The Birdhouse Lady
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Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
Jun 30, 2014 17:15:19 GMT
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 11, 2015 17:52:52 GMT
He was coming home from work about 10 pm and a moose ran out in front of him. The moose pretty much did a Dukes of Hazard roll across the front of his car. Scared the crap out of my kid but he is fine. The moose, not so much.
We called the insurance company this morning and are now waiting for the adjuster to call. It is probably totaled, there is a lot of damage as moose are not small creatures.
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scorpeao
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Post by scorpeao on Sept 11, 2015 18:00:04 GMT
glad your son is okay!
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valleyview
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Post by valleyview on Sept 11, 2015 18:11:42 GMT
I'm also glad your son's okay. Was this revenge of last week's moose hunt?  |
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anniebygaslight
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Post by anniebygaslight on Sept 11, 2015 18:14:00 GMT
Blimey! My friend hit a sheep in the Peak District and wrote her car off, so I imagine a moose would make quite an impression. Hope your soon is OK.
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newlywoods03
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Post by newlywoods03 on Sept 11, 2015 18:14:00 GMT
So glad your son was ok!!
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Post by mikklynn on Sept 11, 2015 18:18:38 GMT
Yikes! I am glad he is ok. I hit a deer once with our van and it did a LOT of damage. They are much smaller than a moose!
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Peamac
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Post by Peamac on Sept 11, 2015 18:19:02 GMT
Yikes! A friend of mine (also in Alaska) just posted a video on facebook of a baby moose in her yard.
My nephew was out hunting last night (in CO) and hit a mountain lion. It jumped out in front of him while he was driving back. The kitty and jeep were both fine, though.
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Post by cadoodlebug on Sept 11, 2015 18:26:41 GMT
Yikes! Glad he is okay.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2015 18:30:32 GMT
Glad he is okay!
Did he get to keep it? In Montana it would be donated to the nearest tribal food bank.
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Post by malibou on Sept 11, 2015 18:31:40 GMT
So glad he is okay.
My husband and son hit a horse in Wyoming this summer. The amount of damage to our totaled car was unbelievable.
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Post by lbp on Sept 11, 2015 18:31:51 GMT
I am glad your son is ok, but I have this visual of Bullwinkle rolling across the top on a car hood!
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The Birdhouse Lady
Drama Llama
Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 11, 2015 18:43:58 GMT
I'm also glad your son's okay. Was this revenge of last week's moose hunt? Ha Ha, that thought went through my mind!! This weeks weapon of choice was a Volkswagen Jetta!  |
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 11, 2015 18:45:34 GMT
Yikes! I am glad he is ok. I hit a deer once with our van and it did a LOT of damage. They are much smaller than a moose! Crazy, right! The amount of damage is nuts.
I am just so thankful that he is just fine!
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freebird
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Post by freebird on Sept 11, 2015 18:45:28 GMT
That would be so scary! Hitting a deer is crazy. We hit a calf once when i was a kid, in a 74 impala, probably the only thing that saved us. My sister hit a hog one time.
#growingupiniowa
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Post by FrozenPea on Sept 11, 2015 18:46:59 GMT
So glad he is ok! It seems like there are more moose around this year.
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The Birdhouse Lady
Drama Llama
Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 11, 2015 18:47:21 GMT
Yikes! A friend of mine (also in Alaska) just posted a video on facebook of a baby moose in her yard. My nephew was out hunting last night (in CO) and hit a mountain lion. It jumped out in front of him while he was driving back. The kitty and jeep were both fine, though. I love having moose in my yard (as long as they don't eat my apple trees or veges! )
They are really cute when they are babies.
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Post by bc2ca on Sept 11, 2015 18:50:05 GMT
I was picturing a big truck, but a Jetta?? Wow, your son is very lucky.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 11, 2015 18:50:19 GMT
Glad he is okay! Did he get to keep it? In Montana it would be donated to the nearest tribal food bank. No he didn't.
