regardless of intent, moose knowledge would have been helpful, but if he was an outdoorsman to any capacity, he would have known how to address it.
@@BPRescue This right here is exactly what the comment section is for. I was praying there was going to be real people still left on the Internet. Thank you sir for knowing the task and completing it in star spangled colors🧐🧐🧐🧐 Let these punks shitheads know exactly the energy you give out is the energy you get. It doesn’t matter that moose don’t speak English, everything can read your energy. This dude pulled up screaming and grunting. Go do that to some Mexicans on a side alley and see if they don’t charge you the same way. Dudes a fucking tool bag and I hope he cleans the gun with his tongue by putting it in his mouth and squeezing the trigger a whole bunch, I was praying they weren’t going to show a divine animal like that getting murdered. That sucked ass to watch I’ll be totally honest
@Nate W I had someone tell me like 3 days ago fmj can't be used to kill animals. I mean maybe I was dreaming but every single deer I ever harvested was with 150-180gr fmj because its what I had to use, I started reloading when I was like 12 years old because all this so called "white privilege" we had, if we ddnt shoot it, we didn't eat. If we didn't cut down the trees, split and stack them, we didn't have heat. The sorry state of humanity's level of brain activity since internet/social media is absolutely disgusting. Half+ of these comments saying he needed to turn around or he shouldn't have proceeded, never knew ppl would openly advertise they were that dumb. This person did everything right, he stopped. He tried to scare it away first, and ur right, it was a damn good shot, I know ppl that couldn't put 1 down with a 270-30-06. Someone needs to.gice this person a pat on the back.
@Nate W my best friend guides bear and swears by his 10mm, I think it was last year he dropped 1 that pulled his dog into a den with it. Its a great round.. I did ask the fmj guy, because he was from a diff state originally if it was a law where he was from, but he couldn't even tell me that. Its crazy how easily ppl are swayed 1 way or the other with little effort. 1 example I catch soo much hell online for a light I have on 1 of my g19's because of the name on it and they say its not dependable, but i shoot prob a minimum of 1200+rds 9mm a week and its been on there for 2-3years ish? It cost less than half of a surefire and its 2x as bright but because of 1 article about a bulb failing they're all junk now?🤦🏼♂️... ppl are funny things sometimes...
@@madman-fr3rx iv've been told by my dad's landlord who guides up in alaska that he'd been with a guy and they were charged by a grizzly bear, the guy he was guiding had a 10mm fmj, turns out the bullest barely penetrated 4 inches into the muscular chest, had he not hit the head twice the bear would have mauled one or both of them. So naturally im going to have a 10 with me through bear country.
In Sweden there was a case where a woman was killed by an adult moose. The police initially thought she had been run over by her husband's commercial lawn mower (with active blades of course). That's the level of violence they can inflict on you.
Red Dead Redemption 4 looks hella realistic! Too bad that he's only gonna get a one star pelt after shooting it with a pistol instead of a hunting rifle.
Castle doctrine applies. The moose was within her right to use lethal self-defense. The man used a firearm in the course of a home invasion so he is in the wrong.
The Castle doctrine applies to humans, not animals. The home invasion analogy is wrong as well and this is not as simple as you imply. This moose does not have the cognitive thinking this guy "should" have had. She does not understand that his actions were intended to get her to leave the trail so that he could continue. She only understands his actions constituted a threat to which she defended herself. While his actions were wrong, and did all but force her to attack, he did not want to harm or shoot her. He simply made mistakes, and was forced to shoot her to save his own life.
Sucks he had to shoot it but he was well justified in doing it. Clearly the moose intended to attack again. I would've spent the extra 2 rounds to end its suffering though.
I'm going to be honest, i'm surprised he escaped that first attack without puncturing or breaking something. that was a female moose and appeared to be about 5' tall. at that size, you can expect that thing to weigh about 600lbs. now imagine a 600lb stainless steel refrigerator charging at you at full speed swinging hooves that are hard as cement with nothing but solid muscle.
Notice how the first shot he shoots purposely misses and shouts, he only starts actually aiming for the moose when the warning shot doesn't stop it from moving torwards him.
Yes, at this point the warning shot was too late as she was already agitated and coming. It may have worked if he did it before or at the time of her initial warning, but that is conjecture since once he pulled forward, she was in control. The way to avoid this was before he pulled forward.
i was about to say. lmao. what was that speeder behind em? I was goin "bro you cant just leave em there you gotta call the game warden or else you have 1 star"
Of course he wouldn't have needed to defend himself if he didn't drive like a mile chasing around a moose lmfao. Moose, like THE MAJORITY of animals, aren't aggressive unless you attack or harass them. Name me the most aggressive animal you know and I know for a FACT that it'll NEVER randomly attack a human unless provoked... even alligators and crocodiles ARENT AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS HUMANS. They ONLY become aggressive when you're in their space, and are perceived as a threat..... like humans do... an alligator attack is essentially the same as if some crackhead busted down your door and ran into your house... you don't know what they're thinking, all you know is someone that's not supposed to be there IS there.
Sorry guys I don't know anything about dinosaurs, I'm just a European, but that thing didn't look very scary. How could that even harm a person? Doesn't have teeth, doesn't have horns or claws...
Moose will often become aggressive when attacked. They are very large, and attack using their legs. They are capable of killing a grizzly, so you can imagine a frail and slow human is easy. They attack more people every year than all bear species combined and do kill people.
You could have attempted to avoid the confrontation, you basically challenged it. Had you any respect you would have calmly let it pass and not rode up on its personal space. You antagonized it because you wanted to test your mettle or should i say, metal. Poor moose, this is a sorry excuse of a human being with an itchy trigger finger. Im not against defending yourself in a moment of danger but you clearly were the antagonist in this plot.
He made mistakes that yes all but forced her to attack, but once she did he was legitimate in shooting her. He was far from having an "itchy trigger finger".
Exactly. He wanted an excuse to use the damn gun. Everyone knows moose are aggressive as hell. Not only did he proceed to pull up on one, not only did he get too close multiple times, but he also was making loud noises which any animal can see as a challenge or threat, especially and already aggressive animal. Everyone sitting here excusing something that was far beyond avoidable.
@@hatinlife5259 He gave the moose many verbal warnings, along with pushing it back and it kept coming towards him. Not only that it was a narrow path and I'd sure as hell rather shoot a Moose trying to hurt me than go into the woods and possibly encounter something more dangerous. Edit: Many people hunt Mooses for fun.
Self defense is hard. Once you fire off those shots, and it hits vital organs that can't be repaired. It's over. That decision is irreversible. But it's either you or whatever you're shooting at.
Yeah. I can't imagine having to make a decision to kill the poor animal and take away its life and give it that agony in its last moments of life. It's tough especially when u think about it later after u calm down and adrenaline wears off.
6 years ago had a coworker die. Hit a small deer in his pickup. Went through the windshield. Still alive and kicked his head in with hooves in the cab. Deer was 100 lbs at most. Hooves are no joke.
Bro started barking in lowercase 0:32 Bro barking in uppercase (caps lock on) 0:43 Poor animal, it shouldn't have ended like that 😢 In memorial o MOOSE 🍀 May the soul of our dear departed rest in eternal peace. 🔥
You know he’s the one who went up to it and shot it instead of waiting for it to move, the moose was just trying to protect itself, the guy is way in the wrong
@@JuanValdezfor88 "To each his own" does not apply. As a kid, mom told you never to approach strange dogs, As an adult, the first thing you hear from every expert is the never approach wild animals, and adds distances for dangerous animals like moose. This should be common sense, though respect, experience or knowledge all mean you stop as soon as you see any animal on the trail so they can leave without stress or threat. Had he done that, this situation works itself out almost every time.
People complaining or hating have no idea how strong and massive the animal truly is he’s lucky he didn’t get seriously injured Edit: the amount of replies from all these know it alls who think there iq is 10x what it actually is telling me everything wrong with the video and my comment like I care💀💀
@@WinstonWolfe21 This ain't a deer! I live in AK and see these things all the time, at least once a week while biking. They're not usually aggressive but trust me if it doesn't kill you the first time it charges, youre definitely not going to give it a second chance. These things are MASSIVE! So many dumbasses in this comment section thinking they'd put the life of a moose before their own. Fuck that. If the guy wasn't up on a snowmachine then he would've been trampled and killed in the first charge. Even the act of sticking him with his hooves could've injured him, as benign as it may have looked on video. It's easy to criticise the outcome as an onlooker but that "second or two" could've been the end of him.
@@WinstonWolfe21 how about you meet Moose yourself. I never saw moose in my life, but I've got hit by a goat before. That thing's hit hurt like hell, can't imagine what Moose can do to me.
