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cowboyro
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Shelton, CT | Re: Brake for moose; it could save your life! Brake just enough so you don't get hurt by the impact... *moose steak* | |
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DrStrange
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| Re: Brake for moose; it could save your life! That strategy might work for deer, but not for moose.
[Said by NH Fish & Game:]
The average moose weighs 1,000 lbs.
Moose are hard to see at night. They are 6 feet tall at the shoulder and your headlights will often only reveal their legs, which are the same color as the pavement. Their height also means that, if you hit one, the bulk of a moose will fall on your windshield and roof.
Don't count on seeing "eye shine." Moose eyes do reflect light, but your headlights won't reach that high.
From April to November, moose are very active and the highest numbers of moose-vehicle collisions occur. In spring, yearlings have just been separated from their mothers and are apt to show up anywhere at anytime. In fall, moose are on the move because it's their mating season.
Moose are attracted to salt licks caused by winter road management, so it is not surprising to see them on or very near the road.
»www.wildlife.state.nh.us/Wildlif···oose.htm | |
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Dude111
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USA | Let us hope the moose goes back into the woods and doesnt hurt anyone! | |
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Dude111
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USA | Well thats good they were not hurt  | |
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| Re: Brake for moose; it could save your life! The problem with deer is that they're so confused they often will ram the side of a STOPPED vehicle. It happened to a friend of mine very early one morning in Monro, CT on rt 25. It happened to me TWICE on county rt 2 in Amenia, NY, spaced about 4 years apart. First time cost me $1500 in damage to the truck. Second time, I did not slow down as much, but swerved and the one hit my rear fender molding in a glancing blow and all I had swas fur and blood on the plastic molding, but no dents or other damage. It sounded like heck though, an I was cursing all the way home from that point, but relieved when I inspected the impact area.
The only sure way to avoid these collisions is not to drive in areas where deer or moose are present, late at night, and on warm evenings when the moon is full. They seem to be all over the roads when the moon is out. | |
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clubs: | A moose is basically a draft horse (in size) let loose in the wild.
There is (was?) one on display at Cabelas in E. Hartford. | |
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