Moose in my pasture

[Ben H]

The moose was sighted at first in my woodlot, I was down there scouting some cutting I want to do and there were piles of moose dung everywhere. Then I found her, laying down in my pasture. Apparently she didn't know how to get out. She went through the 3 strand fence right next to the gate, you can see she did no damage to the fence. However she skunned an outer layer of skin off her right rear knee, should heal fine. She wouldn't go through the 5 strand fence, so I had to use my low stress cattle handling techniques to get her through the gate. It took a while but finally got her with the help of my wife and Mom. She went by us a couple times, but then I daisy chained some of the bungee gates to narrow up where I wanted her and she finally went out the gate. I can say that she handled almost identical to a cow that was under a little stress, she did pretty well and I've actually dealt with much wilder cattle. I accidentally erased the video files.

Bulletproof Fence!

These were taken with my phone, I didn't use any zoom. This is how close I was able to get.

 

[Justin]

yep, that one looks like another one of gcreeks. :wink:

 

[per]

If you scroll fast enough it is just like a movie. Careful shipping them back to gcreek, he wants you to pay the freight. :shock:

 

[leanin' H]

What would of been wrong with leaving her be and go when she got ready to? She got in alright. After wildlife have wintered they can be pretty easily stressed to the point they tip over dead. Herding a moose could be considered wildlife harassment if you weren't careful. Not saying that is the case here, but be careful in the future. Thanks for the pictures. Sorry to rain on the parade.

 

[Ben H]

She didn't want to go through the 5 strand fence, she had been there since at least the day before, cars were stopping the afternoon before I was told. The fact that I had her standing next to the gate for a while and she couldn't figure out she could go through it led me to believe she would have been there awhile without help. She really did stay pretty calm, I got a feeling she knew we weren't a threat.

Forgot something, she kept licking her lips like when a horse is showing submission. I was tempted to close the gates, get her some water and tame the beast. I could have gone into the Moose Cheese business.

 

[Justin]

What would of been wrong with leaving her be and go when she got ready to? She got in alright. After wildlife have wintered they can be pretty easily stressed to the point they tip over dead. Herding a moose could be considered wildlife harassment if you weren't careful. Not saying that is the case here, but be careful in the future. Thanks for the pictures. Sorry to rain on the parade.

i wish that were true more often. my whitetails must not be stressed, ain't a one of them tipped over yet. :wink:

 

[PATB]

Ben kept that fence tearing machine down in your country. My luck they usually take out a number of fences before leaving.

 

[Ben H]

If your fences were built like mine instead of farm store insulators and cheap wire, you wouldn't have a problem... :wink: I spend more, but it can last for 15-20 years or more with low maintenance. A moose running through it with zero damage speaks for itself, trees fall down on it, fence springs back up into position when you get the tree off. Had a round bale slip out of the hugger from grabbing it too high a time or two and fall on a fence putting it over, no problem, no damage.

 

[Grassfarmer]

You are a braver man than me - I'd be frightened it attacked me - they do don't they moose :?

 

[Ben H]

If it had a baby, it would be a different story, and I did have my HK USP .40 with me just in case. I had every right to shoot it as soon as it went through that fence, the game warden told me last year I could do that. However, I didn't see any need to do so, we got along.

 

[peacecountry]

if the moose wanted to go through that fence you would just see staples posts issulaters and tangled wire every where. been around moose my hole life and if you knew what they are cappible of you might have more respect. my wife sicked my heler dog on a big cow moose yesterday and he ran full bore up to her barking till the moose lifted her head that was enough for him to come yellpin back to the house. that dog has run grizzlys out of the yard. but a moose no way. not saying just saying they ant cool with there ears peeled back and hair standing up afoot happy hunting.

 

[PATB]

If your fences were built like mine instead of farm store insulators and cheap wire, you wouldn't have a problem... :wink: I spend more, but it can last for 15-20 years or more with low maintenance. A moose running through it with zero damage speaks for itself, trees fall down on it, fence springs back up into position when you get the tree off. Had a round bale slip out of the hugger from grabbing it too high a time or two and fall on a fence putting it over, no problem, no damage.

Where was high tensile in this country 30-40 years ago. those cheap fences make good semipermanent temporary fence that any one can move the cows from one paddock to the next.