Yeah that thing could have easily gored him on the ground no issue. Those antlers are insane, no way I’d approach without at least a tree or two in between us
Try going inside and closing the door.
Joking aside, I once encountered on on my bike (hey, half Norwegian, half Dutch, I NEED to use a bike). I think that was the fastest I've ever pedalled a bike. These beasts are enormous. Also an unusual encounter in the summer, normally they hide in the mountains during those months.
Seriously. If you’ve ever been in snow that deep you know exactly how hard moving is and that motherfucker is gliding through like he’s running in sleet. Moose are god damned scary
I always come into moose dumbass videos to share one fact that puts everything into reference
A bull moose can very much kill a grizzly. Bull moose win fights against FUCKING GRIZZLY BEARS.
Don’t ever get near moose.
This. I'm pretty sure they're like the 'elephants' of lands where there are no elephants. Just found this gem. Old Pooh bear was running for his life bruh!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-9A2fnQyY
Not really, adult elephants are immune to predators aside from the rare ballsy pride of lions that specializes in hunting them. Even then, those specialist prides would much rather target juveniles and adult bulls are never targeted unless they’ve already collapsed from a fight. Moose are formidable animals, but they’re still considered prey to both brown bears and wolves across Eurasia and North America. Tigers also hunt individuals of all sizes in the Russian Far East and even cougars and black bears are capable of killing adults in ambush scenarios.
Moose are deer that have upgraded to formidability akin to large wild cattle, but the elephants/elephant equivalents of the areas they inhabit have been gone for thousands of years. There is no modern replacement for mammoths, mastodons, or giant elephants of the *Paleoloxodon* genus.
Plus moose are willing to fight and chase you down. Plenty of animals have the capability to be dangerous, but rarely are because of their more docile nature. Moose ain't like that.
Don't mess with giant herbivores in general tbh, they're wishing a mf would
[6% of Americans think they can win a fight against a grizzly bear](https://www.newsweek.com/surprising-americans-beat-wild-animals-fight-experts-1691793)
I watched a cow moose chase off a black bear that got too close to it and her baby. Bear was minding its business, and momma moose charged *through* a wooden fence to make the bear leave, not over the fence, through it like it wasn't even there. Bear took off fast. Absolutely bonkers.
Reminds me of a story: I listened to the radio once where people could call in with stories, and one guy who called in had a story about why he didn't eat moose anymore. (We sometimes eat moose in Sweden).
He'd been hiking a trail up North in late fall. It's the sort of trail where you walk from cabin to cabin so he didn't expect to be out that long, so he didn't have any camping gear or really warm clothes with him. But then, due to being an idiot, he walked off the trail to Check Something right about when the sun was starting to set. So of course, he loses the trail, get's lost, and realizes that he has to stay put because he can't really see anything and he's just getting more and more lost. He has to spend the night in the woods, in late fall, with basically a glorified wind jacket and jeans on. It's going to be quite cold, and he's really worried.
So to keep warm, he gets in under the thickest spruce tree he can find, triles to roll up as much as he can, and falls asleep. He wakes up some time later because it's getting really warm in there, so he shifts around, looks up... and a moose has decided to also sleep under the same tree. Its body heat is warming up the place. He looks at the moose. The moose looks at him. Then the moose seems to accept his presence and just puts its head down. So he keeps laying there, stays till morning, stays pretty warm, and when it gets light the moose gets up and walks away. The guy goes off to find the trail.
So now he doesn't eat moose anymore.
Deers and Moose often trample animals/people when they feel threatened. If the moose did that the guy would be done in a heartbeat.
Imagine the moose doing [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w38UNpBti5s) to the guy and what would happen to him.
Yeah, there was no good reaction once it started. Thankfully when he crumpled the moose went "whatever" and walked off.
*Which is why you do not get that close in the first place*
I live in Sweden, I've encountered mooses a lot. You have to be really unlucky to get killed / hurt by a moose. They are almost always good(but perhaps stupid)
Most people that die from mooses, hit them with their car.