Honestly, I'd say the cameraman handled this situation as good as anyone else could have. He attempted to fend off the animal multiple times with sounds/gestures before he even pulled out his firearm. He was even so hesitant to the point of allowing the moose to actually strike a minor blow before pulling out his firearm. I do feel for the moose as i'm sure everyone else in the comments section does... even including the cameraman with how hesitant he was to open fire on it. However, with any more hesitation it could have very well ended up being the man's life instead of the animals. So this is a perfect example of why it is actually good for responsible people to be able to protect themselves with firearms or be able to exercise the 2nd ammendment.
Yes man I agree one hundred percent with you the only thing I would remotely have a problem with is how many shots he fired into the moose maybe he should have just put a bullet or two in it and drove away no death was needed in this situation but yet again I agree 💯 percent with u man this was tit for tat situation
RIP Moose. Fucked around and found out. I feel extremely bad for the Moose, especially seeing it moving after being shot, but if it were me, I'd open fire too. It's your life or the animals, the wilderness doesn't play nice.
He was in grave danger and legitimate in shooting her when he did. The problem is he created the danger with his actions, all but forcing her to attack when this was otherwise easily avoided. Sad, but yes, he had no other choice after she attacked.
intresting how the moose was evaluating his foe, like "no horns, probably weak or defenseless" and then didnt even understood how he died. He just met the planet apex predator.
To people that feel bad remember moose weigh well over 800-1000lbs on average and one well places hoof and you are very dead or wishing you were. A guy our grandpas used to hunt with got both his legs broken by a moose while they were in Branson hiking and if they didn’t shoot it it would’ve continued diggin it’s hooves into him. They aren’t deer they can be very territorial and aggressive.
Bro some moose get hit by fucking cars and don't even budge a single inch. Theyre fucking terrifying. Im lucky I don't have to experience them, but if I ever go to Canada or anywhere that has moose Im gonna prepare for the worst.
@@GutterWizard27 1. He didnt taunt it. He was trying to get it to move. 2. He literally couldn't turn around. Literally impossible without risking safety.
@@GutterWizard27 man i also thought about that but do you really think on Such a small track Turning around while behind you is someone is a good idea? Not just that He would have manually turned his Vehicle around because He couldnt turn otherwise, He also must have turned his back against the Moose and if He is turning around both hands on vehicle and the Moose decides to run straight up him you think He wouldve got a chance to put out his glock and shot him down in maybe 2 seconds ? Also this is 9mm, some of those Animals May take a full magazine and dont go down...this was a child i think and also precise shots...so i think in this case better safe then sorry...also turning around would have neen nearly impossible i think this snow mobiles weigh some 100kgs i think and on such a Small Track with someone behind you difficult....also imagine if this was the only way back what should have they done
His first shot was an intentional miss warning shot. The subsequent shots were to stop him. He did not want to kill that moose but when the animal kept charging after the warning shot the man was left with no alternative.
Why the hell are you taunting the animal from like 500 feet away? It seems to me that you instigated that confrontation so you could justify shooting it.
for those wondering how it took down the moose, I'd say its boiling down to shot placement and the fact that the moose was facing towards him and not to with his side to the shooter or some other orientation. He probably landed some lung/heart/head shots after all he shot 5 times.
I've been told that, despite their size, moose ate far easier to drop than elk. But that's just hearsay on my part. Never seen a moose get shot before. I have seen elk shot and I know they can take a lot of punishment.
i dont get it, was turning around to find an alternative route not an option? was there a dragon chasing behind you and you were forced to engage the moose? clearly saw the moose from a mile away and decided to cut that portion out of the video. honestly looked like he were purposefully provoking it to enact "self-defense" as he slowly spend 10-15min encroaching as he tried to provoke it to attack. when he finally got close enough, he made sure it attacked him before you blasted it. as an hunter, fisherman, and advent outdoorsman, this is cowardly, and borderline malice. he should be ashamed of himself, you should change the title to, "Man provokes moose so he can shoot it."
There was not enough room to turn around, so not that was not an option. It is true he saw the moose before this video started, and he should have simply stopped and given her time to hop off the trail. This does not always work however, and to your other points he was not trying to provoke it in an effort to force an attack or so that he could shoot her. Instead, it was clear he was simply trying to get her to vacate the trail and failed to realize that his actions in threatening her would give her no other option than to attack him. Once she attacked him, even just before he was in grave danger and legitimate in shooting her. It is true that most "avid outdoorsman", even hunters will stop as soon as they see any animal here. This is first a respect thing for the animal as to allow it to leave on their own volition. It is also a safety thing when dealing with dangerous game. But there was no "malous" as you say, and he clearly did not want to harm her. He even fired a warning shot. If there is a defense, while still disrespectful and wrong, his actions would have worked with almost every other animal he encountered here, but moose are different. BTW, we don't know how long before this video that he saw her, and "10-15 min" or a mile disingenuous. With the environment he would not have seen her until he was somewhat close, however even as this video starts he was far enough that had he simply stopped, she would not have felt threatened and hopped off the trail almost every time.
I’m a hunter and he was smart to do that but it still is sad when some animals die but it was common sense self defense if he didn’t do that it could have ended badly for him
Agreed that his only real choice was to shoot her when he did and he was legitimate in doing so. Problem is, he all but forced her to attack. He should have stopped as soon as he saw her, which gives her plenty of time and space to hop off the trail. He should have avoided this...
So you telling me he will run up on a bear like that no. All y'all on some bs. Shot it for no reason he pulled up on it when he could have went around or turned around or waited it out he approached it. And I bet money he would never have done that if it was a bear so chill y'all sound stupid
Everyone complaining about the “wasted” meat please calm down. A pack of wolves probably devoured that later on.
He should of atleast dispatched it
@@benkrauz725 what video did you watch?
Also he shot it in self defense so he's not really obligated to use any part of the moose.
Probably in one hand, shit in the other hand. Which hand fills up first?
No i found it and fucked it
I really didn't expect a glock to be THAT affective against bigger game holy sheeeet
hey dan looks like we got the same algorithm
Hey Dan & Stephan. Looks like we share the same Algorithm. I also am very impressed with the Glock
@@stephansalinardo1155 no one cares dude
At that close a distance hell yeah, but if it were a bear he would've died
@@jetrifle4209 I just wanted to say hi. No need to be fresh
Moose in many regions suffer a neurological infection off of lilly root microbes, seeming confused, over aggressive or overly docile. Do not doubt them, I have been chased and I have also almost sprinted into a goofy moose out of nowhere. They are not cows or horses, they kill people easy.
Similarly where a whitetail will flee a threat, moose will often become aggressive. This is normal behavior, so give them space, never approach or otherwise threaten them, and you will likely never have a problem. This video was no different.
We need a dude with a default youtube pfp that starts with C and has a dark pink color so we can make A B and C
ur clueless. 5-15 people die from moose attacks annually around the world
from, not off of.
@@BPRescue he drove up on the moose, provoking an attack. What he did is poaching.
You know if you skin it, you can take the pelt to the animal trapper and he can craft you unique items.
Exactly, extra waste of food. God damn people
@@InyourhideyholeI’m so glad you’re an expert. Tell me, how would the mother moose, which surely was t that far away from its baby, react to finding said baby dead and its killer skinning/harvesting it? I’m sure it would all go down great, but since you’re clearly so well-versed in moose behavior I want to hear it from you.
@@jgamer2228 This was not a baby/calf, it was a mature shiras cow. Maybe slow down on the sarcastic attacks for situations you yourself do not understand. Emotion is irrelevant to this situation, or the protection of our animals and environment. Facts are.
With so many shots with a hand gun, that pelt probably poor quality.
Thanks Mr Pearson
From the animals you shot, you got 923 pounds of meat, however you were only able to carry 100 pounds back to the wagon. Press space bar to continue
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I always did that on the oregon trail game
Your comment resembles 95% of the people commenting here.
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Bare rations. Floating or attempting to ford the river...
Remember, switching to your sidearm is faster than reloading your WOAH WOAH WOAH WOAH
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A valuable lesson was learned here. Never charge a man screaming WOAH and holding a Glock, it tends to end badly for you.
Seems you missed the most valuable lesson here. Don't approach, scare, push and trap yourself within feet of wild animals on the trail, especially one of the most dangerous in this country.
Lesson learned, never bring a moose to a gun fight.
Actually one of the few ways to win a moose fight is bringing either a spear or a gun
Underrated comment love it
Gold comment. Investing at 29 likes. Hope my investment pays off
Lmfao
@@FATI_SZN 63 so far investment may soon spike, give it another 8 years when TH-cam decides to randomly recommend the vid again
Poor moose was just trying to tell the guy about his car's extended warranty.
