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[–]harlyboy 124 points125 points ago

Video

[–]Derpettia 19 points20 points ago

Did the arrow slip, because why would you take such a shitty shot? The front side of a moose is like armor.

[–]clickwir 15 points16 points ago

the slowmo looks like he got a bit of a side angle on it.

[–]aardvark445 35 points36 points ago

Yeah, why would he shoot a moose right in the vitals from 6 feet away with a compound bow and a razor sharp broadhead? What a shitty shot. Everyone knows the front part of a moose is just like armor!

[–]Oh_You_See 16 points17 points ago

This kills the moose.

[–]Zenitram 16 points17 points ago

Exactly. There is a reason that moose stopped where it did.

It was dead.

[–]KazMux 9 points10 points ago

Uhh.. I doubt they would have tried to call it again if it had died on the spot.

[–]toxicfeet 4 points5 points ago

You could hear the moose making a death rattle after it charged while they were talking.

[–]mafibasheth 16 points17 points ago

Let's stop arguing with each other. Can we at least agree these guys are fucking idiots?

[–]el_bhm 8 points9 points ago

Hunting a moose sounds like a smashing idea to me.

[–]Zenitram 1 point2 points ago

Well, I didn't see the moose collapse but it was a kill shot, otherwise that man is dead. The caller didn't see the entire thing either, he had to move after he heard the commotion, the hunter and camera man had to change their pants before they went in to check wear the animal collapsed.

[–]tieme 0 points1 point ago

Now I don't know a whole lot about bow hunting, but that didn't really look like a kill shot. The moose was at a somewhat poor angle and (to me at least) it looks like he shoots it in the gut.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHu8KNRZ0bg&feature=player_detailpage#t=70s

[–]aardvark445 3 points4 points ago

One dead moose for sure.

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    [–]Max45a 6 points7 points ago

    True, but you're forgetting one part: the kne-(gun shot)

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      [–]utopianfiat 6 points7 points ago

      Bow Hunter

      5 feet in front of a Buck

      I'm guessing this guy has been shooting for a darwin award for a while.

      [–]yakkafoobmog 0 points1 point ago

      shooting

      lol

      [–]Hithenameisbj 7 points8 points ago

      He was attempting, and very well might have, hit it in the lungs. A moose's shoulder blade is very large, shielding it's vitals. You would have to get an arrow over the collarbone and into it's lung, hence the frontal shot.

      [–]Derpettia 2 points3 points ago

      I'm not a mammalogist, but this looks like a lot more crap to shoot through: http://bearcreekjournal.com/wp-content/uploads/800px-ROM_-_Stag-moose.jpg

      Looking at some anatomy diagrams, and butchery photos it seems that the vitals are perfectly clear from the broadside, as well.

      [–]Mohander 136 points137 points ago

      I'm not usually one to hope that someone gets hurt... but i wish they got mauled by that moose

      Edit: from +4 upvotes to -, lol

      [–]canthidecomments 3 points4 points ago

      Mom of the year.

      Folks, these are wild animals that weight upwards of 1 ton. They're not pets.

      [–]venividivixi 29 points30 points ago

      Why?

      [–]Mohander 132 points133 points ago

      Because he shot an innocent moose in the face with an arrow? I'm no green peace hippy, but that thing was just browsing around then BAM arrow to the face, well within his rights as a living creature to maul whoever shot him.

      edit: glad you all enjoy shooting a moose like you've actually done it

      [–]HittingSmoke 176 points177 points ago

      I'm not anti hunting by any means. I've hunted a bit myself.

      However, I believe if you're going to acknowledge that we get to kill animals, it's perfectly fair for some people to root for the animals. They have a right to defend themselves and if you get fucked up in the process, you had it coming.

      [–]Boris2k 11 points12 points ago

      Exactly, Fair is when the opportunity is equal on both sides, nothing but.

      [–]im_probably_tripping 7 points8 points ago

      Excuse me while I go cheer for cows to kill farmers.

      [–]Nomagon 11 points12 points ago

      You joke around but cows are pretty damn vicious. Don't think for a second that if we didn't put cows on farms they wouldn't put us on farms.

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          [–]the_omnomnivour 0 points1 point ago

          My view on this situation with hunting as a sport/ hobby is that why should A living thing have to Die for the joy of an extremely over indulgent apex predator ( us ) that will just end up severing the kill's head to use as a mantle peace. I understand the the food i eat ( im not a vegetarian ) was once slaughtered , but this don't see the logic in killing an inocent animal just for fun and nothing else .but in the end this is just my opinion so please don't hate.