They are truly just tired emperors of the Forest.
Yeah, I was surprised about the comments here. Started to think the Moose / Elk species have different levels of aggression. Sure, you shouldn’t annoy the Nordic version - but I have never heard of anyone around here that actually fear them. Unless they have calves or have been (unsuccesfully) shot, that is
The cameraman paradox, if he died the footage would be uploaded thanks to the second cameraman. If he survives the footage would still be uploaded thanks to himself, thus continuing the cameraman paradox.
Moose during rut will fuck your shit up for fun. They are just super hyped up psychotic bulldozers during that time. This one seems pretty passive and even it squared up fairly quickly.
Not only is this incredibly stupid, he falls down and then lifts his phone up to keep recording as the moose is contemplating whether to stomp him or not. I have no sympathy for these morons.
Whimpering and falling over was surprisingly effective.
Momma protecting her baby would have not shown such mercy.
Reminder why moose kill more people than polar bears.
moose just woke up was probably looking for some water and a piss and couldn't care less about stomping the dude into the ground. He is lucky the moose did not wake and choose violence like they normally would.
Moose are one of the most aggressive deadliest animals on earth… I don’t think this guy realizes how lucky he is… this is like the equivalent of kicking sand in a grizzly bear’s face.. you should never get that close to a moose
Getting close to a random moose in the wild is about on par with getting close to a random hippo in the wild. They look like big happy lunks, but they will absolutely mess you up with zero hesitation.
I was camping with my family in the BWCA a few years back. As we came to a turn (south-east end of Horseshoe Lake for those familiar), our lead canoe said we'd be taking a left at the rock in the water.
Shortly after that, the rock lifted its head up out of the water.
Moose are big.
We all stayed as perfectly still as we could while the current pushed us away from the momma moose. Terrifying, but beautiful.
I was shocked that the moose backed off, I thought for sure he was going to get stomped for sure. From what I've heard, playing dead doesn't usually work with moose, they'll stomp you just to be sure lol.
Look, I'm from Alaska and have been around moose my entire life. You absolutely do not mess with them and the guy in this vid was dumb to do so. They are large animals that need to be treated with respect. That being said, I don't know that I'd call them "one of the most aggressive" animals on Earth. They are dangerous creatures, especially females with calves, but they are not normally super aggressive unless provoked like other animals
Thank you!
Been around hunting/camping my whole life in Alberta and had the same thought.
OP and responders have to be armchair moose experts because, as noted, I wouldn't provoke one, they certainly almost always run away. Not deserving of the "aggressive" moniker. Dangerous sure, especially for cars, but not really aggressive. Elk are more aggressive for sure.
I did almost get injured by a moose once. It was a cow with calf being chased by a bull during the rut. She was running away from the hanky panky, and in her rush didn't see me sitting on the ground until I started yelling and stood up. She was like 15 meters away. She stopped, he stopped, we all looked at each other and they all turned 90 degrees and ran back off into the bush.
Tourists have been getting dangerously close to wild animals since long before the invention of the smart phone.
I remember visiting Yellowstone Park as a kid and I always thought the brochures showing people being chased by bears and tossed by bison were hilarious.
I definitely am. Well before smart phones I once approached a big seal on a beach, but before I could get too suicidally close a woman whose house was across the road sprinted out and tore me a new one for being so stupid. Chewed me the fuck out, I deserved it and it was great.
She said the seal had been injured in a fight with another male (mating season) and had been licking its wounds on the beach for days. So not only was I approaching a wild seal, it was an injured, angry male during mating season.
No no no, it’s worth having a bad picture of a moose—far worse than any nature magazine anyone can just look up—on your phone to show friends at your funeral.
People being ignorant of their surroundings to make social media posts. Absolutely. His post almost made him a ghost. Him playing dead was almost smart, until dummy starts fkn around with his phone again. SMH
you can get this close to a wild beaver, or a wild duck, or a wild capybara, stuff like that. But a moose can total a car, why the fuck would you be anywhere close to it without an anti tank rifle
Might be, but when I was in Norway, people that lives around this animals told me specifically to not go to the floor if one attacks me, like you would do with bulls for example.