Nah fuck the moose
real
Then she deserved it...
U mean his sleds?
That’s exactly why he shot him
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I don’t think people realise how dangerous moose’s are
Clearly he didn't, otherwise he would have never attempted to scare, push and get too close to her, which forced her to attack and him to shoot her.
And I don't think y'all realize how powerful a gun can be
This goes to prove once again that the cameraman never dies.
nah if they die it doesnt get posted is all
@@Fly-te Oh shit its the FBI! I DONT GROW WEED IN A SECRET ROOM IN MY HOUSE THAT ISN'T ON THE BLUEPRINTS, I SWEAR!
He has Plot armour
Lmao hahahaha
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If he took the meat or not is irrelevant in this situation. He wasn't hunting, he was surviving. And if he didn't have the ability to take 900+ pounds of meat with him everyone can rest assured that the moose fed many other animals out there. From birds to wolves to bears. Very rarely does a carcass go uneaten in the wild.
What is relevant, however, are the first 25 seconds of the video where an idiot is driving at an unprovoked but dangerous animal, provoking it to attack him.
@@iamjohnrobot maybe, but if you'll also notice he has at least one more person behind him (could even be a child) so maybe he chose to attempt to run the moose off instead of turn around. It is what it is. Maybe they only have enough fuel to get back to camp and can't spend any detouring or backtracking. Never be quick to call someone an idiot. The bottom line is the moose did charge and he did protect himself and others.
@@Redwhiteandtired so waiting (as wildness training would say) doesn’t solve every single problem you describe? Doing an extremely stupid thing against all advice is…. Stupid. He didn’t even attempt to not provoke a dangerous animal, he immediately did every imaginable stupid idea. He is an idiot and provoked the situation directly.
@@iamjohnrobot ok genius. Reverse a snowmobile on a skinny ass trail. Go ahead
@@yeedbottomtext7563 where did I say that? He should have waited, instead of driving at the moose and provoking it as we see in the first 25 seconds. Maybe you should learn to read, or watch. Genius
Man: whoa whoa GIT GIT *pew*
Moose: I'm not afraid of you
Man: then you will die braver than most
And that, friends, is why it's smart to always carry
Just never know when you'll have to defend yourself
dumb logic hes in a forest bro.
EDIT. Saying 'always carry' because of a situation where you should actually carry, EG dangerous American forest, makes no sense. its like showing a video of a person getting attacked by a leopard in India but he luckily protects himself with a blowtorch, and saying 'Oh, thats why you should always carry a blowtorch'. you should never always anything. situations change in life. I was opposing that immature view
@@ADRI_a_REAL1 wtf are u talking about? did u even see the video? he was getting attacked by a moose, so he shot and killed the moose, in what backwards world is that not self defense?
I didn't say it wasn't. I said 'always carry' isn't this situation - this is a forest where many dangers may present themselves, like this moose. just because a forest is dangerous, obviously, it doesn't mean you should always carry...dum logic. its like seeing a soldier protect themselves in a war torn country and saying 'ahh hes very smart, carrying a weapon. always carry' wtf?@@bird8847
Nothing about this situation looked very smart to me.
@@ADRI_a_REAL1 Way to out yourself as a sheltered moron. Humans aren't the only dangerous animal on the planet, dum dum.
You know the old saying, "Don't bring a moose to a gunfight"
yeah, seen it about 10 times in this comment section
This is what I needed in this comment section. 10/10
This tickled me lol
Don't bring a gun to a moose fight.
LMFAO
"Where is this, Canada?"
"Shoots moose."
"Nope, its Alaska."
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A moose eh? Don't the cops ride meeses in Canada or something like that eh?
Canadians own guns too lol, including handguns and semi-auto rifles.
@@Glock7eventeen ive never brought my handgun out sleddin and dont know anyone that ever would. Also the mooz ive come across just walk by or move off the trail. Ther just more polite up here. also probably because we dont bark like kid wolf and slowly inch towards it with a growling sled....
@Chandler Humphreys You don't need a reason to get a gun permit. You can get one even if you live in Toronto, all you have to do is pass a simple test. Unfortunately our government has been banning guns over the last 2 years. The AR-15 was banned 2 years ago, and the government just banned the sale of handguns a few months ago.
I'm thinking that was probably a Glock 10 MM. I wonder if it was FMJ or hollow point ammo. FMJ gives better penetration against big game.
@@pmgg8906 In Moose and Wolf country a LOT of people are packing serious firepower if they're smart. It's not a concealed carry situation in the middle of a city. In Alaska, moose outnumber bears 3 to 1, and they injure around 5-10 people annually.
@@pmgg8906 I just purchased a glock 40 for carry in grizzley country and at all times when outdoors.
Did you just say the 10mm is obscure so buy a 50AE? lool
Availability of a self defense gun equating to quality is a silly argument to use.
The 500 nitro express is an extremely obscure cartridge, ive never seen one in my entire life, so does that make it a bad cartridge?
Because, unlike the 50 AE and the 45 ACP, the 10mm is big, compact, AND fast. It has over double the energy of the heavy 45 loads and upwards of 40% more speed. It also handles closed to a 9mm, giving your skills more overlap.
50AEs are a meme gun with little practical use, theyre huge, heavy, and have a decent failure rate. It weights 6 pounds loaded, at that point, bring a shotgun.
Outside of elephant guns, next to the 44 Magnum, the 10mm is hands down the best cartridge you can carry in a handgun for large game.
The 10mm outperforms the 45, is much, much easier to carry and shoot than the 50, and it has over to double the rounds of either. When your body is dumping every drop of adrenaline it has in your system making your hands shake, youre going to need all the shots you can get.
I would not trust 7 rounds of 50 AE in a fat jam fest of a gun or 7 rounds of slow bulky 45 ACP over 15 rounds of 10MM with my life.
Obscure? Lmao bruh you have noidea what you are talking about. A 45acp??? 🤣@pmgg8906
Definitely not a Glock 20. Profile of that pistol is way too small, it looks like a Glock 19 or a Glock 23.
@@donovanmmm Its probably a 29
To clarify a few things. One: Scavengers most likely got to the carcass much later on so no. The moose did not go to waste. Two: The bullets that hit the moose damage the hide, thus lowering the quality of the pelt. Either way. The guy didn't HAVE to skin the moose or take it home, it also is an adult cow. Not a baby. Who cares if he didn't take advantage and took the meat and skin home. Be greatful this man is alive and ok. Moose are very dangerous cretures and can\will kill you. There are many reports of poeple getting killed by a cow or bull moose.
Your comment is doomed to obscurity by clueless people but thank you.
@@OK-zo3cq Anytime. I got tired of seeing stupid people in the comment section, I am allergic to stupidity.
It is true that either scavengers or people will take advantage of this meat. However I am not sure what you are talking about regarding damaging the hide, quality of the pelt, or even that he could have taken it home. Taking any part of that moose would have been illegal here. Additionally, if he was actually hunting, by law he is required to take every usable part of this moose.
It is also true that moose are dangerous, which is one of many reasons why you don't approach them. And while many people are irrationally upset, they are not entirely wrong. As this video starts, this was a normal moose sighting you can expect while riding in moose country and of no danger. He created the danger by approaching, trying to scare and push her. Had he simply stopped as soon as he saw her, then this likely works itself out almost every time. interesting you attack others for their inaccuracies, but you yourself clearly don't have experience otherwise you would recognize this... In the end he did not want to shoot her, but his mistakes all but forced her to attack, and yes, him to shoot her in self defense.
The shooter was absolutely blameless in this. The Moose was a Menace. RIP Morty the Menace Moose.
@@user-yf3rr6ob6r Not so fast. While it is true the guy was within his right to shoot her when she attacked, it was his actions of approaching, trying to scare, push and trapping himself too close that all but forced her to attack and him to shoot her. He should have stopped as soon as he saw her, and given her time and space to move on. They will do just that almost every time, and in those rare instances she continues walking, he had other options. Those evaporated however with his actions. In the end he created the danger, so I would not say he is "absolutely blameless".
I lived in Alaska for a decade. Moose attacks are far more common and often more deadly than bear attacks. I’m surprised this man let the moose even charge him in the first place. Respect to him for even giving a warning shot. Situation sucks but in the end this man went home to his family and friends and that is what matters.
He brought a 9mm handgun into moose/bear country instead of something like 10mm. He provoked a known territorial animal and continued to do so. Then after shooting it 4 times, he left it there to die a slow agonizing death. He's extremely lucky it was a juvenile female instead of a full grown bull with antlers or a momma bear with her cubs nearby.
That's what I have an issue with.
It is true moose attacks are more common than bear attacks.
