They sure are, and I've always wanted to ride one. Their backs don't move despite their terrain. Graceful despite their ungainly appearance. Thanks for watching Miami!
Now that would be a HEAVYWEIGHT fight!!! FT23 has such a MENACING look to him, but I can honestly say that OTG didn't look too intimidated though. I'll admit I was hoping for them to clash, but then again, I wouldn't want to see either one get injured. AWESOME capture once again. Thank you for all that team MOOSEMAN does to keep us MOOSE LOVERS entertained!!!
Thanks so much, TaKF! Yes, Oscar is no slouch and the look on his face when he first got those bugged out eyes on FT23 says it all. GULP! OOOPS! And 23 certainly demonstrated how confident and mature he's become with that stroll on by with his slight wag...he exuded power. It's as if he had wagged his finger at Oscar, don't let me catch you on my turf again. And don't you love how a whine is accepted as submission and that's it? Nothing ever erupts after a whine. Humans could learn from these amazing beasts. Love your enthusiasm here and we thank you so much for adding to the channel!
I've been about twenty feet to a bull moose. I was definitely impressed by the size but really frightened seeing since I came upon it suddenly while hiking in Yellowstone National Park. I backed off slowly and it looked at me but did not present any threatening behavior. I've learned my lesson not to hike alone and be prepared for just about anything. Great footage.
They are generally docile animals and if left alone, given their space, (like any wild animal) they tend to just mind their own business. During the rut is when hormones can make things a little dicier, but even then they just want space. Thanks for the comment Rosa.
I’m sure that was scary. Unless they’re in rut I don’t think they would attack but I would try to back away slowly. At least you didn’t surprise a mom bear. Yeah alone is never good. I had a shark encounter in the Gulf of Mexico alone. Learned my lesson too.
We have some stunningly handsome bulls here in the northeast (we live in NH) but these bulls in the Alaska Yukon are the largest of all subspecies in the world. They are huge! Thanks for watching these amazing moose.
I was in Bangor Me & heading across the "Airline" Rt9 Bangor to Calais Me & half way there I came across a Monster moose. Beautiful animal.... In the 90s I hit one just north of Lincoln Me on i95 years back in my 18wheeler. Did 25000,00 worth of damage. Sad day for moose
Lovely! I've only once seen a wild bull moose (Canadian Rockies). I took a few photos with a 400 mm lens; not ideal, as he was facing away from me, his head down. However, when I put the metal lens cap back on, he heard it and looked round, even though I was about 100 metres away (according to the lens), and I was able to get a couple of better shots, before continuing on my way, keeping my distance, while he watched me. I still remember the thrill of this, even though it was 45 years ago!
Poor #23, with his head tipping and moans JUST WANTED A WRESTLING MATCH!! Oscar has a fine tuned defense strategy--- retreat. Great to see such pecking order behavior in practice and no bloodshed. Excellent footage. Many thanks.
Thanks for watching, Tobico! And for the kind words. FT23 came wagging in to intimidate Oscar and it worked. Oscar took one look at that rack and about swallowed his tongue. He whined right away. He'd been a real hothead earlier and FT just did a slow walk by him to suggest that any contest would be no contest. Funny that Oscar didn't leave right away; he snuck around in the woods and FT had to further put a point on it by showing himself. I can SEE you!! Isn't it honorable to realize that a whimper is the same as calling uncle, raising a white flag, and it's respected by the other bull? We humans can learn something from them.
I have the pleasure of seeing moose occasionally. Obviously the vast majority are regular sized. Over the years I've seen two that were absolute giants. One was on Route 17 just south of Rangeley, Maine, on the Height of Land. The other was in Crawford Notch New Hampshire. The first one was in broad daylight and I got a good look at it even though it was walking away. Even for someone who's seen quite a few dozen moose it was startling. The one up in Crawford notch however, it was extremely early in the morning like right when the first break of daylight is coming. It was standing beside another moose. It was so big I honestly thought it was fake for a bit.
Yes, our New England moose are big, bigger than the Rocky Mountain subspecies. We live in NH but the moose we video are mostly Alaska moose, (we do have the occasional Maine/NH bulls in here too.) AK bulls are the largest of all the subspecies. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
I’m truly humbled by these great creatures my heart is overwhelmed being able to see them in their natural habitat it’s amazing to me that these animals can get so incredibly large and powerful by eating plants scrubs and grasses thank you for the awe inspiring videos just simply perfect but not simple
Thanks so much June, we really appreciate you watching and subscribing. These amazing animals are quite docile and tolerant given space, as is any wild animal. We so appreciate them letting us in their world to document them. We're coming on 10 years in the fall for the Alaska moose rut. And we are grateful for every moment and encounter. Thanks for finding us!
