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Friday, April 12. 2019

Connecticut Moose


The Moose, a monster animal of the North Woods lowlands and marshes, has been moving south into Massachusetts and Connecticut.  They now seem to be breeding in CT.


I blame global cooling. In any event, It's one more animal to try not to hit with your car.


Posted by The Barrister in Hunting, Fishing, Dogs, Guns, etc. at 15:42 | Comments (8) | Trackbacks (0)

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I won't post any posts about my sister.
#1 Jim on 2019-04-12 15:53 (Reply)
Vut about Squirrel?
#2 Adriane on 2019-04-12 16:46 (Reply)
Got hung up at the Gina Low-la-Bridge-ada
#2.1 Aggie on 2019-04-13 08:41 (Reply)
Is CT part of their historical range?
#3 feeblemind on 2019-04-12 17:28 (Reply)
Not much.
#3.1 Bird Dog on 2019-04-13 09:00 (Reply)
Jokes notwithstanding, moose are deadly threats for hikers.

Here in central NH I have had two instances (one on rt 302, one on rt 112) where a moose came out of the woods ahead of me, run in the same direction, then crossed directly in front of me. In both instances I was braking and moving more slowly by the time it crossed

At night they are nearly invisible and their eyes do not reflect the way some animals do, maybe because they are so tall. One night ( rt 25 in Rumney) I first saw the belly of a moose crossing the road in the driver side window. Five feet further onto the road and I would have been a statistic.

The signs that say "brake for moose" have good advice.
#4 4kx3 on 2019-04-13 11:48 (Reply)
I recommend MOOSE: The Movie at https://tundracomicsstore.com/product/moose-the-movie-dvd/

Also, MOOSE: The Graphic Novel at
https://tundracomicsstore.com/product/moose-the-graphic-novel/

For your viewing and reading amusement...

Yaknow, there ain't NUTHIN like being kissed by a moose.
#5 Sam L. on 2019-04-13 12:20 (Reply)
Moose migration south may be more a question of reforestation. My wife and I nearly died a few years ago as a magnificent bull moose wandered into a four lane highway in the late summer evening, He must have weighed a ton. Absolutely oblivious to traffic.
#6 Timothy Denton (Link) on 2019-04-13 16:19 (Reply)

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