Actually here they have a "road kill" list. The troopers call down the list until they find someone willing to come out right away and get the meat. They can't leave it laying on the side of the road.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Moose. It's what's for dinner.
Posts: 7,214
Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
Jun 30, 2014 17:15:19 GMT
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 11, 2015 18:52:12 GMT
That would be so scary! Hitting a deer is crazy. We hit a calf once when i was a kid, in a 74 impala, probably the only thing that saved us. My sister hit a hog one time. #growingupiniowa That cracked me up about your sister hitting a hog! #growingupiniowa |
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milocat
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Post by milocat on Sept 11, 2015 18:54:16 GMT
Moose are the worst, so glad your son is ok. With their long legs they so often fly up and over the vehicle which is often fatal for the passengers. Deer can do a lot of damage since they are small and go under but usually people are safer. We have so many huge herds (50-200) of elk here, it's scary with dark and winter coming.
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akathy
What's For Dinner?
Still peaing from Podunk!
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Post by akathy on Sept 11, 2015 19:01:14 GMT
Thank God he's ok! Last Fall my Dd, grandsons and SIL had a moose run out onto the highway and right into their Jetski and trailer. The Jetski was totaled but everyone in the truck was fine.
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The Birdhouse Lady
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Moose. It's what's for dinner.
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Location: Alaska -The Last Frontier
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Post by The Birdhouse Lady on Sept 11, 2015 19:02:48 GMT
Moose are the worst, so glad your son is ok. With their long legs they so often fly up and over the vehicle which is often fatal for the passengers. Deer can do a lot of damage since they are small and go under but usually people are safer. We have so many huge herds (50-200) of elk here, it's scary with dark and winter coming. In the last 10 years or so the state has put up a lot of street lights in the areas that had a lot of moose kills.
It has helped cut down on the amount of moose/car accidents.
Unfortunately my son was on a dark road without street lights.
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julieb
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Post by julieb on Sept 11, 2015 19:09:36 GMT
I didn't think moose could run!  Glad your son is okay. |
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Post by elaine on Sept 11, 2015 19:13:10 GMT
I'm so glad he is okay - it could have been awful, they are so big. I am not surprised the car is totaled.
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Post by miominmio on Sept 11, 2015 19:14:45 GMT
That's scary! They're such big animals, amd I'm always afraid to hit one of them (BIL did some years ago, he is lucky to be alive). I'm glad your DS is okay.
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tuesdaysgone
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Post by tuesdaysgone on Sept 11, 2015 19:21:55 GMT
So glad your son is unhurt. The visual your words painted is very memorable.  |
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msliz
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Post by msliz on Sept 11, 2015 19:31:24 GMT
Wow.
Yeah, that kid is very lucky to be unhurt!
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Post by pierkiss on Sept 11, 2015 19:36:15 GMT
Wow! I'm glad your son is ok! How scary!
Today driving down the highway I saw the head of a bull on the side of the road! Just the head, no other body parts around. I wondered the whole length of my trip just what had happened to it.
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melissa
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Post by melissa on Sept 11, 2015 19:45:56 GMT
Wow! A moose! Glad your son is ok!!
I did that with a deer, a full grown adult buck with horns (still obviously nowhere near moose sized). The thing seemed to drop and roll and ran off the side of the road, leaving my car steaming and fur covered (at least the front). I was so close to home, after a brief moment of "WTF do I do now?", I drove home. Dd was freaking out because of the steam coming out of the car. OK, I was a little too, especially as we got closer (was less than a mile), I realized it wasn't steam, but smoke. Car was not totaled but most of the front end was replaced. I was actually surprised how close it came to that and certainly think that a moose would likely total a car!
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Post by emelle64 on Sept 11, 2015 19:50:31 GMT
Wow that is really scary. I'm glad your son is all right.
Emelle
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Glad your son is okay. 