I'm not really surprised he let the moose charge though, because his actions clearly showed he had no real knowledge or experience with moose. If he did, he would not have attempted to scare, approach, push, and trap himself within feet of one. Additionally, he would not have performed what should be known as threatening behavior without being ready for issues by having his firearm out and ready. It's evident he did not want to harm her, including your point of the warning shot, but the reality is his actions all but forced her to attack and per normal moose behavior, it was predictable she would do just that.
This was easy to avoid, and anyone with knowledge and experience, especially in winter recognizes the best action here is to stop as you see them on the trail. It was a common moose sighting at that point with no danger. So, you stop, give her time, enjoy the moment, but also start considering a plan B since you understand while it was not a dangerous situation yet, it could get real in a hurry. Plan B should have been that trail to the left that proves he had enough space to avoid her completely. While people with knowledge won't intentionally ride that close and trap themselves, if this occurred through accident, and to your point about letting the moose charge, my firearm would have been out immediately if I found myself where he stopped and she bluff charged. That is because I would have recognized I was trapped, and she was too close. So, at that point as soon as she starts to warn me, I am firing a couple warning shots. It's still conjecture on if it works because he was trapped and she was in control, but it had a far better chance of working now as she was not as agitated.
He actually did well once he started shooting and I can't fault anything he did, even the admirable warning shot after you were just attacked. But even that shows he did not fully understand that at best he had a 10mm, and it is tough to put a moose down instantly with a viable cartridge, let alone an underpowered one. Either way, I can't fault him for that and was surprised how well he did, since he made every mistake in the book before he started shooting and all but forced her to attack. In the end, he though he could scare her, and in his defense, these tactics work on any other animal he runs into here. As you know, moose are different...
@@SaltNBattery I won't get into the debate of a 10mm vs. the more powerful revolver here, but there are pros and cons to each side. I will however ask how you believe you can tell it was a 9mm just by watching a poor quality video where you would be unable to tell if he had a 19, 20, 29, etc. They are very close in size and you never got a good enough view to tell.
Additionally, this was not a "juvenile female", it was a 4-5 year old mature shiras cow pushing 800lbs. Being a cow, or antlerless is irrelevant to the danger he was in. Moose also do not protect or hold territory, but instead will become aggressive to defend self, calf, or during the rut.
Regarding a sow with cubs, they don't emerge from the den until early spring, which the conditions of this video shows it is not. A boar will come out of hibernation during the winter for a quick snack, and in that instance, this guys actions likely scares it off the trail, assuming the bear failed to leave as soon as he heard the snowmobile/before seeing it. Bears will almost always flee a mechanized vehicle like this, but as you saw, moose will not, especially on a snowmobile trail in winter. You have to be patient...
Finally, death is not like on TV where the animal falls peacefully and is dead/motionless by the time it hits the ground. If "4 rounds" were not enough, how many shots are necessary rather than allowing it appropriate time to pass? That was hypothetical as pummeling the animal with shots is just not appropriate, or humane. Regardless, it does not matter because once you are attacked by a wild animal, especially one of the most dangerous in this country, your only priority is to get to safety as soon as there is an opportunity and that was when she fell. Stopping for any period of time to assess her injuries is of great risk and potentially puts them in worse danger. The correct move was to ride past so that he and his buddy could get to safety. I would have came back, but again, it is unnecessary, not a legal mandate, and I would never recommend anyone do that because it puts them at risk. Sad yes, but once attacked, your only priority is escaping the situation.
@BPRescue You can argue all you want, no one who knows anything is going to argue that anything less than 10mm is adequate to even try to stop a moose. Realistically, any handgun is inadequate but if that's all you're willing to carry it needs to be enough.
You know what, I think you're right though. It's even worse than I thought, there's no rail. It's a 26. At 0:49 when he racks the slide with his finger on the trigger, you get a really good look at it. Play it at .25 speed, use ",-." to frame by frame. You see shells ejecting and the barrel when the slide cycles. Even before that The 19, 20 and 29 aren't close in size the 20's barrel is nearly an inch longer. I have a 17C, 19, 26, 43 and a gen 3 20.
Have you ever fired a 10mm Glock? I have, many times and there's no way in hell that's a 10mm subcompact. The recoil, the muzzle blast/flash. 10mm wasn't designed for a 3.75" barrel. There's a lot of flash and unburned powder.
I know how living things die, I've hunted all my life. I know how animals act when they're hit with a good shot and a garbage shot. Those were all garbage shots. That thing either bled out very slowly, with broken bones, or it drowned/suffocated. Again, slowly. I've hunted elk, caribou, boar, deer, coyote. I hunt with rifles, I hunt with bows. Never moose but I've been close enough to them to have been scared for my life. You know what we did both times? Got the f**ck out of there. Cause even with a 30-06, I'm not taking those odds.
The reason I said "4 rounds" is because it looks like he missed the first, maybe on purpose or accidentally. It's hard to tell with the others, he definitely hit it 2 times, probably 3, he might have missed that second to last shot too.
How many shots? Well had he an adequate firearm, 1-2 well placed shots. Had he had a 10mm, one aimed shot right below the animals ear, once it fell, would've put it down humanely. It wouldn't have taken more than a few seconds.
He got extremely lucky and I agree once he got to the actual charge, he didn't have a choice but it was his fault he ended up in that situation. He wasn't walking through heavy brush and just stumbled into that moose. He saw it from way back, maybe turned on his camera. He just assumed (incorrectly) that it would be scared of him and then he assumed that if he revved his snowmobile enough times, and yelled loud enough that it would run. It never should've gotten to that point. It actually looked like she was going to leave, then he revved again and started moving towards her. He challenged her in every way he could while sitting on a snow mobile.
Everything bad that happened in that video was this guy's fault.
Like I said, I don't care that it died, I'm more than fine with killing especially in self defense, I care how it died.
I am just in shock about how much you guys wrote. You wrote a few short essays.
This guy: *Shoots a moose and leaves it to bleed out*
The wolves: _”It’s free real estate”_
Okay.
He's a vegan dont know about meat could have chased the Moose off with a gun shot fucking meat waster
Well, if no one wants it.........
@@antares7230 my name to your comment with no laughs after it
The bullets: "SIKE! nothings free"
Notice how he fired a warning shot?
Edit: This comment was fundamentally a short rebuttal to any people who would scream about "shooting a poor animal" or doesn't understand the obvious points that are made in response to this comment.
An earlier warning shot may have worked, but failed here because she was too agitated.
it’s a moose. Not a human. They don’t care about a ‘warning shot’.
@@SethACook Thank you.
@@BPRescue Thank you.
@@SethACook Why would a moose not "care about a warning shot"? Warning shots commonly work with animals. They don't know what a firearm is, or what it means to them, but they do get frightened by very loud noises. The noise is quite traumatizing to an animal, and why you point it in their general direction so they will receive maximum concussion, noise and violence of the shot. The problem in this video is he waited far too long, where his actions agitated her far too much, so when he finally took it, it failed. An earlier shot likely works, as does other actions he could have taken. But like him, you just learned that moose will become aggressive when threatened. So simply, don't threaten them by approaching, attempting to scare, push and trap yourself within feet of them and you won't have to think about all these complex actions because it would not have been an issue. Stop as soon as you see an animal, give them space and time to leave without threat and they will do it almost every time.
I don't understand why the guy didn't realize that the moose wasn't going to back off anytime earlier. He was kind of asking for a fight
Because most other animals run and he was obviously inexperienced with moose?
Sometimes there's no more complicated answer than "the guy didn't know this specific piece of information."
Yeah, the rule with moose is that you stay away from them. They're extremely aggressive animals and will almost always have a fight response rather than a flight response. I've called out of work before because there was a moose in the parking lot of my apartment building and those bastards will straight up destroy your car if you drive it towards them lol.
Because they are everywhere and usually go away with sound of 4 wheeler and yelling. This one seems off the rocker...
I think dude was just desperately trying to let the animal live, after all he knew that he was in the moose’s territory and it’s just instinct
Should of told the moose to stop. He probably would of reasoned with the man and said “shit my bad man, have a good one.” And went about their day.
Just needed a social worker on scene with an online degree and he would have been completely fine.
He should have tazed it's foot. Sad.
He should have declared the woods an antler-free zone.
😂😂😂😂
@@rylandvance5304 nah gotta double down a get a degree from the University of Reddit.