They are magnificent, and when you study them during the annual rut, there is intensity, other parts of the year they are much more gentle, just feeding and resting most of the time.
@MooseManNaturePhotos I know that it takes someone totally dedicated to their craft and the animals they capture to be able to get footage like you put out But it takes more than skill as a photographer, hard work and sacrifice, it takes knowledge of the animals themselves and that only comes from many, Many cold, hot, wet, boggy, insect infested, overgrown, dangerously too close encounters and the risk being attacked by either the animals you are there to capture on film or they animals that prey upon them. It also means time away from family and friends. The costs, both financially and personal, to be as good as you are stand as a tremendous credit to those of you who capture the beauty and majesty of nature for the rest of us. My thank you is heartfelt and huge
@@cwavt8849 That is truly a beautiful and heartfelt comment, one that is taken with as much gratitude as was meant to convey. My husband Rick answered your first comment, I, Libby, am honored to respond to this one. Luckily we work as a team often splitting up to better cover animals/an area, but both of us are equally passionate and dedicated to our love of wildlife and hopefully, through our lenses and experiences, educate those who may misunderstand or simply have no knowledge of these amazing animals. So at least we're not separated for months while one does the work. You're so right, too; we about become honorary biologists for all the hours and weeks we spend observing and documenting the behaviors, and the wilderness of these wild animals, whether it be moose or hummingbirds. If it's wild, it's getting filmed! We thank you very much for watching and for your most kind words.
@@MooseManNaturePhotos What a fortunate man to have a wife so supportive and in step with his interests and what a blessed woman to have a husband that has the same interests so that he can be there to protect his wife while the two of you, together, build a legacy. You are blessed to have each other and the rest of us are blessed by the work that you do. Thank you
Wow!!!! Now these two look rather menacing to other bulls. It looks like "Oscar the Grouch" is pretty much poised for a foreseeable battle, but however "FT23", is not too fazed at all. He gives quite a challenging and beastly appearance nearby. Towards the end, "FT23" finds a rather relaxing mode all to himself and probably thinks about this possible forthcoming battle later. Thank you once again for this awesome capture!!!!
This truly was entertaining! Oscar looked very deflated while chewing!😁 Speaking of narration - just as you like it, and the most comfortable way for you, please do not generate more work for you. I like both, with or without. There´s no way to please everybody!😘🧡
Thanks so much Mahalia.🥰 The narration bit is an experiment to see if we get better viewing from the algorithm gods. It is how we finance our trips to AK after all so...we bend. As for Oscar and 23 here? wow, huh? What a show of confident and cool strength on 23's part as he slowly walked by Oscar who whined submission (while eating, too funny). Smart of Oscar...that would not be an even match even though Oscar is a big boy! We hope to see Oscar again in the fall. He's a cool bull. 🫎🥰
HAHA actually it was more like um...yeah, don't mind me, I'm just over here being a Good Boy eating my veggies. HA. After he whined. FT said yeah...no. You best be on your way, now. And made certain Oscar got the message to GIT. Thanks for watching!
WOW, that was amazing to watch! Thank you for sharing. I noticed that you have responded to many of the comments, which is encouraging - thank you, again. Just subscribed.
Love this comment. We try our best to get to most of them. We enjoy the connections we make doing so. We want this to be a fun and interesting experience for our viewers. This is our life's work. thanks for joining us and welcome aboard. Wednesday and Saturday are new video days, the rest of the days are photos posted in our "community" section.
It is fascinating for sure, antlers begin to grow in late March and growth finishes late August, they use them during the rut, but by early winter, the big bulls drop theirs, young bulls retain them a few more months.
Wow, this one really took off! I always marvel at how much bigger the AK subspecies is in general anyway, but these are some big boys! Appreciate the breakdown of the action you put in the description. I still have much to learn on moose behavior!
We're still learning about these animals every time we are out there with them, John. FT23 is over 70", that's huge. The other bull, the 3x3, Oscar, is no slouch; he's a tank and had been a hothead leading up to this. Glad you enjoyed the timeline breakdown since we're experimenting with backing off the narration to gauge the algorithm/monetization response. Seems we go to a lot of work narrating for...nothing. We shall see. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Always nice to see you here.
Libby, Rick…it doesn’t matter either way. I love all your videos, period. I have been getting the notifications, I just have A LOT of catching up to do and it’s going to take a while!