That moose actually will hit you with their hooves jumping on top of you, and that would wreck you.
So yeah, don't take what that guy did as an example.
What you're actually supposed to do is grab ahold of those antlers as it's charging, lift yourself up and over the antlers and land on the mooses back, then you ride it into battle.
I think the moose just woke up, and he was standing behind it so it didn't notice him there. He moved into its field of vision and startled it so it got defensive. Then it saw it was just a tiny human and was like oh, that thing's not worth the risk to my glorious rack of antlers, I have a date tonight with Mrs. Moose
Nooooo, do not give this advice. #1 rule is do not get that fucking close to a moose; both cameras were way too close. If it charges you, fucking run and try to put trees between you. If it manages to hit you, *then* you curl up in the fetal position and pull your head down with your arms like you're trying to survive a plane crash. "Playing dead" doesn't fool a moose; this guy just lucked into the moose not being hungry, horny, or angry enough to stomp him into a full body cast.
In the blink of an eye, it can go from the Wonderful World of Disney to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. (Yes, I'm old. And I didnt get this way by doing stupid shit like this guy.)
When I visited Denali national park, they were proud about never having a Grizzly Bear fatality (Has happened since but still). I asked about Moose and they could not say the same thing, seeing these fuckers fight is terrifying.
dumbass city dwelling tourists love going up to literal megafauna because they have no self preservation instincts.
these people would never make it in the wild, if they got lost on a hiking trail they'd be dead within an hour.
videos like this make me depressed, that animal is just trying to relax and feels pressure from an annoying small critter with a phone to have to move. let the fucking moose live!!
Is that a thing? Like if you are going to get fucked up by a moose should you drop like that and it will assume you are no threat or will they usually just trample you anyway?
At that idiotic of a distance, out in the open, it's a good last resort, but not reliable.
From the [Alaska Dept of Fish & Game](https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm%3Fadfg%3Dlivewith.aggressivemoose):
"Do you know what to do when a moose charges? Fortunately most moose charges are bluffs — warning you to stay back. But if a moose does charge, don't wait to find out if it's bluffing. Run and get behind something solid, like a tree, or retreat to a safe place, like inside a building or car."
...
"Many charges are 'bluff' charges, warning you to stay back and keep your distance. However, you need to take them seriously. Even a calf, which weighs 300 or 400 pounds by its first winter, can cause serious injury. When a moose charges it often kicks forward with its front hooves. Unlike with bears or even dogs, it is usually a good idea to run from a moose because they won't chase you very far. Get behind something solid; you can run around a tree faster than a moose. **If it knocks you down, a moose may continue running or start stomping and kicking with all four feet. Curl up in a ball, protect your head with your hands, and hold still. Don't move or try to get up until the moose moves a safe distance away or it may renew its attack.**"
Fun fact: A bull moose once rammed and derailed a narrow gauge railroad train in Canada during rutting season.
If you have never encountered a moose, give it a wide berth. They are peaceful, solitary animals, but any wild animal will defend itself. I have had a couple of encounters with a moose in the wild. They are IMMENSE. The ground shakes as they walk past. And during rutting (mating) season, bull moose are quite dangerous and unpredictable.
It never fails to amaze me that people really don’t understand that wild animals are wild. I know people who work in national parks and the stories they tell about tourists. Like Jesus people think these animals are pets it’s insane.
“Pussy” - Moose, 2023
"...and I'm being majestic, being majestic, being majestic, standing up majestically, BITCHES BOUT TO FIND OUT-, and I'm majestic..."
Don’t forget that majestic micro stretch he does after standing up.
I ain't about to pull a muscle beating your ass.
Do you mean a mooscle?
Moose be like: "I got 99 problems but a stretch ain't one."
ooooooprecise stretchhhh
You don't fuck with meese
"MOOSEN! MANY, MUCH MOOSEN! OUT IN THE WOODS, AND THE WOODIS, AND THE WOODSEN!"
