Moose was definitely a threat.

Actually, backtracking is of great risk that even if his sled had reverse likely gets him stuck and puts him, and his buddy in a very dangerous situation. So 10 years and you still have not identified a viable avoidance plan that was any better than his. In fact, yours put you in more danger since you can no longer count on the sled to escape given the opportunity.

Your right in that he approached the moose and never should have done that, among other actions like attempting to scare and push her. However he was taking actions he "thought" would get her to vacate the trail. Certainly wrong, but simple mistakes, just like the one you made in "turning around". There was not enough room, and attempting to do so likely gets you stuck, if not just immobile long enough where she could easily become aggressive and you are now in a worst situation... He actually had great "ethics" in the sense he did not want to shoot her, even firing a warning shot, but the problem is his actions all but forced it.

@@BPRescue I just meant that like this all could’ve been avoided

@@TheCoolestGrahamCracker You say that it could be avoided, but your option in turning around was not possible and put you at greater risk. He wanted to avoid shooting or hurting her as well, and the options he chose failed just like yours would have. So why are his mistakes "unethical", but your mistakes ethical?

I wish animals understand walking away means "Ight my bad g, I'll be on my wa-" *gets mauled or stomped to death*

God forbid, defending yourself from a fucking moose

@@OK-zo3cq grow some balls and keep driving

@@khg8519 God forbid, defending yourself from a fucking moose

@@OK-zo3cq dont disturb a moose getting it on

​@@khg8519"Keep driving"? That is one of many mistakes that got him in this mess, and would do the same for you. So what exactly is your issue with him?​

He sure does love to kill, ignore him trying to scare it off with the intention of not harming it

Maybe.. i hope you're right. I just know that there's plenty of creeps that can enjoy it, and also enjoy the wiews in youtube

If you watch the video, he performed the actions he did in an attempt to get her to vacate the trail and he clearly did not want to shoot her, even firing a warning shot. The problem is his actions threatened her, and he like you just found out moose handle threats differently than almost every other animal he could have run into here.

Your comment is doomed to obscurity by clueless people but thank you.

@@OK-zo3cq Anytime. I got tired of seeing stupid people in the comment section, I am allergic to stupidity.

It is true that either scavengers or people will take advantage of this meat. However I am not sure what you are talking about regarding damaging the hide, quality of the pelt, or even that he could have taken it home. Taking any part of that moose would have been illegal here. Additionally, if he was actually hunting, by law he is required to take every usable part of this moose. It is also true that moose are dangerous, which is one of many reasons why you don't approach them. And while many people are irrationally upset, they are not entirely wrong. As this video starts, this was a normal moose sighting you can expect while riding in moose country and of no danger. He created the danger by approaching, trying to scare and push her. Had he simply stopped as soon as he saw her, then this likely works itself out almost every time. interesting you attack others for their inaccuracies, but you yourself clearly don't have experience otherwise you would recognize this... In the end he did not want to shoot her, but his mistakes all but forced her to attack, and yes, him to shoot her in self defense.

In "everyone's" defense, this was of no danger and easily avoidable until he decided to approach, push and scare her. His actions all but forced her to attack and yes, him to shoot her.

Idiot got too close. Surprise to no one except this idiot and you that it attacked him for being dumb. Then he killed something over his stupidity.

​@@BPRescueencountering a moose is an instant danger.

​@@ohhhface619cry

@@OK-zo3cq Your comment "encountering a moose is an instant danger" shows you not only have no knowledge of moose, you also have remedial if any experience in the outdoors. When he first saw this moose, he was at least 25-30 yards away. Had he simply stopped at that point he was far enough away he would not have been a threat to her, and she would likely leave on her own had he given her the space and time to do so. Instead, he approached a wild animal which you should pretty much never do, and approached a moose, which is something you never do. But there is no "instant danger" every time you "encounter" a moose. They couldn't care less about people and will avoid, or ignore people until you make the mistake of threatening them by getting too close, scaring pushing; pretty much everything you saw him do. At that point, yes, they will often become aggressive and his actions all but forced her to attack. Given your comments, I recommend sticking to the Zoo in whatever city you live in, as it's pretty evident you don't know how to act in the outdoors. Too many Anthony Hopkins movies I guess...