Take your time, Fern! We thank you for your support and for the comment. You're going to enjoy catching up...we have been posting as things developed out there in AK, and it's starting to get fun!
It's an experiment to see how the gods of algorithms handles it, Michael. I prefer to narrate but apparently it's not paying the bills, so we bend. For the time being. Thanks for the comment!
Both of these animals are majestic! Wow! What an experience that must have been. I couldn't actually tell which animal was bigger. I could see that one of them had larger head gear, but which one had the bulkier body/longer legs? Thank you so much for sharing these magnificent animals with us!
Thanks for watching, Janette. Yes, these are both big animals, the one we call Oscar the Grouch is a tank, and the other, FT23, is taller but much wider of rack. We thought it was a riot how Oscar about swallowed his tongue when he first saw FT come around the corner wagging. He started whining right then. So cool that once a bull whines submission there is no further escalation, it is decided. FT just wanted to be sure he moved on out of the area after that. Gotta love nature!
@ believe it or not I went to Norway some years ago to capture the northern lights and would you believe I didn’t see them but had been on show just 20 miles from my home in the north of Ireland 😤😤😤😤how’s my luck.😂😂😂
I have actually seen a similar stuation during Maine deer season. I was less than 20 yards from them. They only fight during the rut in August. Still, I didn't stick around to see! The just stood there & watched me leave.
Check out the front three point section on the right antler 🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎 of both BULLS it's identical.... Could this be a father and son????????? Could be, don't you think.....
While they do have similarities it's hard to tell if they're related. Not father and son because they are too close in age. We've know the one bull (FT23) since he was 2, Oscar is new to us this year so we have no history on him. But he's not young enough to be FT's son, nor is he old enough to sire FT. You have a good eye, Cherie. Observant! Thanks for watching!
From the title and before the second moose showed up, I was expecting an elephant to show up!! I know! They don’t live there! Beautiful animals presented here!!
HA...Ed. Ok so this Oscar bull, the one who backed down, was previously very full of himself and quite a hothead. But when FT23 answered his raking earlier, (not shown) and Oscar heard it, he quieted down. Then when he got his eyeballs on FT23 he clammed right up. One does not mess with that monster rack!! Thanks for watching and the comment.
Wow, those are heavy weights. I’d hate to wake up and see either one outside my tent. FT23 has some huge paddles on his rack. They’re almost prehistoric looking.
My partner and I spooked a bull moose as we were doing the approach to an ice climb in the Kananaskis Country, Alberta. It was an early winter morning, sun just starting to come up and he was hidden from view down in a frozen river bed as we unwittingly walked up on him. He ran up the bank toward us which scared the piss out of me but fortunately he ran off in the other direction. Beautiful animal. Not the size of those two though.
Nice story, very visual. It's a good lesson for you and not in the way you might think. In winter bulls are quite docile. They don't want to hurt you, he was just startled by the sounds of it. It is fun to gain an understanding of animal behavior. In the fall, you'd want to be more careful with that same bull.
Using those huge wide antlers to attack shrubs, I am surprised they do not get stuck more often, let alone walk around with branches caught in them. 😳 Excellent video though. 😁
It amazes me that these two warriors can be within such close proximity and choose not to test each other. When they are sporting those racks, aren't they in their breeding suits? Maybe it's because there is no female around. Smarter than humans...they choose peace and survival rather than blood and destruction over nothing.
Love this comment and wanted to explain. Although there are numerous reasons why two bulls engage or not engage, and the reasons are so varied...in this case, the bull that just stood there is declining completely, when they whine and vocalize, they are afraid to fight whoever is intimidating them at the moment. Bull behavior during the rut is so complex and fascinating, thank you for your comment. Brings up a discussion.
Photoshopped?? Maybe you should do some research and check some of our 500+ videos on moose. Such an incorrect comment, but that being said, thank you for watching our filming of these massive beasts.
Hello Peter, Just a guess for sure, but the smaller bull who whined and declined the invite from the bigger bull is about 1050-1100 lbs, that bigger bull could go 1200-1300
Who needs prehistoric animals when we have such marvelous, extraordinary giants still walking the earth?
agreed!
Absolutely magnificent creatures!
They sure are, and I've always wanted to ride one. Their backs don't move despite their terrain. Graceful despite their ungainly appearance. Thanks for watching Miami!
Simply wonderful footage. Thanks for posting it.
You are most welcome. Part 2 of same encounter is this Saturday.
So impressive! Those antlers are incredible.
Big bulls for sure! thanks for watching.
Wow! Just beautiful ❤ Those are some big dudes.