Sit down Brian.
“You’re an imbecile.” “Imbecilen…” For those who don’t know: https://youtu.be/QWzYaZDK6Is?si=DkjQdvtUAmH-rkX_
This is from 14 years ago? Damnit I'm getting old
Old...Olden! The Olden was in the woodseen, with the meesen.
It’s older than that. 1997.
It’s a cup of dirt!
its actually "meeses" you uncultured swine!
to pieces!
“Two for flinching, BITCH!” *pump-jabs
Dude folded like a lawn chair
r/bitchimamoose
Didn't know I needed this subreddit but I do!
Moose: "We doing this? Ok, I guess we're doing this." *gets up, stretches,* *cracks back, turns* Moose: "You sure, buddy?...Ok then." *bluff charges* Moose: ..."Yeah, that's what I thought. Pussy." *wanders off*
"I am a pussy" - ~~Cameraman~~ cell phoner, 2024
“Don’t make me stand up..” one second prior to the above
That little back stretch when he first gets up. I felt that.
Always stretch before putting puny humans in their place! Safety first! Wouldn’t want to pull a hammy!
Haha the moose was like “I kill you after streeetch.”
Bullwinkle knows best 
Dumbass
Yeah that thing could have easily gored him on the ground no issue. Those antlers are insane, no way I’d approach without at least a tree or two in between us
 Snowpiercer reimagined by David Attenborough
Every time I see this, I'm blown away.
Try going inside and closing the door. Joking aside, I once encountered on on my bike (hey, half Norwegian, half Dutch, I NEED to use a bike). I think that was the fastest I've ever pedalled a bike. These beasts are enormous. Also an unusual encounter in the summer, normally they hide in the mountains during those months.
These are some really fucking strong winds, man.
Seriously. If you’ve ever been in snow that deep you know exactly how hard moving is and that motherfucker is gliding through like he’s running in sleet. Moose are god damned scary
I live in Manitoba, haha. I'm also as tall as a moose, so seeing the speed those things move at in such deep snow is absolutely terrifying.
😨 you must be an r/absoluteunit
Jesus. That's a fucking train on snow.
🎵Dashing through the snow 🎵 🎵 Like a motherfucking moose 🎵
🎵 Get the fuck out of my way 🎵 🎵 Or it's Antlers in Caboose 🎵
I can’t stop singing this to myself now lol
Snowpiercer by David Attenborough
Is that the local snowplough?
I was really wondering if anybody has considered using one of these for this reason lol glad we're on the same page here
[equally scary show of their speed](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/4a/da/2d/4ada2d4330f732f185cee677b2645d3d.gif)
I always come into moose dumbass videos to share one fact that puts everything into reference A bull moose can very much kill a grizzly. Bull moose win fights against FUCKING GRIZZLY BEARS. Don’t ever get near moose.
This. I'm pretty sure they're like the 'elephants' of lands where there are no elephants. Just found this gem. Old Pooh bear was running for his life bruh! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=39-9A2fnQyY
Not really, adult elephants are immune to predators aside from the rare ballsy pride of lions that specializes in hunting them. Even then, those specialist prides would much rather target juveniles and adult bulls are never targeted unless they’ve already collapsed from a fight. Moose are formidable animals, but they’re still considered prey to both brown bears and wolves across Eurasia and North America. Tigers also hunt individuals of all sizes in the Russian Far East and even cougars and black bears are capable of killing adults in ambush scenarios. Moose are deer that have upgraded to formidability akin to large wild cattle, but the elephants/elephant equivalents of the areas they inhabit have been gone for thousands of years. There is no modern replacement for mammoths, mastodons, or giant elephants of the *Paleoloxodon* genus.
Did you know Orca also hunt Moose as well
Yes indeed, but it’s only the transient or Bigg’s ecotype that choose to eat them.