          [–]Gark32 15 points16 points ago

          you assume that he doesn't like the taste of moose. i'm told it's pretty good meat.

          [–]BlindAngel 6 points7 points ago

          Taste smoky and has a very strong after-taste of iron. I like it.

          [–]pppihus 3 points4 points ago

          It is good, but hunting an animal that big with a bow and an arrow is just wrong. A moose doesn't die instantly after getting hit with an arrow, that's the part that's wrong.

          [–]drbaconboy 0 points1 point ago

          If you watched the video he was dead in seconds of getting hit in the heart. Unless you're hunting a moose with a fucking .338 it's going to take a few seconds-minutes for that powerful son of a bitch to die.

          [–]Cdwollan 1 point2 points ago

          Still will. Moose die slow unless you get a good brain shot and that can be worse if you miss.

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            [–]doomgiver98 6 points7 points ago

            People hunt for a hobby then eat it. They don't just leave it there.

            [–]snakrause 7 points8 points ago

            Around my area, while, yes, they do keep the trophy antlers of deer and such, I don't know of anybody who just discards the meat. Everyone I know keeps the meat in their deep freeze, or keeps some of it, and gives the rest to neighbors and friends.

            [–]Lord_Nuke 0 points1 point ago

            Counterpoint: Moose is fucking delicious.

            [–]Up_to_11 1 point2 points ago

            I hate it when people say Innocent Animal.

            Animals are not subject to any kind of moral system. Such a thing as an innocent animal does not exist.

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              [–]amnSoldier 0 points1 point ago

              I know what you're saying, I feel as though hunting is entirely more ethical, amplified ten-fold by the use of a bow; this allows the animal to either escape death or, as in this manner, retaliate and creates a some chance for this creature's survival.

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                [–]EntForgotHisPassword 7 points8 points ago

                You've been getting a lot of mixed responses here... I'll just let you in on my thoughts as a Finnish guy. We humans have allready eliminated the elks natural enemies and thus they easily ovepopulate. This causes major problems on the roads (my uncle for instance has a brain problem after his crash with an elk.)

                I am a vegetarian but I still think that hunting moose/elk should be allowed to keep the number of elk-accidents down. I also think hunting is more ethical (better for the animal) than buying the store meat.

                [–]the_penultimate_user 11 points12 points ago

                I have done it and dropped it with one shot, using both a bow and a gun.

                Hunting (in my opinion) is more "ethical" than a slaughterhouse.

                [–]Mohander 5 points6 points ago

                I'd agree with if you can do it in such a manner, not to mention significantly more personal.

                Honestly i wish i could do this, i don't know if i can because i've never been presented with the opportunity, but i really hope i could. If simply for not being a hypocrite. I don't know if i have the balls to pop a cow between the eyeballs... i hope i do based off the amount of beef that i eat...

                [–]xblackdog 6 points7 points ago

                A bullet to the heart after living a good life (around 10 years old) in the forest is better than a bolt to the head after you hit your prime at 4 years old, while being forced to stay on some farm, or if unlucky kept in one of those tiny pens used to make veal.

                [–]Weave_J 2 points3 points ago

                I was in a small farm in CH to help the family I was staying with kill a bull. The bull is brought into a small room. And gets shot in the head. Well, it didn't die, so it obviously went mental. I was with 2 other people in this room, shots kept being fired and a bull was going crazy. Later that night we had some of the best steaks I've ever had, and took shots of jagermeister & blood with some spices.

                [–]warboy 1 point2 points ago

                Please don't go out and shoot a moose from five feet away. That's how you get mother fucking killed.

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                  [–]L0N3RW0LF 13 points14 points ago

                  If you watch the video, and the slow mo part near the end it is pretty clear he didn't get shot in the face.

                  [–]venividivixi 67 points68 points ago

                  Moose are food.

                  [–]itsOKillwait 362 points363 points ago

                  food is whoever loses

                  [–]psychroclasm 51 points52 points ago

                  That is the most profound thing that I've seen all day. The ecological and historical implications of that statement are awesome.

                  [–]Revolan 17 points18 points ago

                  History is written by the victors

                  [–]sp00kyd00m 14 points15 points ago

                  History is written by the diners.

                  [–]spinozasrobot 4 points5 points ago

                  About the dinners.

                  [–]utopianfiat 0 points1 point ago

                  Flies and maggots can't write.

                  [–]g1zmo 0 points1 point ago

                  Dinners are eaten by the winners.

