My dad sent me that link a couple days ago. Holy crap, that ranger was courageous! What I'm wondering is what they had that swing set anchored with to make it hold fast even with a moose tugging on it.
Amazing! Some times I wonder if the animals that get stuck like this are aware the human is trying to help them?
Who knows , but glad it had a safe happy ending for the ranger!
Connie Sutherland Moderator Reg: 07-13-2005
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... glad it had a safe happy ending for the ranger!
Me too.
My daughter, OTOH, said "Whew! I was afraid the moose was going to have to go back to his buddies with a yellow plastic swing still attached to his antlers!"
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Had Bob watch that and besides saying, "Ooooo...Dinner" (little bugger) he wondered where that was.
He watches a show called Alaska State Trooper or something like that and said he’s seen a shorter version of it, or something similar.
I guess it's a fairly common occurrence up there with open back yards and swing sets. Said the cable dog runs are a bad hazard for them too. The round eye and clasps can get hooked onto the antlers pretty good too.
Pretty cool to get that all on video and I, as well, am extremely happy for the successful outcome.
Anne Jones Webboard User Reg: 04-29-2004
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Glad the outcome was so good for both the moose & ranger.
I do think that animals CAN sense when you are trying to help them.
That moose had several opportunities to kick that man & didn't...he could have tossed his nose up & broken the man's hand or arm when he was stroking his muzzle & he didn't. I believe that he knew the man meant him no harm & was trying to help him. If he had felt threatened he would have gone forawrd when free. He just wanted to get the heck outa there.
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Animals may be able to sense when you're trying to help, BUT KEEP YOUR GUARD UP!
I've been involved with a couple of rescues where the animal was able to be calmed during the initial assessment, only to freak out when I returned with a knife or tire iron to extricate it. Trapped/injured animals require a great deal of calm and patience.
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That was cool! I think the moose did realize the ranger was trying to help him. But it probably helped that the moose was tiring out from his struggles to free himself AND that the ranger was acting in avery calm manner.
I'm glad it had a good outcome for both the ranger and the moose. Mosse can be very dangerous animals.
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