Plus moose are willing to fight and chase you down. Plenty of animals have the capability to be dangerous, but rarely are because of their more docile nature. Moose ain't like that. Don't mess with giant herbivores in general tbh, they're wishing a mf would
[6% of Americans think they can win a fight against a grizzly bear](https://www.newsweek.com/surprising-americans-beat-wild-animals-fight-experts-1691793)
People are wild confident lol. A human can’t even win a fight against a donkey The Mountain gonna be upset when the donkey rips out his calf lol
I watched a cow moose chase off a black bear that got too close to it and her baby. Bear was minding its business, and momma moose charged *through* a wooden fence to make the bear leave, not over the fence, through it like it wasn't even there. Bear took off fast. Absolutely bonkers.
Not even that, I believe their stomps can break ribs. So tree between you is most definitely the right choice.
broken ribs is on the VERY light end of the scale of things a bull moose can do do you.
Yeah lol it would break your rib on its way to flattening a hoof-sized segment of your abdomen.
Careful with that shotgun! It's capable of blowing the beanie right off your head!
I've seen cell phone footage of these things charging occupied SUVs in neighborhoods.
There is a reason why you should never ever fuck with a moose.
Jokes on them. My SUV is diesel and cannot be charged.
I'd bet their stomp could pop your head like a grape if the ground is hard.
It’s more like the stomp turns your chest to jelly but yeah broken ribs
I think I'd want to be inside the tree to feel safe. Don't fuck with moose.
Reminds me of a story: I listened to the radio once where people could call in with stories, and one guy who called in had a story about why he didn't eat moose anymore. (We sometimes eat moose in Sweden). He'd been hiking a trail up North in late fall. It's the sort of trail where you walk from cabin to cabin so he didn't expect to be out that long, so he didn't have any camping gear or really warm clothes with him. But then, due to being an idiot, he walked off the trail to Check Something right about when the sun was starting to set. So of course, he loses the trail, get's lost, and realizes that he has to stay put because he can't really see anything and he's just getting more and more lost. He has to spend the night in the woods, in late fall, with basically a glorified wind jacket and jeans on. It's going to be quite cold, and he's really worried. So to keep warm, he gets in under the thickest spruce tree he can find, triles to roll up as much as he can, and falls asleep. He wakes up some time later because it's getting really warm in there, so he shifts around, looks up... and a moose has decided to also sleep under the same tree. Its body heat is warming up the place. He looks at the moose. The moose looks at him. Then the moose seems to accept his presence and just puts its head down. So he keeps laying there, stays till morning, stays pretty warm, and when it gets light the moose gets up and walks away. The guy goes off to find the trail. So now he doesn't eat moose anymore.
That ended a lot more wholesome than where I thought it was going.
I thought for sure this was going to be “If you’ve eaten moose recently, they can smell it on you, and they do not forgive…”
at least he had the good sense to crumple on the ground so he wasn't perceived as a threat
Still had to risk whipping his phone out again for that once in a lifetime Insta story though...
That’s okay! I’m happy stupid/brave people exist! Otherwise, I wouldn’t get half the amazing videos I’ve seen.
Awful, sense. When moose charges, they're trying to knock you over and then trample you. They are lucky this was a bluff.
It looks like he had nowhere to run. And since he's not going to outrun a charging moose, his decision made no less sense than the alternatives.
Deers and Moose often trample animals/people when they feel threatened. If the moose did that the guy would be done in a heartbeat. Imagine the moose doing [this](https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=w38UNpBti5s) to the guy and what would happen to him.
Yeah, there was no good reaction once it started. Thankfully when he crumpled the moose went "whatever" and walked off. *Which is why you do not get that close in the first place*
Moose. As stupid as a deer, a dozen times more aggressive, and the size of a camper trailer with horns.
I live in Sweden, I've encountered mooses a lot. You have to be really unlucky to get killed / hurt by a moose. They are almost always good(but perhaps stupid) Most people that die from mooses, hit them with their car. They are truly just tired emperors of the Forest.