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                      [–]Legitimidget 4 points5 points ago

                      Except in this case, moose are herbivores.

                      [–]kamoh 2 points3 points ago

                      This is a fantastic sentence.

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                        [–]Hithenameisbj 6 points7 points ago

                        A lot of food, but unfortunately for guys like this it's more about the trophy.

                        [–]snakrause 3 points4 points ago

                        They still probably keep the meat. In my area people keep the trophies and such, but I still don't know anyone who just discards the meat. They either keep it in their deep freeze, or keep some of it and give the rest ot neighbors and friends. While I'm sure the trophy is the prime point of the hunting exploits for the people in this video, I seriously doubt the meat will be wasted.

                        That being said, I do understand why people are against hunting, and I respect such opinions. I still hunt, but I do see where they are coming from.

                        [–]Hithenameisbj 0 points1 point ago

                        Oh yeah I mean nobody in their right mind is just throwing out all that meat, I just don't agree with the motivation of killing something because it'll look great on their wall.

                        [–]Mohander 12 points13 points ago

                        I'm not a vegetarian, i eat meat and subsequently i realize that the things i eat are slaughtered. But this video is not a quick death, it's not even a death, it's just a bad shot to the face.

                        [–]dividezero 20 points21 points ago

                        I'm no archer expert but shouldn't you be a little further away than... what is that? Like 5 feet? Seemed surprised that the moose was mad too. If i shot something from 5 feet away, i would expect them to charge me. It's pretty clear ego did it in that situation.

                        [–]Hithenameisbj 21 points22 points ago

                        They're stalking. They walk around, find tracks, make calls, and hope they find something, as opposed to sitting in a tree and waiting for something to pass. With your typical tree stand or bunker hunting, you cut lanes so that you have unobstructed firing paths that you wait for them to walk through. In stalking you can't make lanes so you take what you can get. That being said, yes shooting a moose from 5 feet away with an arrow is a terrible idea.

                        [–]Reef4229 2 points3 points ago

                        Yeah, 5 feet is crazy. I shot an elk at about 10 yards, and honestly would not want to be much closer. And a moose is way bigger.

                        [–]SlugsOnToast 8 points9 points ago

                        Indeed. Animals rarely just "turn off" when shot with an arrow, and not always when shot with a firearm either. This was foolhardy and he got what he deserved.

                        [–]thelittlewhitebird 0 points1 point ago

                        Exactly. Without the capability to make "the perfect shot" (hitting the heart/aorta/etc), he deserved to be charged at for taking such a bad shot at a close range.

                        [–]doperat 4 points5 points ago

                        it wasnt in the face. if you watch the video at the very least it is a lung shot.. IMO a badly placed one. Ideally a shot should be taken while the animal has its side to you so you can get either a heart or lung shot with ease....

                        [–]ElectronicDrug 6 points7 points ago

                        Wasn't even to the face, watch again.

                        [–]DarkRider23 -2 points-1 points ago

                        You don't seem to know much about hunting big game. You don't go in for the quick kill. You go in for a vital organ like a lung and wait for it to die. It's cruel, but so are slaughterhouses. Hunting is a way of life for lots of people.

                        [–]ILikeMyBlueEyes 2 points3 points ago

                        I'm curious. Why not go in for a quick kill?? Seriously, is there a reason for prolonging the death of an animal you've just shot?

                        [–]p_quarles_ 5 points6 points ago

                        Probably because there's no easy way to make a quick kill on animals that large unless they're tied down under a guillotine.

                        Large animals like this are built like trucks. They have to be just to deal with the effects of gravity on their body mass. Excuse the crude analogy, but think about the difference between a 500 lb grizzly bear that moves around like a cat, and 500 lb human that probably needs a motorized scooter to move very far. Think about how much more bone density the bear would need, and the proportional muscle strength that allows that much weight to move quickly. A moose can be up to three times that size.

                        Things that would easily kill you or me are basically just fighting words to some of the larger mammals.

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                          [–]Domoda 0 points1 point ago

                          I don't know much about big game hunting. What I do know is I would never shoot a moose from that close, shit is crazy

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                            [–]drbaconboy 0 points1 point ago

                            The moose got hit in the heart.

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                              [–]Rixxer 3 points4 points ago

                              So are cats. Oh wait, no they're not.

                              Hunting for sport is one of the sickest things I can think of. "Hey, I'm going to go kill helpless, innocent animal for fun." And what's worse, people are willing to sit in a tree for hours upon hours, not moving, even in freezing or blistering weather just to do kill something. That sounds like pathological behavior to me.