Being someone who lives in a country where moose are really common, I can say that you REALLY don't wanna get into a fight with one, you could hit one of them with a car and it would be like hitting a brick wall. Those things are built different.
sigma males
@@frugalspoon1446 I see you haven’t ridden a snowmobile before. Compact snow on a trail is easy to move in at any time, deepish powder is easy ish to move in when you already have momentum. When you’re at a dead stop and try to go through deep non compact stuff from a dead stop it is EXTREMELY hard to get through and especially at any speed that could outrun a moose. That side trail was also heavy wooded, meaning a lot of trap wholes do to the trees. Those are extremely easy to get stuck in and extremely hard to get out of ESPECIALLY hard to navigate through with any kind of speed. There is also no reverse on a snowmobile so his only option was to try and scare it away, when that didn’t work his last option was to shoot, did his best to prevent it but things happen and in nature there is no “let’s call it a tigh and go our separate ways” it’s life or death. And moose are naturally aggressive, they have to defend against large predators so the first instinct is to attack before they get attacked. One stop and crush a femur, and trust they don’t just do one stomp… they will stomp until you’re dead.
@@frugalspoon1446 if he just wanted to kill it he would have shot it/been prepared to shoot on the moose’s first attempt. He actually gambled with his life letting it attack him once, that thing could have snapped his bones like stepping on a dry twig. Lucky guy
@@frugalspoon1446 Thanks for your life story no one asked about. How about you shut your mouth on matters you know nothing about? Bleeding hearts like you are so annoying.
@@frugalspoon1446 a lot of snowmobiles dont have reverse either. there was no getting out of this situation but man did his best.
why is there live leak watermark in the top left corner near the end
Its crazy how helpless we humans would be without all these gadgets we’ve created
Well....yeah even crazier when you talk about nukes
@@fuzzy_moth spears are still a "gadget"
Actually might be better by getting rid of some of these idiots.
@@fuzzy_moth it's not being soft, it's called being smart...
The greatest weapon is the human brain
i always trow the animal a gun to make it a fair fight, but they always opt not to use it
lmao.
Connecticut animals are only allowed to have 10 round magazine's.
(Jack Palance voice) "You saw him, he had a gun."
+alex johnson yes
The mm he used injured the moose, the rounds he used cannot kill the moose
Why is this guy getting so closed to the moose
I am a third generation of hunter , and I agree with your opinion .
This is a great example of how important shot placement is.
Let's not forget luck...
@@BPRescue They never metioned anything abt skill or luck bro, u are not him💀🙏
@@BPRescueit’s not luck if you know how to shoot properly it’s called skill
@@CreativeProductions- Well unfortunately many people "think" they have the skill, but there is a huge difference in hitting a target in a controlled setting, and doing so in a high stress situation, after just being attacked and know you have a few seconds to save your life. So you and @blanks can theorize all you like, but confidence is far different than capability. I can't tell you how many times I have seen those confident and vocal tough guys fail and melt in a heap when encountering stressful situations. And BTW, the fatal shot that put her on the ground was to her spine just at the front shoulder. I am quite confident that is NOT where he was aiming... So again, "luck" helped him greatly, especially with the underpowered firearm he was using.
Remember, switching to your sidearm is always faster than reloading.
Woah, true CoD player!!!
A real gun owner would already have a round in the chamber.
What's he gonna reload , his handclaps ???
??? just looking for likes from npcs bro???
@@potatopot78 you’re an early Bethesda NPC.
As a hunter it hurts to see you leaving the moose without making sure it's dead. Could lay there for hours and suffer before bleeding out.
Edit:
Damn, this blew up. Not meaning to attack the camera guy here. I completely understand the adrenaline in the moment. I hope they went back off camera to make sure the moose died.
While hunting in Sweden, if we shoot a moose and the hit doesn't kill it we're legally obligated to keep searching until we find it and kill it to avoid animal cruelty.
Who gives a fuck. If they wanna be assholes, they will die like assholes.
Are you blind that thing was gone. 3 or 4 head shots. Boom you can't Habe done much hunting if you can't see that moose was done for
Do you hunt with just a knife or are you camouflaged up hiding In a bush with a rifle? Let me guess the latter! So what exactly are you killing these animals for? Fun?
@@coolrunnings1936 bruh what. Chill. Dude was talking about not letting animals suffer. Not that bs.
@@coolrunnings1936 meat
What kind of ammo were you using?
I think a long time ago dude said it's a G23, so .40, I think golddots.
This could’ve all been avoided had he been a little more patient, but he progressively approached the moose citing a defensive attack.
You are spot on and stopping as soon as he saw her should have been his very 1st action. Instead, he approached her which was his 1st of many mistakes that all but forced her to attack and him to shoot her. he clearly did not want to harm her, but failed to realize his actions would force that result. Quite easy to avoid, and in the rare instance she continued walking his direction, that extra time it afforded him should have recognized that trail to the left as a Plan B that proves this was completely avoidable had he simply stopped and waited.
The moose would have won if he had just carried a big iron. Silly mistake from the moose.
Bruh the moose literally provoked it
Poor moose, he didn’t even know that humans tamed a new friend called a *Glock*
It goes bang bang and you go bye bye!
High School shooting in wild.
@@user-du4jk2py8c you are mentally handicapped
Ублюдок. Убил такую красоту.
@@user-ob4ro3uf9h huh? I don’t speak Russian
Mistake number one: He attacked the cameraman.
The camera man always survives 🤣
This comment will blow up
The camera man is technically in spectator mode, which makes him invincible.
Rookie mistake in his part
You NEVER ATTACK THE CAMERAMAN
Moose: "F*ck man I was trying to hug you!"
What caliber was used?
I guarantee you it was a 10 mil
After quick reseaech i want to correct my mistake, he used 0.45@@Braxtonfontes14
"Humans are weaksauce. They're just apes without hair."
*Pulls out a glock.*
"I want to apologise."
Still weak the gun did all the work
@@thetheoryguy5544 nope the nature made us to make tools so sit please.
@@Destroyer19941995 That's our brain our body are still weak compared to most other animals
@@thetheoryguy5544 technically you're right, thats why we instead develop to use tool
@@kollow4694 I don’t see how using a strength makes an animal weak though in my opinion. Generally, a crocodile doesn’t fight a lion on land, a lion won’t fight a crocodile in water. If other animals play to their strengths than we should be allowed to as well. Fighting a bear like a bear will get you put down because we aren’t built like a bear. But I’m confident that if you made a bear fight a human like a human (give it a gun) it will lose because it can’t fight like that.
It's a shame, he didn't want to kill it, his first shot was over the back to scare it. But if that thing stomped on him he was a goner. Nature is ruthless it's best to be armed while out adventuring. That's for sure. It's a shame but it's what had to be done.
Im with you, it is a shame…
Better than facing groups of wild boars😌😅😅
@@firmanshah6499 You best have an at or AK if you think you'll run into boars them fuckers are scary
I don't think what he did was right he could of went around it on his machine , he's there in the animals home playing around on a ski the animal just trying to survive , he could of done alot more to avoid this , turned around waited awhile , just could of rode straight pass it lol , he fired one shot above it then eminently shot for the head the thing didn't have a chance to react before he executed it , lame some what cowardly if you ask me , and that low squeal noise he was making was not a good idea , it encouraged the animal to attack he stops making that noise when the animal has got real close and has made the choice to try and scared him away then he starts yelling out to it, which is what he should of done in the Frist place I think this is what he is riding around there for just waiting for the chance to kill with his gun
@@zackiaryruddick701 you do realize how dangerous a moose is, don't you? Why tf would you let the moose charge you just in order to shoot it? Your logic makes no sense. Animals enter other animals territories and it is up to them to defend it. We are animals and we will fight back.
Were the Zoidberg woops at the beginning supposed to scare it off?
LOOKS LIKE MEATS BACK ON THE MENU BOYS
For those who don’t know, moose attacks are way more common than bear attacks. They are extremely territorial animals and have no qualms about stomping you out. Unfortunately they are pretty much unfazed by bear spray and usually lethal force is necessary. When one is put down in self defense, the situation is immediately reported to fish and wildlife were they do a thorough investigation regarding the matter. This guy did everything right, he properly tried to ward off the animal multiple times but with no avail. He was charged at twice and only fired on the third attempt. It’s a crappy situation but he made the correct decision. Don’t worry the animals meat will be distributed by fish and wildlife to a local shelter. That is standard protocol.
yeah he did everything right, moved up to it by a few meters, stood his ground, and shot the moose for fun
What about walking backwards too? Wouldn't the moose leave him alone if he didn't keep going forwards toward its spot?
@@Lordfireballz he was on a fucking snowmobile idiot
Need a hearted and pinned comment here
What an Expert :)
If anyone has lived in Alaska they know that when that moose comes back the 3rd time it’s trying to mess you up.
Oh, absolutely, coming in for the kill!!
- Someone that's never lived in Alaska
Yup and all it takes is one well placed kick
100%
I never lived in Alaska or nothing but I heard it before. And seeing in the comments, ehhhh yeah in the 3rd time that moose is coming for that killed.