He fired a warning shot and the moose still continued

No he killed her because she attacked him over his sled and was charging a 3rd time, only after his warning shot failed.

Dummy got way too close to and drew her in with those stupid whoops he was doing. Very stupid guy in this video.

@@The_Courier1998a moose doesn’t care about a ‘warning shot’ because it is not HUMAN!

@@SethACook he could escaped and the man killiwd the moose on SELF DEFENCE

It is true he should have stopped and never approached her, however that does not guarantee avoidance. So, what now? You say go around, but there was not enough room and it would have been at great risk. In the end it was clear he did not want to harm or shoot her. He simply made mistakes that all but forced the result.

id say the man is just unhinged

Wanna see what you will do when this thing runs at you or one of your loved ones. This dude fired a warning shot, but the moose continued the attack, so there was no other choice, it’s wild nature, either the animal or you.

@@user-di6cd5vs3p I think his initial point was "don't approach the moose", which in his defense resolves this issue almost every time... As this video starts this was a normal moose sighting you can expect to see while riding and of no danger. He created the danger by approaching and trying to scare her.

@@user-di6cd5vs3p ur dumb

An earlier warning shot may have worked, but failed here because she was too agitated.

it’s a moose. Not a human. They don’t care about a ‘warning shot’.

@@SethACook Thank you.

@@BPRescue Thank you.

@@SethACook Why would a moose not "care about a warning shot"? Warning shots commonly work with animals. They don't know what a firearm is, or what it means to them, but they do get frightened by very loud noises. The noise is quite traumatizing to an animal, and why you point it in their general direction so they will receive maximum concussion, noise and violence of the shot. The problem in this video is he waited far too long, where his actions agitated her far too much, so when he finally took it, it failed. An earlier shot likely works, as does other actions he could have taken. But like him, you just learned that moose will become aggressive when threatened. So simply, don't threaten them by approaching, attempting to scare, push and trap yourself within feet of them and you won't have to think about all these complex actions because it would not have been an issue. Stop as soon as you see an animal, give them space and time to leave without threat and they will do it almost every time.

You are spot on and stopping as soon as he saw her should have been his very 1st action. Instead, he approached her which was his 1st of many mistakes that all but forced her to attack and him to shoot her. he clearly did not want to harm her, but failed to realize his actions would force that result. Quite easy to avoid, and in the rare instance she continued walking his direction, that extra time it afforded him should have recognized that trail to the left as a Plan B that proves this was completely avoidable had he simply stopped and waited.

Why couldn’t the moose turn around? Why is it on the human? Are animals instincts so poor? Humans are just as entitled to being outdoors as other animals… so, what did the human do wrong, again?

The moose would have won if he had just carried a big iron. Silly mistake from the moose.

It is true that his actions threatened her and all but forced her to attack, but it was clear he did not want to harm or shoot her. He simply took actions he believed would get her to vacate the trail, but instead gave her no real option than to attack him, and him to shoot her. BTW, "backing off" was not an option and would was of high risk. Just like him, this mistake has a great chance of making the encounter worse since now the sled is no longer an options to get you to safety.

Your a moron ... your evidently some tree hugger that has never been around wild animals. Last thing you want to do against a bear, wolf or moose is run scared. It will definetly screw with you then. As someone that's been around moose and bears in Wyoming. You keep talking in a stern voice and dont back down. He has to see you as an alpha or you will be killed. Another nature doesn't work off "woke" principals. 😂😂😂😂 and that glock just saved his life as guns have for countless people for decades!!!

What road?

Where do u see the road lol

Coward does not apply to this situation. If you would not have been scared once she attacked, you are either lying or don't understand the situation.

As you imply, this when this video starts, this is a normal moose sighting you can expect to see when riding in moose country and was of no danger. He created the danger by approaching the moose, and all of his actions gave her no choice than to attack him, and him to shoot her. This is easily avoided as you said by stopping as soon as you see the animal. This would have given her plenty of space and time where she was not threatened and they will move away almost every time. It also gives him more time to better analyze the situation, and In the rare instance she continued to walk his direction, plan B would have been that trail to the left that proves they had enough space to avoid her completely. Even an earlier warning shot had a better chance of working, but a bit over aggressive considering plan B existed. In the end, never approach wildlife, especially dangerous animals like moose and you will likely never have a complex fight for your life. Regarding moose specifically, they are unlike almost all other ungulates in that rather than flee, they will often become aggressive when threatened. So, don't approach, get to close, push or try to scare them and all will be well.

