Maine has a lot Moose, how many do you ask? Try between 60,000 and 90,000. That is a lot of moose running around the dense woods of Eastern New England. In fact, if that many moose were running around the state I live in(Utah), they would have to issue a state of emergency. Yes, there are moose in Utah in fact, we have a few thousand but nothing at all like the state of Maine.
This incredible number of “twig eaters” was counted by biologists by use of a helicopter. In some areas these scientist counted as many as 5-6 moose per mile square mile. That is a whole hell of a lot of moose for those keeping count. This huge of number moose insures that quite a few hunters and sportsmen will be able to bag themselves a big bull this fall during the hunt.
I am a moose-aholic I love everything about them and my hope that in one way or another I can manage a business trip or family vacation to Maine so that I can fully engulf myself in moose. I don’t know if they have many conferences in Maine that cater to my specific profession but you never know. Regardless I hope that sometime in my lifetime I can make a pilgrimage to Maine to baptize myself in moose.
One thing I would love to try before I die, is what this guy is attempting to do to a bull moose in Norway. Imagine the rush of emotions as you step closer and closer to a love sick 1400 pound bull moose. I imagine that besides your adrenaline pumping your bladder would also be ready to unleash its power if the moose decided to come full boar at you.
Now, I have to admit I’m one of those idiots that National Park officials hate because I get way to close to the animals and I’m sure that in the near future you will read about me in the news as the stupid guy from Utah who was beat to hell by a moose because he got too close. However, if I get my attack caught on video it could be one of those viral videos that circles the world. Just think, that when you watch the video you could say “Hey I know that guy, I read his blog…he was an idiot” Sweet.
It appears that moose , at least this one is not a fan of the mail or mailboxes as he promptly shoves a mailbox to the ground and then walks away like nothing happend.
Now if you have ever had your mailbox bashed you know that it sucks. Nothing is more infuriating than picking up the remains of your mailbox after some jackass has bashed it the night before with a baseball bat. Most of the time your stuck either buying a brand new mailbox or worse digging out your destroyed mail box post and digging a new one, All the while cursing out the jerk who smashed it to smithereens.
Now a moose destroying your mailbox is a little different, probably because the moose is doing it because he’s just being a moose not because he’s a dick.
Currently only 2 females wolves exist on Michigan’s Isle Royale the famous isolated island in Lake Superior. This island which for over 40 years has been studied by biologist worldwide because of the predator prey relationship of the island’s moose and wolves.
Wolves first came to the island in 1950 which before than was home to only moose, and other smaller mammals. Now after 4 decades the wolf looks to go extinct on this island after years of low moose populations.
For the wolf haters out there this is proof enough that wolves don’t kill everything in site. If wolves were the blood thirsty game killers that many make them out to be, then wolves would have eliminated the moose on Isle Royal decades ago. Yes wolves have played a role in the decline of moose on the island but ticks, and harsh weather has also played huge role in the moose decline.
Moose populations are expected to rebound on the island in the next few years which hopefully will safe the wolves who live there as well. What is funny is that if the wolf does go extinct on the island the moose will still be there. So much for idea of wolves killing everything huh?