They don't get much bigger Deborah! Thanks for watching.
@@MooseManNaturePhotosupwards of 1400-1600lbs
Now that would be a HEAVYWEIGHT fight!!! FT23 has such a MENACING look to him, but I can honestly say that OTG didn't look too intimidated though. I'll admit I was hoping for them to clash, but then again, I wouldn't want to see either one get injured. AWESOME capture once again. Thank you for all that team MOOSEMAN does to keep us MOOSE LOVERS entertained!!!
Thanks so much, TaKF! Yes, Oscar is no slouch and the look on his face when he first got those bugged out eyes on FT23 says it all. GULP! OOOPS! And 23 certainly demonstrated how confident and mature he's become with that stroll on by with his slight wag...he exuded power. It's as if he had wagged his finger at Oscar, don't let me catch you on my turf again. And don't you love how a whine is accepted as submission and that's it? Nothing ever erupts after a whine. Humans could learn from these amazing beasts. Love your enthusiasm here and we thank you so much for adding to the channel!
@@MooseManNaturePhotos Totally agree about the human reference. You guys are TRULY welcome and it's my pleasure!!!
@@Takeakidfishin It's mutual. We really love having you here!
If some cows had been around there may have been a rumble.
@@rorycraft5453 Agree!!!
I've been about twenty feet to a bull moose. I was definitely impressed by the size but really frightened seeing since I came upon it suddenly while hiking in Yellowstone National Park. I backed off slowly and it looked at me but did not present any threatening behavior. I've learned my lesson not to hike alone and be prepared for just about anything. Great footage.
They are generally docile animals and if left alone, given their space, (like any wild animal) they tend to just mind their own business. During the rut is when hormones can make things a little dicier, but even then they just want space. Thanks for the comment Rosa.
Nice story, thanks for sharing with us all.
I’m sure that was scary. Unless they’re in rut I don’t think they would attack but I would try to back away slowly. At least you didn’t surprise a mom bear. Yeah alone is never good. I had a shark encounter in the Gulf of Mexico alone. Learned my lesson too.
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No narration makes the drama a little more realistic.
Thanks Lynn. I think the action spoke for itself too.
Yes! I get so disgusted with music and talking over everything.
He is magnificent! Thank you for posting. 😊
Thanks for watching!
UM!!! Do you think he's jealous? Outstanding beast. I sincerely hope they both have a long peaceful life, WOW!!!!
He's just saying who is boss. The rut behavior is fantastic.
Incredible amazing. We have beautiful creatures on our planet. Blessings Be. Thank you for sharing. Enjoyed
Nice comment, thank you for watching.
Those are some BIG boys! Love it!
Thanks for watching, we're glad you liked it!
The most beautiful Bull I've ever seen & I'm from Sugarloaf Maine in the Valley....God's beautiful creation...
We have some stunningly handsome bulls here in the northeast (we live in NH) but these bulls in the Alaska Yukon are the largest of all subspecies in the world. They are huge! Thanks for watching these amazing moose.
I was in Bangor Me & heading across the "Airline" Rt9 Bangor to Calais Me & half way there I came across a Monster moose. Beautiful animal.... In the 90s I hit one just north of Lincoln Me on i95 years back in my 18wheeler. Did 25000,00 worth of damage. Sad day for moose
Oscar looked huge until flat top showed up. Great footage.
I know! He's no slouch! But I love how his eyes bugged out of his head when he saw FT...👀😳It was a fun morning, wasn't it?
@ It was an awesome morning. 🎉
@@RaisedinAlaska If I had been at the movies I'd have been plowing down the popcorn in anticipation! 😁🍿
@@MooseManNaturePhotos Yes, I thought we were in for a battle that morning. 🤜🏽🤛🏽
My favorites are like this! Let alone simply filmed the animals do exactly what I want to see. Thx!!🎉
wonderful comment. thank you
Beautiful! Thankyou!
most welcome, thanks for watching.
Lovely! I've only once seen a wild bull moose (Canadian Rockies). I took a few photos with a 400 mm lens; not ideal, as he was facing away from me, his head down. However, when I put the metal lens cap back on, he heard it and looked round, even though I was about 100 metres away (according to the lens), and I was able to get a couple of better shots, before continuing on my way, keeping my distance, while he watched me. I still remember the thrill of this, even though it was 45 years ago!
With you for a lifetime, I remember encounters from back in the 80s for sure.
So gorgeous! TY!
Most welcome. Merry Christmas.