Yes. Only the first charge is a feint. Second one is sometimes a full attack but is also sometimes just a stronger warning, small amount of physical intimidation. Third is almost always going to be an actual attack with killing intent. Rider made the right choice. He's lucky this one was a young female too. An older bull moose could have really screwed him or his snowmobile up on the second charge.
Blud shoots a moose with a glock before gta 6 💀
When the moose first turned around he immediately started following which the moose took as a threat. Should have waited 10-15 secs to see if the moose went off-trail.
You are speaking to a potential gift she gave him and while it is true had he remained stopped, she may have left. Problem is, that is conjecture and there is no way to know as she controlled the situation. The time to avoid this was before he pulled forward, when all he needed to do was the same action you indicated in stopping and waiting. He had multiple options at that point, but all of those evaporated 15 seconds into the video.
I totally agree
@@BPRescueall he had to do was drive by and not call it in.
@@realtyrocks1969 She was blocking the trail in front of him, there was not enough room drive by. Attempting to do so puts you and your buddy in worse risk and is a bad choice. With the conditions if you don't hit that high soft shoulder at the right angle it will want to pull him back into the moose,or push him into the trees with little time to compensate. Even if he does make it, now you have a moose within one stride that likely charges you as you try to pass, and even if she misses you, your buddy is now in worse danger and is more likely to be attacked. So again, the time to avoid this was before he pulled forward, not after.
@@BPRescue then turn left and get out of sight of the moose or turn around or stay put and it would have likely left. When he started calling it in of course it came closer. Dude is an idiot and should be charged. What's next you going to start scratching a bears ass and then use a gun to defend yourself when it attacks? It's like starting a fight with someone and then shooting in them in self defense. I've came within 10 feet of moose many times and just casually walked away and they leave you alone. I never started yelling yip yip yip and calling in closer. It came closer because it doesn't know what that sound was. It came to investigate the noise not attack him. If you don't see the problem please stay out of the woods, especially if you carry a firearm.
Moose look friendly but they’re no joke. Big respect to this guy for being patient and only shooting when he knew there was no other way out of this situation.
Your first sentence is correct, but you went off the rails after that. While this guy did everything right after he started shooting, he did everything wrong before. His actions of trying to scare, approach, push, get too close and trap himself within feet of her escalated this and is what all but forced her to attack, and him to shoot her in self defense. Respect is inappropriate as this was easily avoidable, but yes, once she attacked, he did have the right to protect himself; even though his actions created the issue.
He should have shot earlier.
@BPRescue he might not have been taught how to deal with moose.
While it may not have been the way to go, atleast its obvious he didn't wanna hurt it. Hell he even gave a warning shot to try and make it leave but it instead charged him
@@jackbluehq6653 It's clear he had not been taught to deal with moose, but that is irrelevant. When you go into the outdoors, you respect nature and when encountering animals, you allow the animals to naturally move about their business with as little interference and stress as possible.. This means it does not matter what animal you run into, or if the animal is dangerous or not, you perform the same action. So, the appropriate action is to stop as soon as you see them on the trail, wait, and allow them to work it out and either jump off the trail or leave. You never approach and/or get too close to them. This action is even more important in this situation because as he just learned, scaring them will often force them to become aggressive.
But I do agree with your last sentence. He made many mistakes, but he did not want to shoot her. Regardless of intent, moose knowledge would have been helpful, but if he was an outdoorsman to any capacity, he would have known how to address it.
@@BPRescue This right here is exactly what the comment section is for. I was praying there was going to be real people still left on the Internet. Thank you sir for knowing the task and completing it in star spangled colors🧐🧐🧐🧐
Let these punks shitheads know exactly the energy you give out is the energy you get. It doesn’t matter that moose don’t speak English, everything can read your energy. This dude pulled up screaming and grunting. Go do that to some Mexicans on a side alley and see if they don’t charge you the same way. Dudes a fucking tool bag and I hope he cleans the gun with his tongue by putting it in his mouth and squeezing the trigger a whole bunch, I was praying they weren’t going to show a divine animal like that getting murdered. That sucked ass to watch I’ll be totally honest
very respectful not to tea bag a downed opponent.. Great Sportsmanship!
What😂
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i was just thinking that. after i shot it, i would have kicked it in the balls until it died.
Bro lmao
😂😂😂😂😂
Remember. If it has flesh. It can have death
Along as he called the game warden and made a report I'm actually ok with the entire events of the video
This dude really did a hit and run lmao. You could a least have held it sideways
*drive by* *
cap cap cap.... drives off into the sunset.. :D
Agreeable
@@chungus_khan Never heard of a drive by where the gunman stops the whip and asks to hit in moose language😅
@@CarlTooley2 he said "you're in the wrong hood buster, what set you claim"
Impressed by how quick the moose dropped. Must have landed a really good shot. Usually people don’t even drop that quick.
@Nate W I had someone tell me like 3 days ago fmj can't be used to kill animals.
I mean maybe I was dreaming but every single deer I ever harvested was with 150-180gr fmj because its what I had to use, I started reloading when I was like 12 years old because all this so called "white privilege" we had, if we ddnt shoot it, we didn't eat.
If we didn't cut down the trees, split and stack them, we didn't have heat.
The sorry state of humanity's level of brain activity since internet/social media is absolutely disgusting.
Half+ of these comments saying he needed to turn around or he shouldn't have proceeded, never knew ppl would openly advertise they were that dumb. This person did everything right, he stopped. He tried to scare it away first, and ur right, it was a damn good shot, I know ppl that couldn't put 1 down with a 270-30-06. Someone needs to.gice this person a pat on the back.
@Nate W my best friend guides bear and swears by his 10mm, I think it was last year he dropped 1 that pulled his dog into a den with it. Its a great round..
I did ask the fmj guy, because he was from a diff state originally if it was a law where he was from, but he couldn't even tell me that.
Its crazy how easily ppl are swayed 1 way or the other with little effort. 1 example
I catch soo much hell online for a light I have on 1 of my g19's because of the name on it and they say its not dependable, but i shoot prob a minimum of 1200+rds 9mm a week and its been on there for 2-3years ish? It cost less than half of a surefire and its 2x as bright but because of 1 article about a bulb failing they're all junk now?🤦🏼♂️... ppl are funny things sometimes...
@@madman-fr3rx iv've been told by my dad's landlord who guides up in alaska that he'd been with a guy and they were charged by a grizzly bear, the guy he was guiding had a 10mm fmj, turns out the bullest barely penetrated 4 inches into the muscular chest, had he not hit the head twice the bear would have mauled one or both of them. So naturally im going to have a 10 with me through bear country.
judging by how quickly it dropped he almost certainly spined him. a good shot indeed.
Maybe 10mm
The comedic effect it had on the video, just him getting attacked and the sound of you cocking your gun.
27.12.2023 R.I.P Gaston Glock.
In Sweden there was a case where a woman was killed by an adult moose. The police initially thought she had been run over by her husband's commercial lawn mower (with active blades of course). That's the level of violence they can inflict on you.
Jesus christ, may she rest in peace
Moose when killing wolves and people do a 4 hoof stomp dance on the body and head.
Insurance?
@@babyxenomorphPA1R3 May all beings who have fallen on this earth Rest In Peace
There are mooses in Sweden?
Red Dead Redemption 4 looks hella realistic! Too bad that he's only gonna get a one star pelt after shooting it with a pistol instead of a hunting rifle.
The twist is that was micah's long lost son right there
He didnt even skin the moose, pathetic
Hopefully the Trapper will offer him a decent price
@@g29000 mm nmrrk jtkugao
@@ErthaSabretooth arthur and i are both black lung
That moose was just raising money for his church, he didn't have a weapon, never hurt anyone.
Castle doctrine applies. The moose was within her right to use lethal self-defense. The man used a firearm in the course of a home invasion so he is in the wrong.
The Castle doctrine applies to humans, not animals. The home invasion analogy is wrong as well and this is not as simple as you imply. This moose does not have the cognitive thinking this guy "should" have had. She does not understand that his actions were intended to get her to leave the trail so that he could continue. She only understands his actions constituted a threat to which she defended herself. While his actions were wrong, and did all but force her to attack, he did not want to harm or shoot her. He simply made mistakes, and was forced to shoot her to save his own life.
Which model Glock you’re using? It’s better than I expected
People who feel sad for the moose have never seen what a pissed off moose does to a human body
It's because the man didn't stop on the path but chose to go closer with s loud engine and start yelling
@@Anti_SeptikumHe was trying to scare it off the road.
@@Anti_Septikumboo hoo, human 1 : moose 0 😤😤😤 cry about it
the only time i felt bad was when he shot it the last time, it was already on the ground.