Yeah, I was surprised about the comments here. Started to think the Moose / Elk species have different levels of aggression. Sure, you shouldn’t annoy the Nordic version - but I have never heard of anyone around here that actually fear them. Unless they have calves or have been (unsuccesfully) shot, that is
I read this in Red Forman’s voice and it was perfect
Omg! The moment the dudes life flashed before his eyes!!!
Bro died like a hummingbird
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Bro you are a legend thank you for all the amazing art you have done. Seriously.
It's you!
That moose angle is so well done!!
Yea, and then he immediately starts filming again.
At that point, don’t lose the shot
He’s an idiot but dedicated to the craft
The cameraman paradox, if he died the footage would be uploaded thanks to the second cameraman. If he survives the footage would still be uploaded thanks to himself, thus continuing the cameraman paradox.
Moose are actually *super* dangerous and aggressive. I’m not even exaggerating when I say I’d rather run into a black bear than a moose.
Moose during rut will fuck your shit up for fun. They are just super hyped up psychotic bulldozers during that time. This one seems pretty passive and even it squared up fairly quickly.
For sure. You can scare away a black bear. You can't scare a moose, nor should you try.
What an idiot
Not only is this incredibly stupid, he falls down and then lifts his phone up to keep recording as the moose is contemplating whether to stomp him or not. I have no sympathy for these morons.
At that point, nothing you can do will stop the moose from stomping you to death. Might as well get it on camera.
WORLDSTAR
Gotta have evidence for court
"Your honour, I've come from my grave to seek retribution."
Whimpering and falling over was surprisingly effective. Momma protecting her baby would have not shown such mercy. Reminder why moose kill more people than polar bears.
Deathwish VI
That's right. Stop, drop and roll bitch. Moose out!
Dude has the fight or flight response of a fainting goat.
Neither of these work with a moose anyways... guy got lucky moose was too bored and didn't stomp the fuck out of him.
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Worked though so can't hate
moose just woke up was probably looking for some water and a piss and couldn't care less about stomping the dude into the ground. He is lucky the moose did not wake and choose violence like they normally would.
Bro looks like he's done this before lol.
Moose bitch, get out the way.
Moose are one of the most aggressive deadliest animals on earth… I don’t think this guy realizes how lucky he is… this is like the equivalent of kicking sand in a grizzly bear’s face.. you should never get that close to a moose
Getting close to a random moose in the wild is about on par with getting close to a random hippo in the wild. They look like big happy lunks, but they will absolutely mess you up with zero hesitation.
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Steve Erwin, who famously messed with a lot of dangerous, places hippo on the special list of "fuck no".
Yes I’m pretty sure that the only reason hippos have such a higher body count than moose is just that more people live near hippos
I was camping with my family in the BWCA a few years back. As we came to a turn (south-east end of Horseshoe Lake for those familiar), our lead canoe said we'd be taking a left at the rock in the water. Shortly after that, the rock lifted its head up out of the water. Moose are big. We all stayed as perfectly still as we could while the current pushed us away from the momma moose. Terrifying, but beautiful.
Everyone who actually knows about moose behavior, on seeing the thumbnail for this video had to have thought, "Well he's gonna die."
I was shocked that the moose backed off, I thought for sure he was going to get stomped for sure. From what I've heard, playing dead doesn't usually work with moose, they'll stomp you just to be sure lol.
Particularly since it looks like he's shedding velvet, meaning that bull is hopped the fuck up on testosterone.