Wow. Thank you for sharing. Magnificent animals ❤
thanks for watching Kathy
Magnificent beasts.. i seen them live in Alaska and also in Idaho...huge up close
So exciting to film them, thanks for watching.
Idaho....oh yeah.
They are such a beautiful animal,so majestic!
And they're HUGE out there in AK cher! Thanks for watching
I just bought two photos of 3bear cubs sleeping from you guys. I live in NH and bought them in shop in lebenon. Thanks great stuff
HI There, thanks so much. You must have been in W Leb at the Powerhouse Mall. We appreciate that. Merry Christmas and enjoy.
@@MooseManNaturePhotos that is correct. I live in sunapee and have seen your name somewhere. I would like to look at your other pictures
What a beautiful animal 😮❤
They are tremendous beasts.
This as always was truly beautiful.
HI Terry! Part 2 of same encounter, seen from my (Rick's) camera angle is this Saturday, hope you get to see it.
Wow! Magnificent Moose video ❤️
we appreciate you taking the time to watch.
Poor #23, with his head tipping and moans JUST WANTED A WRESTLING MATCH!! Oscar has a fine tuned defense strategy--- retreat. Great to see such pecking order behavior in practice and no bloodshed. Excellent footage. Many thanks.
Actually, that is Oscar that is moaning, letting FT23 that he doesn’t want to engage.
Thanks for watching, Tobico! And for the kind words.
FT23 came wagging in to intimidate Oscar and it worked. Oscar took one look at that rack and about swallowed his tongue. He whined right away. He'd been a real hothead earlier and FT just did a slow walk by him to suggest that any contest would be no contest.
Funny that Oscar didn't leave right away; he snuck around in the woods and FT had to further put a point on it by showing himself. I can SEE you!!
Isn't it honorable to realize that a whimper is the same as calling uncle, raising a white flag, and it's respected by the other bull? We humans can learn something from them.
Majestic.
Love It. Thank you again.
Thanks Karen!
Oscar the Grouch. You'd be grouchy too if you carried horns like that on your head all the time! 😂😂
I have the pleasure of seeing moose occasionally. Obviously the vast majority are regular sized. Over the years I've seen two that were absolute giants. One was on Route 17 just south of Rangeley, Maine, on the Height of Land. The other was in Crawford Notch New Hampshire. The first one was in broad daylight and I got a good look at it even though it was walking away. Even for someone who's seen quite a few dozen moose it was startling. The one up in Crawford notch however, it was extremely early in the morning like right when the first break of daylight is coming. It was standing beside another moose. It was so big I honestly thought it was fake for a bit.
Yes, our New England moose are big, bigger than the Rocky Mountain subspecies. We live in NH but the moose we video are mostly Alaska moose, (we do have the occasional Maine/NH bulls in here too.) AK bulls are the largest of all the subspecies. Thanks for watching and for the comment.
@MooseManNaturePhotos thanks for making and posting the videos!
@@ebinmaine You are most welcome!
I’m truly humbled by these great creatures my heart is overwhelmed being able to see them in their natural habitat it’s amazing to me that these animals can get so incredibly large and powerful by eating plants scrubs and grasses thank you for the awe inspiring videos just simply perfect but not simple
Thanks so much June, we really appreciate you watching and subscribing. These amazing animals are quite docile and tolerant given space, as is any wild animal. We so appreciate them letting us in their world to document them. We're coming on 10 years in the fall for the Alaska moose rut. And we are grateful for every moment and encounter. Thanks for finding us!
That was very interesting! Thank you. Be safe out there.
Thanks for watching, and yes, safety first!
Magnificent creatures
They are magnificent, and when you study them during the annual rut, there is intensity, other parts of the year they are much more gentle, just feeding and resting most of the time.
Photography has come so far since my youth. This is much higher quality than Disney and National Geographic was putting out. Thank you for sharing
The gear available today is crazy. But you still have to put in the miles and execute. Thanks for watching, we appreciate it very much.
@MooseManNaturePhotos I know that it takes someone totally dedicated to their craft and the animals they capture to be able to get footage like you put out
But it takes more than skill as a photographer, hard work and sacrifice, it takes knowledge of the animals themselves and that only comes from many, Many cold, hot, wet, boggy, insect infested, overgrown, dangerously too close encounters and the risk being attacked by either the animals you are there to capture on film or they animals that prey upon them.
It also means time away from family and friends. The costs, both financially and personal, to be as good as you are stand as a tremendous credit to those of you who capture the beauty and majesty of nature for the rest of us.
