Them moose are not to be trifled with when their mood isn't right. They can put the hurt on a person quick time.
Moose's first response to most situations is fleeing. They are not aggressive in nature.
But their hooves are heavy and sharp and they know how to use them. In a confrontation, getting kicked or trampled can end you for good.
And then, you don't want to play cockblocker with a Buck during the mating season. High hormone levels and frustration do not mix well
Their enemy #1 are wolves. Mooses do not have good eyes, so any dog will be seen as an immediate threat. The dog I trained and use well for small games is a natural herder. He goes nuts as soon as he crosses any cervidae tracks and will go after it if I'm paying attention.
It's not too much of a concern with deers and other relatively small ones. But if the dog finds a moose and makes it mad enough to get charged. Guess in which direction my dog will run?
Fortunately, the dog stays close to me most of the time. So when he starts running after something. He starts from where I am and moves toward the tagged cervidae. Then self preservation reflexes kicks in and the carvidae will just try to flee in the opposite direction. By the time my dog catches up with his new friend, they are far enough. He never brought back to me a very upset moose. But there are documented cases where the moose found a stinky human on its path while trying to teach dog a lesson.
I love youtube.
A perfect example of DONT and a good thing dogs didn't comply
[video=youtube;SaQkOXqJ7W0]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaQkOXqJ7W0[/video]
Then here you have a very smart dog that made the moose chasing him away from its master. Something I'm not sure my dog will do.
[video=youtube;JQU9INFBDRU]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQU9INFBDRU[/video]