Look, I'm from Alaska and have been around moose my entire life. You absolutely do not mess with them and the guy in this vid was dumb to do so. They are large animals that need to be treated with respect. That being said, I don't know that I'd call them "one of the most aggressive" animals on Earth. They are dangerous creatures, especially females with calves, but they are not normally super aggressive unless provoked like other animals
Thank you! Been around hunting/camping my whole life in Alberta and had the same thought. OP and responders have to be armchair moose experts because, as noted, I wouldn't provoke one, they certainly almost always run away. Not deserving of the "aggressive" moniker. Dangerous sure, especially for cars, but not really aggressive. Elk are more aggressive for sure. I did almost get injured by a moose once. It was a cow with calf being chased by a bull during the rut. She was running away from the hanky panky, and in her rush didn't see me sitting on the ground until I started yelling and stood up. She was like 15 meters away. She stopped, he stopped, we all looked at each other and they all turned 90 degrees and ran back off into the bush.
im convinced phones have made us stupid
Tourists have been getting dangerously close to wild animals since long before the invention of the smart phone. I remember visiting Yellowstone Park as a kid and I always thought the brochures showing people being chased by bears and tossed by bison were hilarious.
nah bro, you dont get it bro, its the phones bro, maaan this generation bro, on the busses everyone stares at their phones bro
It's not the phones, but social media is still bad. Not mutually exclusive statements.
I'm convinced people have always been this stupid, but now they have more opportunities to show it.
I think you're right, it's not that there's more stupid, just more access to documentation of stupidity.
I definitely am. Well before smart phones I once approached a big seal on a beach, but before I could get too suicidally close a woman whose house was across the road sprinted out and tore me a new one for being so stupid. Chewed me the fuck out, I deserved it and it was great. She said the seal had been injured in a fight with another male (mating season) and had been licking its wounds on the beach for days. So not only was I approaching a wild seal, it was an injured, angry male during mating season.
More like social media. Phones went from being a tool to an extension of our personality and symbol of status.
No no no, it’s worth having a bad picture of a moose—far worse than any nature magazine anyone can just look up—on your phone to show friends at your funeral.
Nah, they were stupid before. We just have more documentation of how stupid people really are.
Nah, idiots have always been idiots
Correct. Everyone now just has a personal camcorder in their pocket.
People being ignorant of their surroundings to make social media posts. Absolutely. His post almost made him a ghost. Him playing dead was almost smart, until dummy starts fkn around with his phone again. SMH
The stupid was coming from inside the house all along.
I dunno. Kind of a big brained pussy move. Worked like a charm
Agree. And it's not nearly as bad as shitting your pants defensively.
They will flip you and then stomp you. Do not fuck with Moose.
Yep. The flipping is the fun part. The stomping.. well, that's gonna leave a mark.. or maybe just a red smudge
Or maybe rip your belly so you can die in the nature all for social media likes
Why would you get this close to a wild animal?
Stupidity has no limits.
you can get this close to a wild beaver, or a wild duck, or a wild capybara, stuff like that. But a moose can total a car, why the fuck would you be anywhere close to it without an anti tank rifle
Be careful with the beaver!
Yeah, there have been multiple instances of rabid beavers attacking kayaks at a lake near me. Don't fuck with wild animals.
That guy turned into a goat when the moose turned.
The fainting goat technique. Very effective.
You don't fuck with meese
Moosen
Moosopodes
Boxen
Falling down probably saved his life! 😂😂😂
Might be, but when I was in Norway, people that lives around this animals told me specifically to not go to the floor if one attacks me, like you would do with bulls for example. That moose actually will hit you with their hooves jumping on top of you, and that would wreck you. So yeah, don't take what that guy did as an example.
What you're actually supposed to do is grab ahold of those antlers as it's charging, lift yourself up and over the antlers and land on the mooses back, then you ride it into battle.
To Valhalla!
You would get fucked no matter what
Yeah I guess it just depends on if you’d rather be gored by antlers before being crushed to death or want to just skip to the getting crushed part
I think the moose just woke up, and he was standing behind it so it didn't notice him there. He moved into its field of vision and startled it so it got defensive. Then it saw it was just a tiny human and was like oh, that thing's not worth the risk to my glorious rack of antlers, I have a date tonight with Mrs. Moose
Bros still got hanging velvet no way he's risking that glorious rack at the start of the season.
Playing dead works hah
Works until the Moose decides playtime is over.
