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Moose question: Uh... Is this normal?
Posted on 1/10/11 at 1:48 am
Posted on 1/10/11 at 1:48 am
Am I just naive and this is actually pretty common?
I'll admit that I don't know much about moose... but I know F*CKIN'HUGE when I see it!
Picture taken by my roommate's friend in Alaska.
I'll admit that I don't know much about moose... but I know F*CKIN'HUGE when I see it!
Picture taken by my roommate's friend in Alaska.
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Posted on 1/10/11 at 1:56 am to yurintroubl
I sure wouldn't want dat big sumbitch charging out of a thicket at me! Sure that wasn't photoshopped?
Posted on 1/10/11 at 1:58 am to yurintroubl
photoshopped?
Posted on 1/10/11 at 1:59 am to LSUintheNW
Looks right. Probably a hiking/biking trail. They are everywhere in Anchorage neighborhoods.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 1:59 am to LSUintheNW
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photoshopped?
Nope. And I would know.
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Probably a hiking/biking trail.
Nope. Standard single-wide gravel/dirt road. They were in a state park in a jeep coming back from fishing some lake.
This post was edited on 1/10/11 at 2:01 am
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:03 am to RogerTheShrubber
I sure as hell wouldn't want to be on a bike and have that step out in front of me. Would be a shitty bike seat!
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:12 am to yurintroubl
Here is a link that claims to be of the same moose.
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By the length of his beard and the grey legs, I figure he must be over 10 years old. He looks to be well over 8 feet at the top of the shoulder hump, and with his head up the height to the top of his antler must be about 12 feet. This guy is king of the forest, no bear or pack of wolves would dare come after him when he has this rack. Considering that a dirt road can fit 1 1/2 cars across, this fellow is HUGE. THIS IS ONE BIG BOY!
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:22 am to RogerTheShrubber
It is the same moose. My roommate's friend originally put the pictures on his Facebook page along with the story details. He later removed the details because he didn't want to encourage people to go trophy hunting for it. Whoever was sending the email passing along the images got most of it right - just not the location.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:28 am to yurintroubl
Tall moose can stand about 7 feet at the shoulder. Have never seen one taller so that provides some scale.
Trees throw me though because Alaska doen't have pine, except in Muskeg. We have spruce so its difficult to tell where it is.
Trees throw me though because Alaska doen't have pine, except in Muskeg. We have spruce so its difficult to tell where it is.
This post was edited on 1/10/11 at 2:34 am
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:32 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Trees throw me though because Alaska doen't have pine, except in Muskeg. We have spruce so its difficult to tell where it is.
I'll try and find out for ya. I'll have my roomie ask him next time they chat.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:36 am to yurintroubl
Probably Kenai. Near the national moose range. They are so common in south central though. Over 200 are killed every year in the mat-su by cars.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:47 am to yurintroubl
How tall is your friend?
Posted on 1/10/11 at 2:53 am to Slinger16
I would def go with photoshop. I know they get big, but not that big.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 3:31 am to ruger35
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I would def go with photoshop. I know they get big, but not that big.
It's reasonable that it's not photoshopped. That isn't a full sized road. 7 foot at the shoulders, looks about right.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 4:55 am to yurintroubl
The moose has no shadow. In both pictures everything is the same but the moose. Photoshopped is what I believe.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 6:19 am to BROffshoreTigersWife
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The moose has no shadow
Because it's in the shadow of the trees (mostly)
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everything is the same but the moose.
Wrong.
Take a good look at the bottom portion of the 2nd picture on the road - There's different speckles of light on the ground that were not there in the first because the moose was blocking the light.
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Photoshopped is what I believe.
I'm telling you it's not. I guarantee you that I know more about photoshop and image alteration than 99.5% of this board. If you don't believe me - Do a Google Image search on my screen name...
Trust me...
...if the moose wasn't real - I'd know it. I'd be able to spot the seams, pixel depth variations, etc...
Posted on 1/10/11 at 6:21 am to yurintroubl
That is amazing.
That moose looks bigger than a frickin elephant
That moose looks bigger than a frickin elephant
Posted on 1/10/11 at 6:44 am to yurintroubl
All you guys that shoot archery tournaments, will know about this.... Moving through stations at normal distances, (18-30 yards), shooting deer, turkey, hog targets, and then busting out on a highline and seeing a moose or standing bear at about 50-60 yards will make most new shooters pop them in the kneecaps.. The size of the animal makes it appear much closer than it is.. Hilarious to watch, frustrating to experience..This was much more prevalent back in the days when bows weren't quite as fast, which meant that distance judging was much more important.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 7:44 am to yurintroubl
when were the pics taken? that website is from dec of 2009.
Posted on 1/10/11 at 7:49 am to yurintroubl
meh, I got one bigger hunting in Venice last year. Shot him during teal season
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