@@genocydrbut would you let it agonize?
It's best for a fast death, than suffering for even hours
Sucks he had to shoot it but he was well justified in doing it. Clearly the moose intended to attack again. I would've spent the extra 2 rounds to end its suffering though.
In my situation it would be 18 just to hit it 😂
Yeah I’m sure three or four 9mm bullets wouldn’t kill a moose right away. So I’m with you
Let it suffer.
@@kirihakillua2838 💀💀
Did he atleast get to make steaks out of it I just hope it didn't go to waste
Blud decided to take a seat after the 3rd shot
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lol😊
I'm going to be honest, i'm surprised he escaped that first attack without puncturing or breaking something. that was a female moose and appeared to be about 5' tall. at that size, you can expect that thing to weigh about 600lbs.
now imagine a 600lb stainless steel refrigerator charging at you at full speed swinging hooves that are hard as cement with nothing but solid muscle.
Why not just imagine a 600 lb moose instead of a stainless steel refrigerator
Why would the refrigerator charge at me? I have seen at least 2 refrigerators in my life and they were friendly
Refrigerator made me
Laugh 😂
@@dant387 lmao
@@donderstorm1845 LOL
Notice how the first shot he shoots purposely misses and shouts, he only starts actually aiming for the moose when the warning shot doesn't stop it from moving torwards him.
Everyone, even a little kid will know this without u even telling them.
It's crazy how cocky a moose can be
Won't even back off after a gunshot
Yes, at this point the warning shot was too late as she was already agitated and coming. It may have worked if he did it before or at the time of her initial warning, but that is conjecture since once he pulled forward, she was in control. The way to avoid this was before he pulled forward.
Agree that the warning shot was necessary, however he should he fired it into the ground and not over the top of the animal.
@@TIMMEH222 well some retards the think he did the wrong thing
For those that are surprised he dropped a moose with a Glock, it was most likely chambered in 10mm.
9 for da hoods, 10 for da woods.
Moose really thought he was tuff
And the snowmobiler wasn't aware that, WOOP WOOP WOOP in moose language really meant - LET'S GET IT ON!
LMAOO
😂😂😂😂😂👍🏽
@@tamps2147 😝
Glad "let's get it on" didn't prompt an attempted mating.
Best comment yet. Lmao
The way he scoots off like the moose police are on the way
i was about to say. lmao. what was that speeder behind em?
I was goin "bro you cant just leave em there you gotta call the game warden or else you have 1 star"
I was hoping he would stop and check on the stopped threat but naah, he running from the moose police lmao
lol rip the moose
@@crewrangergaming9582 😂😂😂😂😂🤣🤣🤣
Lmao 😂
Bro needs a award
Canada's Government: "no one needs a pistol."
This video: "why you need a glock"
Just saw that video, Trudeau is a clown
Of course he wouldn't have needed to defend himself if he didn't drive like a mile chasing around a moose lmfao. Moose, like THE MAJORITY of animals, aren't aggressive unless you attack or harass them. Name me the most aggressive animal you know and I know for a FACT that it'll NEVER randomly attack a human unless provoked... even alligators and crocodiles ARENT AGGRESSIVE TOWARDS HUMANS. They ONLY become aggressive when you're in their space, and are perceived as a threat..... like humans do... an alligator attack is essentially the same as if some crackhead busted down your door and ran into your house... you don't know what they're thinking, all you know is someone that's not supposed to be there IS there.
Canada be more fukked than the USA
@@ryanthompson3737 idk bout that one mate.
I mean.. there is zero reason to have a handgun in a civilized society... That, and the person in this video is an absolute idiot.
It's just a prank bruh.. - Moose 🐮
😂😂😂😂 Why? 😂😂
'🐮'
I don’t think the moose is laughing !
I’m not gonna spoil these 117 likes
@@cabzombie3484 What does a laughing moose sound like?
Sorry guys I don't know anything about dinosaurs, I'm just a European, but that thing didn't look very scary. How could that even harm a person? Doesn't have teeth, doesn't have horns or claws...
Moose will often become aggressive when attacked. They are very large, and attack using their legs. They are capable of killing a grizzly, so you can imagine a frail and slow human is easy. They attack more people every year than all bear species combined and do kill people.
Moose kill more people than bears.
You could have attempted to avoid the confrontation, you basically challenged it. Had you any respect you would have calmly let it pass and not rode up on its personal space. You antagonized it because you wanted to test your mettle or should i say, metal. Poor moose, this is a sorry excuse of a human being with an itchy trigger finger. Im not against defending yourself in a moment of danger but you clearly were the antagonist in this plot.
He made mistakes that yes all but forced her to attack, but once she did he was legitimate in shooting her. He was far from having an "itchy trigger finger".
Man literally said : “ fuck that I ain’t going for that level of disrespect”
He literally didn't.
@@ArnoldQMudskipper you missed the joke r/woosh
Exactly. He wanted an excuse to use the damn gun. Everyone knows moose are aggressive as hell. Not only did he proceed to pull up on one, not only did he get too close multiple times, but he also was making loud noises which any animal can see as a challenge or threat, especially and already aggressive animal. Everyone sitting here excusing something that was far beyond avoidable.
@@hatinlife5259 He gave the moose many verbal warnings, along with pushing it back and it kept coming towards him. Not only that it was a narrow path and I'd sure as hell rather shoot a Moose trying to hurt me than go into the woods and possibly encounter something more dangerous. Edit: Many people hunt Mooses for fun.
@@bigbrosdown4314 You missed literacy 👍
The moose didn't even scream while getting multiple shots. The true man.
well actually when u get shot ; usually you're in a state of shock ..you don't scream really u just collapse in agony
@@jaimenazaryan860 same bro no shock but ahock cringey deep voice in shock
True alpha moose
Moos is female.
@@jaimenazaryan860 clearly you've never been shot
Man had to save himself! 😮
Self defense is hard. Once you fire off those shots, and it hits vital organs that can't be repaired. It's over. That decision is irreversible. But it's either you or whatever you're shooting at.
That moose gives no fucks. I would’ve shot it in a heartbeat 😂
Yeah. I can't imagine having to make a decision to kill the poor animal and take away its life and give it that agony in its last moments of life. It's tough especially when u think about it later after u calm down and adrenaline wears off.
@@bigaraga there could’ve been more. He hops off that and could’ve been rammed. If he was the only one that had a gun, that’s it.
Imagine going onto someone else's property and shooting them
He should’ve ate it after 🤧
6 years ago had a coworker die. Hit a small deer in his pickup. Went through the windshield. Still alive and kicked his head in with hooves in the cab. Deer was 100 lbs at most. Hooves are no joke.
That's crazy
Wow...
lol
@@Saga_Saturn :( bit sad innit
What a weird way to go
Bro started barking in lowercase 0:32
Bro barking in uppercase (caps lock on) 0:43
Poor animal, it shouldn't have ended like that 😢
In memorial o MOOSE 🍀 May the soul of our dear departed rest in eternal peace. 🔥
L moose
That moose f'd around and found out.
You know he’s the one who went up to it and shot it instead of waiting for it to move, the moose was just trying to protect itself, the guy is way in the wrong
@@SpanxEdtz To each his own, I guess...I do think he may should have finished it off before leaving but just my opinion.
@@JuanValdezfor88 "To each his own" does not apply. As a kid, mom told you never to approach strange dogs, As an adult, the first thing you hear from every expert is the never approach wild animals, and adds distances for dangerous animals like moose. This should be common sense, though respect, experience or knowledge all mean you stop as soon as you see any animal on the trail so they can leave without stress or threat. Had he done that, this situation works itself out almost every time.
@@BPRescueokay what would you do in this situation without being able to run
People complaining or hating have no idea how strong and massive the animal truly is he’s lucky he didn’t get seriously injured
Edit: the amount of replies from all these know it alls who think there iq is 10x what it actually is telling me everything wrong with the video and my comment like I care💀💀
I think he could have given it another second or two to see if it charged fully again. The moose didn’t even have antlers
@@WinstonWolfe21 lmfao
@@WinstonWolfe21 This ain't a deer! I live in AK and see these things all the time, at least once a week while biking. They're not usually aggressive but trust me if it doesn't kill you the first time it charges, youre definitely not going to give it a second chance. These things are MASSIVE! So many dumbasses in this comment section thinking they'd put the life of a moose before their own. Fuck that. If the guy wasn't up on a snowmachine then he would've been trampled and killed in the first charge. Even the act of sticking him with his hooves could've injured him, as benign as it may have looked on video. It's easy to criticise the outcome as an onlooker but that "second or two" could've been the end of him.