My thank you is heartfelt and huge
@@cwavt8849 That is truly a beautiful and heartfelt comment, one that is taken with as much gratitude as was meant to convey. My husband Rick answered your first comment, I, Libby, am honored to respond to this one. Luckily we work as a team often splitting up to better cover animals/an area, but both of us are equally passionate and dedicated to our love of wildlife and hopefully, through our lenses and experiences, educate those who may misunderstand or simply have no knowledge of these amazing animals. So at least we're not separated for months while one does the work. You're so right, too; we about become honorary biologists for all the hours and weeks we spend observing and documenting the behaviors, and the wilderness of these wild animals, whether it be moose or hummingbirds. If it's wild, it's getting filmed! We thank you very much for watching and for your most kind words.
@@MooseManNaturePhotos What a fortunate man to have a wife so supportive and in step with his interests and what a blessed woman to have a husband that has the same interests so that he can be there to protect his wife while the two of you, together, build a legacy. You are blessed to have each other and the rest of us are blessed by the work that you do. Thank you
Those are two of the biggest bullwinkles I've ever seen - wow.
thanks for watching, it was a great encounter.
Magnificent creatures beautifully filmed. 👍👍
We appreciate this comment from you. Yes, it is our passion and we love to share it with others.
Those are some nice bulls.
Couple of beauties, that smaller 3x3 is nice but the big 70 inch dude is just too much for him
Wow!!!! Now these two look rather menacing to other bulls. It looks like "Oscar the Grouch" is pretty much poised for a foreseeable battle, but however "FT23", is not too fazed at all. He gives quite a challenging and beastly appearance nearby. Towards the end, "FT23" finds a rather relaxing mode all to himself and probably thinks about this possible forthcoming battle later. Thank you once again for this awesome capture!!!!
We love how enthusiastic you are on here Dan. Thank you for being such a cool part of the fun. Oscar thought he was King until the big boy showed up.
This truly was entertaining! Oscar looked very deflated while chewing!😁
Speaking of narration - just as you like it, and the most comfortable way for you, please do not generate more work for you.
I like both, with or without.
There´s no way to please everybody!😘🧡
Thanks so much Mahalia.🥰 The narration bit is an experiment to see if we get better viewing from the algorithm gods. It is how we finance our trips to AK after all so...we bend. As for Oscar and 23 here? wow, huh? What a show of confident and cool strength on 23's part as he slowly walked by Oscar who whined submission (while eating, too funny). Smart of Oscar...that would not be an even match even though Oscar is a big boy! We hope to see Oscar again in the fall. He's a cool bull. 🫎🥰
I couldn't see a discernible size difference. Great film, thanks for sharing it.
The one who walked in on him is over 70 inches wide, that's a HUGE bull. Both nice bulls but only one of them had the confidence that day
My 100lb Malinois freaked out over the vocalizations and left the room! 😂
Now that is funny!
all I can say is wow! Wonderful video. FT23, huge bull moose. Those horns are scary.
Very big bull for sure, thank you for watching. We post new videos each Wednesday and Saturday
FT 23 has a very impressive set of antlers! 👍🏼
He's got the largest set we've even seen.
Stunning!!
At first Oscar's like, "The heck with you, I'm eatin' leaves. You know where to find me."
HAHA actually it was more like um...yeah, don't mind me, I'm just over here being a Good Boy eating my veggies. HA. After he whined. FT said yeah...no. You best be on your way, now. And made certain Oscar got the message to GIT. Thanks for watching!
That’s a good steady hand on that camera! Very nice views.
thanks, most of our filming is hand held.
Wow! Great footage!!!!
thanks much!!
Beautiful, thanks.
You're welcome, and thanks for watching!
We have a great population here in Québec. Much respect for these giants.
They deserve respect. They aren't out to kill us. But they can if we put them there!
WOW, that was amazing to watch! Thank you for sharing. I noticed that you have responded to many of the comments, which is encouraging - thank you, again. Just subscribed.
Love this comment. We try our best to get to most of them. We enjoy the connections we make doing so. We want this to be a fun and interesting experience for our viewers. This is our life's work. thanks for joining us and welcome aboard. Wednesday and Saturday are new video days, the rest of the days are photos posted in our "community" section.
@@MooseManNaturePhotos Many thanks!
I'm just astonished that they grow such massive horns every year, and then just shed them!
It is fascinating for sure, antlers begin to grow in late March and growth finishes late August, they use them during the rut, but by early winter, the big bulls drop theirs, young bulls retain them a few more months.
