Re: Gutsy Game Warden
<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: Poke</div><div class="ubbcode-body"><div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: hlee</div><div class="ubbcode-body">Or one that had been fighting a chain swing set for several hours... </div></div>
I vote this one... It sounded like it was just about to pass out</div></div>
That, and I think you could tell the moose calmed some when it realized he was there to help and not hurt --the moose knew it was hemmed up and likely worn out. I've seen wild animals like that before, when they are distressed and scared they are unpredictable, but sometimes you can calm them down some to help. Here fight or flight already kicked in, he tried both and failed. I think at some point they give up and hope for mercy.
Still, dude was pretty brave. I've been kicked by a calf before and it nearly broke my leg --that moose could kill you easy, and he wasn't all that big.
I think carrying an adjustable dose of diazepam for stuff like this would great though. It would have been a lot safer that way, and I bet they run across animals in distress often enough to warrant it.