# Moose brings down helicopter

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-brings-down-helicopter/394723>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [March 5, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-brings-down-helicopter/394723 "2007-03-05T21:13:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![silenus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/silenus/32/166_2.png) [@silenus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/silenus)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 9:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-brings-down-helicopter/394723/1 "2007-03-05T21:13:33Z")

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[Link](http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/05/moose.v.helo.ap/index.html)

Is this the next weapon-of-choice for insurgents? 😃

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**Author:** ![Llama\_Llogophile](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/49beb7/32.png) [@Llama\_Llogophile](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Llama_Llogophile)\
**Post date:** [March 5, 2007, 9:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-brings-down-helicopter/394723/2 "2007-03-05T21:59:59Z")

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I’ve had to land short because of deer, but never been charged by one. Can’t say I blame Bullwinkle there - they did shoot him with a dart and all…

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**Author:** ![Enginerd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/bcef8e/32.png) [@Enginerd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enginerd)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 12:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-brings-down-helicopter/394723/3 "2007-03-06T00:18:40Z")

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Witnesses reported a flying squirrel leaving the scene shortly after the crash…

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**Author:** ![The\_Scrivener](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/eada6e/32.png) [@The\_Scrivener](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Scrivener)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-brings-down-helicopter/394723/4 "2007-03-06T01:16:19Z")

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So, when a moose charges a helicopter’s tail rotor, is the result a moose mousse?

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**Author:** ![El\_Kabong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/el_kabong/32/496_2.png) [@El\_Kabong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/El_Kabong)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/moose-brings-down-helicopter/394723/5 "2007-03-06T01:57:46Z")

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[QUOTE=The Scrivener]  
So, when a moose charges a helicopter’s tail rotor, is the result a moose mousse?  
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Well, either that or a moose mess.