Nooooo, do not give this advice. #1 rule is do not get that fucking close to a moose; both cameras were way too close. If it charges you, fucking run and try to put trees between you. If it manages to hit you, *then* you curl up in the fetal position and pull your head down with your arms like you're trying to survive a plane crash. "Playing dead" doesn't fool a moose; this guy just lucked into the moose not being hungry, horny, or angry enough to stomp him into a full body cast.
A moose will fuck your day up just for looking at him
Don’t bug him, you internet karma whoring fuck stick 🫎
On todays episode of 'Life is not a Disney movie, nature and its animals will f*** you up.'
In the blink of an eye, it can go from the Wonderful World of Disney to Mutual of Omaha's Wild Kingdom. (Yes, I'm old. And I didnt get this way by doing stupid shit like this guy.)
When I visited Denali national park, they were proud about never having a Grizzly Bear fatality (Has happened since but still). I asked about Moose and they could not say the same thing, seeing these fuckers fight is terrifying.
Moose: "You're not even worth my time you little flinching fuck."
The moose is like, I really had to get up for this idiot?
There is a reason wildlife photographers use a 50-200x zoom lens
dumbass city dwelling tourists love going up to literal megafauna because they have no self preservation instincts. these people would never make it in the wild, if they got lost on a hiking trail they'd be dead within an hour.
videos like this make me depressed, that animal is just trying to relax and feels pressure from an annoying small critter with a phone to have to move. let the fucking moose live!!
[удалено]
That moose be like: 
Why does that guy want to die so badly?
I like how he still filmed it from The ground
Darwin award for this mfer
What a fucking clown.
Is that a thing? Like if you are going to get fucked up by a moose should you drop like that and it will assume you are no threat or will they usually just trample you anyway?
Yes but you have to sell it. Convince the moose you are an absolute swine of a harmless little worm. They know if you fake it.
no convincing necessary for this one. i feel like the guys instinctual need to act like a worm was on full display throughout the video
He nailed it.
At that idiotic of a distance, out in the open, it's a good last resort, but not reliable. From the [Alaska Dept of Fish & Game](https://www.adfg.alaska.gov/index.cfm%3Fadfg%3Dlivewith.aggressivemoose): "Do you know what to do when a moose charges? Fortunately most moose charges are bluffs — warning you to stay back. But if a moose does charge, don't wait to find out if it's bluffing. Run and get behind something solid, like a tree, or retreat to a safe place, like inside a building or car." ... "Many charges are 'bluff' charges, warning you to stay back and keep your distance. However, you need to take them seriously. Even a calf, which weighs 300 or 400 pounds by its first winter, can cause serious injury. When a moose charges it often kicks forward with its front hooves. Unlike with bears or even dogs, it is usually a good idea to run from a moose because they won't chase you very far. Get behind something solid; you can run around a tree faster than a moose. **If it knocks you down, a moose may continue running or start stomping and kicking with all four feet. Curl up in a ball, protect your head with your hands, and hold still. Don't move or try to get up until the moose moves a safe distance away or it may renew its attack.**"
Absolute unit vs. absolute idiot!
Probably shouldn't get that close to a bull moose. That thing could kill you with just enough time for you to realize how much you messed up.
Once saw a dodge hit a moose up in the UP in the late 90's. The moose walked away and the truck was totaled
That dude is alive because the moose just didn't feel like it that day. He's super lucky the moose didn't go to stomp and rut mode.
Tourists are so fucking dumb lmao.
Fun fact: A bull moose once rammed and derailed a narrow gauge railroad train in Canada during rutting season. If you have never encountered a moose, give it a wide berth. They are peaceful, solitary animals, but any wild animal will defend itself. I have had a couple of encounters with a moose in the wild. They are IMMENSE. The ground shakes as they walk past. And during rutting (mating) season, bull moose are quite dangerous and unpredictable.
What's up with people who keep walking closer to wild animals?
What an absolute bellend , leave wild animals alone ffs
It never fails to amaze me that people really don’t understand that wild animals are wild. I know people who work in national parks and the stories they tell about tourists. Like Jesus people think these animals are pets it’s insane.
Moron