Moose full Rut duke it out!

[Sytes]

Anyone seen this? Amazing!

http://www.ktuu.com/content/news/VIDEO-Man-captures-moose-rut-standing-mere-feet-393494561.html

I am at work and IT has us by the huevos for video attachments, etc so I am only able to provide the link to the news group that is supporting the video platform. Here is a pic to show the pure power these guys have... Amazing this, (outside a National Park) occurred from the POV of the people recording this event!

 

[Crumb]

That's something to see for sure!

 

[FAIR CHASE]

Now that would be ultra cool to see in person.

 

[MT_elk]

Wow! I wouldn't be standing that close!

 

[Southern Elk]

That was pretty stupid for them to be standing so close. They could have very easily been caught up in the fight and trampled.

 

[TRS_Montana]

Wowzers. Amazing video! I would have been simultaneously trying to run away and change my undies if I was in that situation. Those things are brutes!

 

[Gellar]

I saw the video on the Alaska Daily news Website. When I lived in Anchorage it was not uncommon to see cows in our neighborhood. We had a split level house and a porch with about 10 foot tall posts, Moose would often use it as a scratching post. There were also several bull moose around town that had gotten tangled in Christmas lights and still had them hanging in their headgear! I miss Alaska.

 

[Sytes]

Camera / video can be very deceiving... granted, I would not be near the close proximity as what is perceived... though a smartphone ( I imagine that is what was used???) can zoom in and bring something so close as to tickle one pink with a scratch 'n sniff... Not that I have any interest in scratching nor sniffing a pair of bulls duking it out. Even with the pic shown... ever seen a hunter kneel 2500 feet behind a bear, elk, heck a grouse for that matter... I know some here who use the photo to deceive. Looks good.

Massive action! The kinetic energy each of these guys are putting out would be interesting to speculate and compare it to something more relative to get a grasp of the power they're expending.