I have been fascinated by moose for a very long time. On the other hand I have learned to respect them. The second worst scare I've ever had in Alaska was caused by a moose. He crossed in front of me on the old trail to Exit Glacier. He came crashing through the trees: BANG, BANG, BANG! I didn't know what it was. My first thought was bear. My second thought was that I might die immediately. My family has always had problems with bears.
But it wasn't a bear. It was a huge male moose. Nearsighted and ugly, ripping through the trees that lined the old trail for about 500 yards. It can't print here what I said then, but I think that I jumped into the air and spun around about 3 times before putting my feet back to earth.
Moose in the wild are not pets. They can be dangerous most especially when a cow has a new calf (calves). That mother moose will defend her calf from anything real or imagined. She will run you down faster than a lost tourist driving an SUV on the Las Vegas Strip. The three photos I've included with this entry are 1. a bull moose going away from the camera (very, very good for him to do that) 2. a mother moose with a new calf and 3. a young bull moose munching a potential Christmas tree.