@@WinstonWolfe21 how about you try actually confronting a wild moose and see if you can think that clearly in a life threatening situation
@@WinstonWolfe21 how about you meet Moose yourself. I never saw moose in my life, but I've got hit by a goat before. That thing's hit hurt like hell, can't imagine what Moose can do to me.
Honestly, I'd say the cameraman handled this situation as good as anyone else could have. He attempted to fend off the animal multiple times with sounds/gestures before he even pulled out his firearm. He was even so hesitant to the point of allowing the moose to actually strike a minor blow before pulling out his firearm. I do feel for the moose as i'm sure everyone else in the comments section does... even including the cameraman with how hesitant he was to open fire on it. However, with any more hesitation it could have very well ended up being the man's life instead of the animals. So this is a perfect example of why it is actually good for responsible people to be able to protect themselves with firearms or be able to exercise the 2nd ammendment.
Shut up fam
Yes man I agree one hundred percent with you the only thing I would remotely have a problem with is how many shots he fired into the moose maybe he should have just put a bullet or two in it and drove away no death was needed in this situation but yet again I agree 💯 percent with u man this was tit for tat situation
Nevermind the moose charged at him again I'm sorry for saying he should not have killed it it would have killed him
This is aminal curelty
@@havefuntazarasu2451 so is your mom
what caliber was that ?
I felt so bad for the Moose especially the way he goes down, but props to the guy for giving him multiple chances to run off.
@thawne7993 it's dead
i expected him to put it out of its pain but he just blicked em and ran over its legs on the way out😹😹
@@Nonameshusband It's already dead. Watch more hunting videos and less movies. They always twitch.
@@Ray-yv7kn 😹shii true
@@Ray-yv7kn it wasnt dead since i dont think he got a penetrating headshot
RIP Moose. Fucked around and found out.
I feel extremely bad for the Moose, especially seeing it moving after being shot, but if it were me, I'd open fire too. It's your life or the animals, the wilderness doesn't play nice.
I needed to read the first part of your comment after watching an animal die. Laughed a bit. thanks
He let it suffer should have shot it in the head again
Tf you doing in the wilderness ? 💀
@@emilemeyer5547 living life the way it was intended.
@@emilemeyer5547 bruh, where tf you think we came from?
man is playing a GTA 6 DLC
I feel so bad for the poor Moose since they are one of my favorite animals, but at the same time, you gotta protect yourself.
He was in grave danger and legitimate in shooting her when he did. The problem is he created the danger with his actions, all but forcing her to attack when this was otherwise easily avoided. Sad, but yes, he had no other choice after she attacked.
intresting how the moose was evaluating his foe, like "no horns, probably weak or defenseless" and then didnt even understood how he died. He just met the planet apex predator.
*a wild Glock appears*
Lucky for the driver that it wasn't turned based combat, could've gone bad.. No Pokemoose caught that day.. 🤣
Glock 19 baby
It's crazy how we are the most frail and weak yet the most dangerous organism to ever live on this planet all at the same time
@@nomaderic god made a pretty balanced game, us humans are the “glass canon” type
To people that feel bad remember moose weigh well over 800-1000lbs on average and one well places hoof and you are very dead or wishing you were. A guy our grandpas used to hunt with got both his legs broken by a moose while they were in Branson hiking and if they didn’t shoot it it would’ve continued diggin it’s hooves into him. They aren’t deer they can be very territorial and aggressive.
Thx for explaining 👍
Bro some moose get hit by fucking cars and don't even budge a single inch. Theyre fucking terrifying. Im lucky I don't have to experience them, but if I ever go to Canada or anywhere that has moose Im gonna prepare for the worst.
Absolutely but he could have gone the other way and shouldn’t have taunted it, I could be wrong, but looked too small to be an adult moose, what a pos
@@GutterWizard27 1. He didnt taunt it. He was trying to get it to move.
2. He literally couldn't turn around. Literally impossible without risking safety.
@@GutterWizard27 man i also thought about that but do you really think on Such a small track Turning around while behind you is someone is a good idea? Not just that He would have manually turned his Vehicle around because He couldnt turn otherwise, He also must have turned his back against the Moose and if He is turning around both hands on vehicle and the Moose decides to run straight up him you think He wouldve got a chance to put out his glock and shot him down in maybe 2 seconds ? Also this is 9mm, some of those Animals May take a full magazine and dont go down...this was a child i think and also precise shots...so i think in this case better safe then sorry...also turning around would have neen nearly impossible i think this snow mobiles weigh some 100kgs i think and on such a Small Track with someone behind you difficult....also imagine if this was the only way back what should have they done
His first shot was an intentional miss warning shot. The subsequent shots were to stop him. He did not want to kill that moose but when the animal kept charging after the warning shot the man was left with no alternative.
Yes it's clear he did not want to harm her, he just made many mistakes that forced her to charge and him to shoot her.
I won’t disagree
Why the hell are you taunting the animal from like 500 feet away? It seems to me that you instigated that confrontation so you could justify shooting it.
for those wondering how it took down the moose, I'd say its boiling down to shot placement and the fact that the moose was facing towards him and not to with his side to the shooter or some other orientation. He probably landed some lung/heart/head shots after all he shot 5 times.
That's a Glock 29. 10mm They make Bear Ammo in this caliber.
I've been told that, despite their size, moose ate far easier to drop than elk. But that's just hearsay on my part. Never seen a moose get shot before. I have seen elk shot and I know they can take a lot of punishment.
@@larryjohnson8694How many shots are we talking?
Glock 10 mm…it’s a bear/moose capable round. It’s an awesome caliber all around.
Really?!?! 🤯🫢😮
“Stay Strapped or Get Clapped.”
-Sun Tzu
You deserve a k on the end of 88 mate
Wise words
-George Washington
Don't recall that passage. Will have to give it another read.
@@lizardthelizard Yes, him too. He was quoting Sun Tzu after defeating the British in the less known Battle of Tomfoolery Fields.
i dont get it, was turning around to find an alternative route not an option? was there a dragon chasing behind you and you were forced to engage the moose? clearly saw the moose from a mile away and decided to cut that portion out of the video. honestly looked like he were purposefully provoking it to enact "self-defense" as he slowly spend 10-15min encroaching as he tried to provoke it to attack. when he finally got close enough, he made sure it attacked him before you blasted it. as an hunter, fisherman, and advent outdoorsman, this is cowardly, and borderline malice. he should be ashamed of himself, you should change the title to, "Man provokes moose so he can shoot it."
There was not enough room to turn around, so not that was not an option. It is true he saw the moose before this video started, and he should have simply stopped and given her time to hop off the trail. This does not always work however, and to your other points he was not trying to provoke it in an effort to force an attack or so that he could shoot her. Instead, it was clear he was simply trying to get her to vacate the trail and failed to realize that his actions in threatening her would give her no other option than to attack him. Once she attacked him, even just before he was in grave danger and legitimate in shooting her.
It is true that most "avid outdoorsman", even hunters will stop as soon as they see any animal here. This is first a respect thing for the animal as to allow it to leave on their own volition. It is also a safety thing when dealing with dangerous game. But there was no "malous" as you say, and he clearly did not want to harm her. He even fired a warning shot. If there is a defense, while still disrespectful and wrong, his actions would have worked with almost every other animal he encountered here, but moose are different.
BTW, we don't know how long before this video that he saw her, and "10-15 min" or a mile disingenuous. With the environment he would not have seen her until he was somewhat close, however even as this video starts he was far enough that had he simply stopped, she would not have felt threatened and hopped off the trail almost every time.
Wolf: what is that little hard mushroom inside the guts?
I’m a hunter and he was smart to do that but it still is sad when some animals die but it was common sense self defense if he didn’t do that it could have ended badly for him
It's all about survival at the end of the day
Fuck you and your fake ass hunter story.
Agreed that his only real choice was to shoot her when he did and he was legitimate in doing so. Problem is, he all but forced her to attack. He should have stopped as soon as he saw her, which gives her plenty of time and space to hop off the trail. He should have avoided this...
So you telling me he will run up on a bear like that no. All y'all on some bs. Shot it for no reason he pulled up on it when he could have went around or turned around or waited it out he approached it. And I bet money he would never have done that if it was a bear so chill y'all sound stupid
Well it’s the RULES OF NATURE
"Bro got humbled so quickly"💀💀💀 💀💀
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AY, 17 SHOTS NO 38!
funny to see an animal die? and he didnt die right there. he was left in pain. i am sure he died 1 hour later. fucking idiots
@@gamer4ever838 I think he got shot in the brain
What are you talking about
G29 hit like ah linebacker
9 years later, it pop up on my recommendation
You do realize the algorithm is based on current browsing habits and has no relevance to the age of the video, right?