Now, that’s IMPRESSIVE!
thanks for watching and commenting. Part 2 is this Saturday
What lovely huge beasties !! Was Oscar wimping out !? Saying he's tooo tired for a wrestle right now !! 😂❤
you're right Oscar was definitely whining and declining.
These poor guys can't lay their heads down on their sides when they sleep because of those giant antlers. That would suck. I'm such a side sleeper.
Lol, we do watch them rest sometimes, they lay those antlers right on the ground, but only for a few minutes at a time.
Looks friendly ❤
They can be, but in the fall we have to be careful when those hormones are raging. Moose are fun.
Just the strength of the neck muscles to hold up those massive antlers 🫎.
exactly
Great video. Thanks.
You're welcome. thanks for watching. Part 2 this Saturday
I subscribed ❤
THANKS SO MUCH, we appreciate you joining the fun. New Videos every Wed and Sat.
Just stunning!!!!
Thank you Cynthia!
Wow, this one really took off! I always marvel at how much bigger the AK subspecies is in general anyway, but these are some big boys! Appreciate the breakdown of the action you put in the description. I still have much to learn on moose behavior!
We're still learning about these animals every time we are out there with them, John. FT23 is over 70", that's huge. The other bull, the 3x3, Oscar, is no slouch; he's a tank and had been a hothead leading up to this.
Glad you enjoyed the timeline breakdown since we're experimenting with backing off the narration to gauge the algorithm/monetization response. Seems we go to a lot of work narrating for...nothing. We shall see. Thanks so much for watching and commenting! Always nice to see you here.
Moose sound way different than I thought.
They make several different sounds, great stuff
Wow. Awesome footage! Thank you! Such huge racks they have! Do you ever find any after they fall off? Have you collected any?
We leave Alaska for home before antler shedding time, but we've found some here in New Hampshire.
Libby, Rick…it doesn’t matter either way. I love all your videos, period. I have been getting the notifications, I just have A LOT of catching up to do and it’s going to take a while!
Take your time, Fern! We thank you for your support and for the comment. You're going to enjoy catching up...we have been posting as things developed out there in AK, and it's starting to get fun!
I will have to adjust to no narration, it will take some time!
It's an experiment to see how the gods of algorithms handles it, Michael. I prefer to narrate but apparently it's not paying the bills, so we bend. For the time being. Thanks for the comment!
@@MooseManNaturePhotos totally understand!
Who knew that a big moose could sound an awful lot like a pissed off cat.
that whine of submission is strange indeed.
I love moose!
us too, thanks
Both of these animals are majestic! Wow! What an experience that must have been. I couldn't actually tell which animal was bigger. I could see that one of them had larger head gear, but which one had the bulkier body/longer legs? Thank you so much for sharing these magnificent animals with us!
Thanks for watching, Janette. Yes, these are both big animals, the one we call Oscar the Grouch is a tank, and the other, FT23, is taller but much wider of rack. We thought it was a riot how Oscar about swallowed his tongue when he first saw FT come around the corner wagging. He started whining right then. So cool that once a bull whines submission there is no further escalation, it is decided. FT just wanted to be sure he moved on out of the area after that. Gotta love nature!
Sadly we don’t have them here in Ireland,they are magnificent.
Right, you'd have to go to Norway to see one, Frank. But we have them right here for you. Thanks for watching.
@ believe it or not I went to Norway some years ago to capture the northern lights and would you believe I didn’t see them but had been on show just 20 miles from my home in the north of Ireland 😤😤😤😤how’s my luck.😂😂😂
Buds now, but wait until the rut.
Awesome video!
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Thanks for watching and subscribing. It's gonna be a long winter! We appreciate you joining us.
FT 23 was doing his Bruce Lee impersonation
thanks for watching, he is the boss.
I have actually seen a similar stuation during Maine deer season. I was less than 20 yards from them. They only fight during the rut in August. Still, I didn't stick around to see! The just stood there & watched me leave.
good story, thanks for sharing.
what beautiful animals
They truly are, thanks for watching
@@MooseManNaturePhotos I was scared to watch because thought someone was going to kill the moose /
" man these antlers are heavy.....hey Larry are yours heavy too ?? "
too funny
Me thinks Oscar just gained some intelligence by walking away
big time
Amazing animals
Incredible beasts.
He looked at the cameraman as if to say,” you think I’m crazy”.
They do you you that side eye.
Check out the front three point section on the right antler 🫎🫎🫎🫎🫎 of both BULLS it's identical.... Could this be a father and son????????? Could be, don't you think.....
