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Old 02-26-2014, 11:12 AM   #21
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What a dick. He didn't shoot the moose when it charged at him, he shot it when it retreated. I hope he gets charged. Rather than wait for the thing to get bored and leave, he forces a confrontation.

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Old 02-26-2014, 11:17 AM   #22
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Idiot and a poor example of a Canadian.
That's not known yet.

Either way, it's a poor example of a human being.
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Old 02-26-2014, 11:18 AM   #23
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I wish it was a cougar, and he got ambushed.

You could see the moose getting agitated as he approached, don't need to be the moose whisperer to see that.

VERY avoidable situation. The fact that a meat head like this can carry a firearm at all, is concerning.
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Old 02-26-2014, 11:22 AM   #24
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If that is in Canada can you even carry a handgun like that?

The guys a freakin' tool, driving towards the poor animal. Further why did he not put the beast out of its misery?
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Old 02-26-2014, 11:23 AM   #25
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This could have been avoided if the moose was carrying a weapon.
I've hear of the right to arm bears, but never to arm moose.
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If that is in Canada can you even carry a handgun like that?

The guys a freakin' tool, driving towards the poor animal. Further why did he not put the beast out of its misery?
Absolutely not.
That's why a few of us have mentioned that if this is in Canada, that guy could be in big trouble.

Transportation of a restricted firearm (in this case a handgun), has quite a few requirements, including, being unloaded, locked up, with ammunition stored seperately, and a transportation permit to either take it to a designated range, or gunsmith.
Pretty clear none of those rules were followed in this case, so if this is in Canada, the guy is in BIG trouble.

Of course if it's in any of the states with EXTREMELY lax carry laws, then the guy wasn't breaking any laws before he shot the moose.
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Old 02-26-2014, 11:34 AM   #27
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If that is in Canada can you even carry a handgun like that?

The guys a freakin' tool, driving towards the poor animal. Further why did he not put the beast out of its misery?
No.

In order to transport a handgun (restricted), you need an authorization to transport. So far, chief firearms officers have only really allowed transport to and from gun ranges, shows, sales and gunsmiths. You cannot hunt with handguns.

If you have your handgun in the woods like that it is a felony.
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Old 02-26-2014, 11:41 AM   #28
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Picture of the two riders released:



They claim they moose was coming right for them.
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I was most disturbed seeing the moose slowly move around in was was surely a slow death.
I feel like he was doing everything right with the noise etc until we crept up on it again. What did he think was going to happen?
Stupid question which was asked and I couldnt tell if it was a sarcastic answer....do all snowmobiles have reverse?
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He was looking to make a kill, he had lots of options to avoid and I don't feel his life was in jeopardy until he forced the issue.

I hate people like this for some reason.
Exactly, carry some bear mace with you too. That would of worked better than shooting the animal.

Poor thing is going to suffer and the meat is going to go to waste. What a dbag
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Absolutely not.
That's why a few of us have mentioned that if this is in Canada, that guy could be in big trouble.

Transportation of a restricted firearm (in this case a handgun), has quite a few requirements, including, being unloaded, locked up, with ammunition stored seperately, and a transportation permit to either take it to a designated range, or gunsmith.
Pretty clear none of those rules were followed in this case, so if this is in Canada, the guy is in BIG trouble.

Of course if it's in any of the states with EXTREMELY lax carry laws, then the guy wasn't breaking any laws before he shot the moose.
Alaska has no permit system. If you can legally own a firearm you can carry one. In fact on the tv show "Alaska state troopers" they bring that up that so many carry because of the wildlife. But even then they would have busted this dudes ass
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Old 02-26-2014, 12:04 PM   #32
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Stupid question which was asked and I couldnt tell if it was a sarcastic answer....do all snowmobiles have reverse?
No, not all snowmobiles have reverse. I believe most of the new models from the past few years have reverse but a lot of older models don't.

I'm no snowmobile expert so anyone who knows more is more than welcome to correct me
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Old 02-26-2014, 12:34 PM   #33
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Moose probably just wanted to know if he'd been to the Stampede yet.
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R-watched the video and got angrier at the stupidity of the rider.

There was a pretty clear path to his left side he looked right at it after seeing the moose and then kept approaching the moose.

He didn't have a noise maker he clapped his hands. Anyone in the woods is going to have something that makes a ton of noise if they're worth their salt.

Then the moose approaches him and does the territorial step charge and then does the back off, the guy moves forward he doesn't sit back and wait. So of course the moose is going to feel threatened.

So yes the moose charges, but any jeopardy or threat to life has been caused by this moron.

Then he basically pulls out a hand gun after the moose has backed off again and fires multiple shots. The moose is clearly not dead, its suffering and then the arse hole drives past the animal and takes off and I'm assuming doesn't call anyone to come out and deal with the moose dead or alive.

The guy is a typical yahoo who has no clue what he's doing but thinks because he has a snowmobile he's an out doorsman.

He's carrying a loaded pistol for god knows what reason, because frankly if he ran into a predator who had real bad intentions that pistol would do little good.

I'm almost left with conclusion that when he saw that moose down the road, he made the decision that he was going to kill it because he had the pistol and it would be helicool.

Plus he filmed it on his gopro and probably posted it with the expectation that he'd get a million hits with comments like you da man, and way to conquor nature dude.

This guy is the exact reason why I don't think that people should be allowed to carry weapons on their person unless they're a cop or military, because people make bad decisions and feel invincible when they carry a gun.

I would hope that this guy gets snagged and either gets a major fine that forces him to sell his snowmobile and his gun, or he gets jail time.

What an infuriating jacka$$
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Coward, I've had close calls with moose in the bush and not once did I wish I had a gun.
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Old 02-26-2014, 12:58 PM   #36
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Usually moose are a lot more aggressive than that even. Lots of warning signs before the initial charge and the guy goes closer.

What an idiot. Even if he didn't break any laws he should still be shot, pissed on and dragged behind his own sled.
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Old 02-26-2014, 01:14 PM   #37
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I've run into moose while mountain biking 6 times. I've never had an issue. I once came down a hill, around a corner and bullwinkle was standing right there. I shat my pants, crashed at his feet, he bolted about 10 feet, then stopped and looked at me. I got up and raced away and didn't feel any of the pain until I got to my truck.
I've also ran into some while back packing. Never had an issue there either. Usually they're more scared and just run away. I can see if it was rutting season, they'd be more aggressive but that's in the fall.
This guy is an idiot.
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Old 02-26-2014, 01:22 PM   #38
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So much wrong with this.

He didn't shoot in self defense as the moose charged, he shot after the moose backed away and wasn't presenting an imminent threat.

He left the moose injured instead of humanely finishing it off.

He moved closer to the moose when it wouldn't move instead of finding a different way around or turning back. He's in the back country, animals have the right of way there not humans.

Idiot and a poor example of a Canadian.
I highly doubt this was in Canada, severe punishment for carrying around a handgun. But a real idiot none the less, any normal person would just sit and watch the moose as along as you could see it, isn't that what the outdoors is all about? what a ######.
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The moose was coming back from the store to get Skittles.
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I noticed the moose tossed some popcorn. Self-defense for sure.
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