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Wildlife Reports => Southern Ontario Wildlife => Topic started by: denis on September 18, 2010, 02:37:13 PM

Title: bull moose
Post by: denis on September 18, 2010, 02:37:13 PM

taken up near timmins on a recent trip
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4131/5001414079_02581cb333_b.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4107/5001411239_9d656cafdd_b.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4149/5002012096_0690ce034e_b.jpg)
(http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4145/5001410985_68d44d74d8_b.jpg)

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Post by: Bird Brain on September 18, 2010, 09:35:33 PM

Wow!   8)

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Post by: Howieh on September 18, 2010, 09:46:30 PM

Wow, that's a lotta bull.....moose!

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Post by: newfoundlander61 on September 18, 2010, 10:06:22 PM

Excellent shots.

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Post by: denis on September 22, 2010, 09:57:14 AM

thanks everyone for the nice comments.

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Post by: JimmyM on September 22, 2010, 10:59:37 AM

Dennis ,
Great shots ! How close were you to him and in what surroundings ?
Jim

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Post by: Howieh on September 22, 2010, 05:02:43 PM

Oh, oh, he hasn't responded so maybe he was TOO close!

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Post by: Misty01 on September 22, 2010, 06:43:28 PM

or he was sleeping lol ... I don't think you can get too close to a Moose... unless it runs in front of your car....but then your the one in danger ! :D
I have those deer whistles for the truck, but every once and a while a moose will pop out of the bush on those back roads.


BTW: Great shots of the Moose Denis!

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Post by: denis on September 22, 2010, 10:02:00 PM

thanks everyone.
when i spotted him he ws laying down. i used a verbal cow moose call to get his attention,and then a few male grunts brought him closer.i used to hunt these eons ago,when i lived up there so know their habits very well.he still has the velvet on his antlers so the rut is not on yet,thus i was in no great danger. besides i was about 10 ft from the van. he came close enough for these pics.i,d say whitin 100 ft.i was using a 400 mm lens,and canon 7-d for these shots.

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Post by: Axeman on September 23, 2010, 09:11:21 AM

YOU DID WHAT ?!!!! lol...not sure I'd want to impersonate a love interest to call him closer...but they are fabulous pix...and he looks glorious..very healthy looking...

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Post by: egret on September 27, 2010, 02:22:49 PM

Stunning!

Wow, what does he click in
at on the scales, I wonder?



Egret

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Post by: Cody on September 27, 2010, 04:33:27 PM

Wow, it's huge! I like the second shot.

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Post by: denis on September 27, 2010, 07:39:22 PM

thanks everyone.
i,m guessing he,s arond 1500 lbs., or so.