Angry Moose Brings Down Helicopter

[Rhino]

Angry Moose Brings Down Helicopter in Alaska

Wednesday, March 07, 2007

ANCHORAGE, Alaska — A helicopter is not necessarily a match for an angry moose.

Instead of lying down after being shot with a tranquilizer dart, a moose charged a hovering helicopter used by a wildlife biologist, damaging the aircraft's tail rotor and forcing it to the ground.

Neither the pilot nor the biologist was injured, but the moose was maimed by the spinning rotor and had to be euthanized, wildlife officials said.

"It just had to be one of those quirky circumstance. Even dealing with bears and goats and moose and wolves, this is pretty unusual and truly a very unique situation,"......http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,257421,00.html

[DoctorDoom]

... truly a very unique situation ...Apparently some things are more one-of-a-kind than others.

[DeclinetoState]

Well, this was Alaska, not Canada, so I guess Yukon was not involved.

[Rhino]

Well, this was Alaska, not Canada, so I guess Yukon was not involved.He cudda migrated. The moose, I mean.

[DeclinetoState]

Poor moose. Never got over the relationship.

[buckeyepete]

It's always a good idea to butcher your wild game while the meat is still fresh. :D

Lessee': Heighth of Moose X2 = Hover Altitude. Did someone forget to get out and measure any of the Meese?