While they do have similarities it's hard to tell if they're related. Not father and son because they are too close in age. We've know the one bull (FT23) since he was 2, Oscar is new to us this year so we have no history on him. But he's not young enough to be FT's son, nor is he old enough to sire FT. You have a good eye, Cherie. Observant! Thanks for watching!
Bullwinkle.. I'd call him.
This is how nonhumans settle their differences 🙏
yup, thanks for watching.
From the title and before the second moose showed up, I was expecting an elephant to show up!! I know! They don’t live there! Beautiful animals presented here!!
HA...Ed. Ok so this Oscar bull, the one who backed down, was previously very full of himself and quite a hothead. But when FT23 answered his raking earlier, (not shown) and Oscar heard it, he quieted down. Then when he got his eyeballs on FT23 he clammed right up. One does not mess with that monster rack!! Thanks for watching and the comment.
MooseMan making calls, Oscar the grouch thinking; “you seen the chick making those calls?! I ain’t fightin over her, she ugly.”
Thanks, there was no cow there. The sounds were the smaller bull whining. thanks for watching.
What a place this is, this planet we evolved onto. Full of wonder still after all our destruction.
well said, thanks for watching.
FT was saying “you’re getting there kid, but not yet”.
Yeah, and FT may be younger than Oscar!! He's only 7!
@ I figured it was the opposite just looking at the back hair. Shows what I know.
Those antlers!
unusually wide on the big guy!
There's a female somewhere close, boys! Either bull will be acceptable! Thank you both so much for sharing your passion with us! Happy Holidays!
Thanks for watching and subscribing, Chris! Happiest of Holidays to you!
Wow, those are heavy weights. I’d hate to wake up and see either one outside my tent. FT23 has some huge paddles on his rack. They’re almost prehistoric looking.
He is strangely huge. We've filmed him since he was 2 1/2. At five years old in 2022, his antlers just blew up, he has not stopped
Just watching them carry those humongous antlers gives me a headache
we can only imagine, and thanks for watching.
My partner and I spooked a bull moose as we were doing the approach to an ice climb in the Kananaskis Country, Alberta. It was an early winter morning, sun just starting to come up and he was hidden from view down in a frozen river bed as we unwittingly walked up on him. He ran up the bank toward us which scared the piss out of me but fortunately he ran off in the other direction. Beautiful animal. Not the size of those two though.
Nice story, very visual. It's a good lesson for you and not in the way you might think. In winter bulls are quite docile. They don't want to hurt you, he was just startled by the sounds of it. It is fun to gain an understanding of animal behavior. In the fall, you'd want to be more careful with that same bull.
Just when you think you're big and bad...this happens.
totally correct, love that line you came up with.
Biggest vegetarian I’ve ever seen.😂😂
And they get that big eating twigs and grass.🦌🌿🌱🍃🌳🌲
Using those huge wide antlers to attack shrubs, I am surprised they do not get stuck more often, let alone walk around with branches caught in them. 😳 Excellent video though. 😁
Great comment. They get branches in their antlers often, we are working on a video about it.
GAWD are they ever menacing…!!!
His dropped ear makes him look bad, but that's actually muscle or nerve damage. Ears up they look absolutely adorable, don't they? 🤭😁
COOL
thanks for watching.
Whose your daddies big boys?
It amazes me that these two warriors can be within such close proximity and choose not to test each other. When they are sporting those racks, aren't they in their breeding suits? Maybe it's because there is no female around. Smarter than humans...they choose peace and survival rather than blood and destruction over nothing.
Love this comment and wanted to explain. Although there are numerous reasons why two bulls engage or not engage, and the reasons are so varied...in this case, the bull that just stood there is declining completely, when they whine and vocalize, they are afraid to fight whoever is intimidating them at the moment. Bull behavior during the rut is so complex and fascinating, thank you for your comment. Brings up a discussion.
Love the Porcupine conversation going on in the background 😁
photo shopped 😂
Photoshopped?? Maybe you should do some research and check some of our 500+ videos on moose. Such an incorrect comment, but that being said, thank you for watching our filming of these massive beasts.
They always have such a long face.
yes they do, their nickname is "bucket nose" That face is partly responsible for their acute sense of smell.
Some fantastic footage ! If you had to guess , how many pounds do these big fellas weigh in at 🤔
Hello Peter, Just a guess for sure, but the smaller bull who whined and declined the invite from the bigger bull is about 1050-1100 lbs, that bigger bull could go 1200-1300
Oh Wow the grunts and the calls!
Incredible footage!
I hope you’re up a tree with a good zoom lens.
That is so close to so big and bully !
Long lens and editing software help tremendously, but we're still in the action zone.