Sir, I have lived in Alaska since March of 1993. You overlooked Bears, (both Black Bears & Polar Bears) but I think more Importantly Moose. They are just about Everywhere Here, & I’ve seen one in My Yard that My 16# Cocker Spaniel/Poodle went after, with Me Screaming NO, NOOO, NO, NO, that could have Killed Her with one good Stomp, but instead Ran Away & Jumped A Snow Berm, (Thanks Who Ever Was Looking Out For Me, Because If The Moose Had Gone After Her, I Would Have Had To Kill It, 12 Guage by the Door, with OO Buckshot, Sabot’s, & Rifled Slugs, then Explained that to the Department Of Fish & Game! (Defense of Life & Property) & to My Point, this Moose Was as Big As Most Cars! Easily 1,000#'s of Meat on the Hoof! They can be Very Dangerous, & have Killed Many People here over the Years. They Stomp You to Death! Thanks Respectfully, ZEEMADMAN!
Nice. I have a bunch of photos of moose in our neighborhood in Anchorage. They loved the shrubberies and my radiant crab apple tree. The poor thing looked like some sort of mutant after a few years. Every spring the cow would bring her new calves to show them where the chow line was.
But how best to feng shui the organs? And, when you have to leave the moose’s innards and go to the grocery store, isn’t there a strong risk of management escorting you off the premises?
Welcome to the Straight Dope Message Boards, ZEEMADMAN, we’re glad to have you with us. For future ref, when you start a thread in reference to one of Cecil’s columns, it’s helpful to other readers if you provide a link to the column. There are zillions of 'em, so providing a link saves search time and helps keep everyone on the same page. I’ve edited a link into your OP, no biggie, you’ll know for next time. And, as I say, welcome!
At the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, an English professor babysitting a well-known visiting writer from the “New Yorker” magazine asked me, in her office one day, if I could guess what he’d done when he came upon a moose on a jogging trail.
I thought for a moment, and replied that I hoped he hadn’t attempted to approach and pet it.
“Yep; that’s exactly what he did,” she replied. Moose left in a huff.