He was recording with his gopro on his helmet people usually record the whole ride they are doing for fun, he probably didn’t just start recording, he probably had been recording for a while.

@@wayacrazy. A lot of people do tend to assume that recording the event proves he was acting nefariously. As you stated, it is common for people to have these action cams recording at all times so they can later come back and take a clip of the video and add it to their final composition. You never know what you may encounter be it animal, scenery, or whatever that will make it to the final edited version. I use my SLR, action cams and drone all in an effort to make a "watchable" video.

While moose are not territorial, they are dangerous and unlike other ungulates, will often become aggressive when they, their calf, or rights to the ladies are threatened. It is also true that they can become aggressive seemingly "unprovoked", however being of close distance to them is of threat, regardless if you got close intentionally or unintentionally. They won't approach you from a distance with intent to become aggressive. This is why you never approach, or attempt to scare them. Instead, you stop as soon as you see them on the trail, given them time and space to move along on their own volition, to which they will do almost every time. As this video starts, this was a normal moose sighting one can expect while riding in moose country and of no danger. He created the danger with his actions. In fact, his actions of approaching, scaring, pushing and trapping himself within feet of her gave her no other option than to attack him, and then him to shoot her. But this is a perfect example of the human creating the danger where it was otherwise quite easy to avoid. Never approach wild animals.

This was totally provoked by the killer. Period.

@@ohhhface619 It is true his actions created the danger, but they were honest mistakes and he had no desire to shoot her. I wonder what you would have done?

This was a mature shiras cow of 3-4 years old closing in on 800 lbs that is considered full grown and capable of birthing calves. Size can be difficult to judge for those without experience, but also due to the wide angle action cam he is using. You are correct however in never approaching moose and keeping your distance, but also that this guy created the danger with many mistakes, the first approaching it. He should have simply stopped as soon as he saw her and they will almost always move on given time and space. You noticed I stated "mistakes". This is because while his actions were wrong, he did them in an effort to get her to vacate the trail and clearly did not want to shoot or harm her. He made many mistakes such as approaching, attempting to scare, push and trapping himself within feet of her. Any one of these mistakes is enough to threaten her and create an aggressive response, even just a bluff charge like her first charge, all together they gave her no other choice than to attack him. As for the "right thing" in an instance where you find yourself too close and in his situation, I believe that is to mean shooting her. I will agree that he did everything right as soon as he started shooting, and in reality he was legitimate in shooting her after she attacked him, frankly just before. The problem as I, and you implied, he did everything wrong before which forced this. It is true human life is a priority and he was justified in shooting her when he did. But it is beyond sad because like most attacks on people occur due to the person intentionally approaching the animal. As this video starts, this was a normal moose sighting one can expect while riding in moose country with no danger. Stop as soon as you see any animal in the trail, wait to see what happens, then take action based on that. Almost all animals will avoid you given the opportunity. Stopping gives them that opportunity, but also you more time to think of better avoidance actions in the event she were to continue walking his direction.

i didn't realize this was a shiras moose i think we have them here but I've never seen one where i live in canada, a fully grown moose where i am would be much taller than the average adult so it would make sense that i would mistake it as a calf, tho they should still get a decent amount bigger than this right? i guess the camera angle and him being on a snowmobile would make it seem smaller but this really just looks like a calf to me, a fully grown shiras moose should be over 6 feet at the shoulders @@BPRescue

There was not enough room to turn around, and even if that person had reverse, their friend was blocking them, and they could have gotten stuck.

There was not enough room to turn around and as neft said, even if he had reverse it wasn't an option per his buddy blocking the trail, but also because even if his buddy wasn't there, it likely gets him stuck. Interesting you attack him for his mistake, yet you make a mistake yourself that puts you in the same or worse danger since now your sled is immobile. Does that make you an @$$hole as well?

You wouldn’t last long if the grid went down

@@Qtip-ij4dn Actually, given you ignored his comment about not approaching the animal, you prove you would not last long in such situations either...

@@Qtip-ij4dn You have no idea what I am equipped for, sonny.