                              [–]Squirrelson 10 points11 points ago

                              Calling a moose helpless is a bit of a misnomer.

                              [–]Rixxer 0 points1 point ago

                              Well, helpless vs. a competent hunter. That guy was a dumbass.

                              [–]provokedcarp 4 points5 points ago

                              Dumbass in what way? For not using a gun? Other people are talking about how using a gun is unfair anyway, he's just playing a more interesting game.

                              [–]Domoda 1 point2 points ago

                              He shot a 1300lb animal from point blank

                              [–]Rixxer 0 points1 point ago

                              Because there's no way that moose is going to drop dead by the time it can run 10 feat and maul the guy. Even people who aren't experienced hunters know that's a stupid thing to do.

                              [–]Squirrelson 0 points1 point ago

                              By your own logic a soldier is helpless against a sniper.

                              [–]Rixxer 1 point2 points ago

                              Nope. Going to war you know full-well what you're putting yourself into. Also, in war you kill to survive, not for sport.

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                                [–]terf2004 -1 points0 points ago

                                Its also population control, there are millions of moose in alaska and they like to walk into the roads a lot.

                                [–]bobcatgoldthwait 1 point2 points ago

                                About 175,000 to 200,000 moose are widely distributed throughout Alaska.

                                Source: Alaska Department of Fish and game

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                                  [–]Blowout777 0 points1 point ago

                                  People also? At least in Miami.

                                  [–]spinozasrobot 0 points1 point ago

                                  Not friends? I always get that one wrong.

                                  [–]xerogirl 0 points1 point ago

                                  Delicious food.

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                                    [–]Inktfish 2 points3 points ago

                                    I find it interesting that many people feel sorry for a moose but don't care about the numerous cows/chickens/goats and pigs that turn into yummy.

                                    [–]Up_to_11 0 points1 point ago

                                    I care about both equally.

                                    Not that much, as it turn out.

                                    [–]ggGideon 14 points15 points ago

                                    First, he didn't shoot the moose in the face. He tried to shoot it in the heart and hit it in the torso. Second Indians hunted moose with bow and arrow for hundreds of years.

                                    Being mauled is a risk you take when you bow hunt, but that doesn't mean you should hope that whoever bow hunts gets mauled.

                                    [–]Dev1lsAdv0kate 7 points8 points ago

                                    Real men go to the grocery store for their meat! rabble rabble!

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                                      [–]ActionJesus 1 point2 points ago

                                      "but that thing was just browsing around then BAM arrow to the face"

                                      This is called 'Hunting', do you think that in a "normal" scenario the moose would have a sign with him "I'm done browsing now, take the shot."

                                      [–]penny013 0 points1 point ago

                                      Thats kind of how hunting with a bow works.

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                                          [–]clickwir 8 points9 points ago

                                          it's hunting, get over it.

                                          [–]sniffles_snort 8 points9 points ago

                                          That's right. It's hunting. Sometimes, when an especially weak, stupid, or otherwise incompetent predator is outmatched by its prey, the tables are turned. I typically root for the prey and not the predator.

                                          It's hunting. Get over it. Sometimes the predator dies.

                                          [–]Up_to_11 0 points1 point ago

                                          Yes.

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                                            [–]Jefri91 0 points1 point ago

                                            You wish someone to get mauled by a moose? The fuck is wrong with you?

                                            [–]hotrod2k82 0 points1 point ago

                                            Yeah why he's just hunting.

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                                              [–]JediMasterSam 3 points4 points ago

                                              Oh he lived! I lived in Alaska for a few years. Those things would trample through cars. Totally destroying them. Really surprised this guy lived.

                                              [–]gufcfan 3 points4 points ago

                                              I wish it mauled those two dipshits.

                                              [–]liquidflux 0 points1 point ago

                                              What's he say right after "It was scary"?

                                              [–]shiawuon 0 points1 point ago

                                              Mister Lahey is that you?

                                              [–]sieglinde_hofmann 0 points1 point ago

                                              Yоu shоuld knоw that ЅubrеddіtDrаmа has wrіttеn about you.

                                              Redditor angry about the hunting of a Moose in r/funny. Anger, accusations and (of course) downvotes ensue.

                                              As of now, your comment has a score of 122 (136|14). The submission has a score of 1109 (3766|2657).

                                              Although SRD officially bans coordinated voting, threads linked by them have a tendency to suddenly acquire disproportionately large amounts of votes, as well as derailing comments directed at those SRD decides is in the wrong.

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                                                [–]TbanksIV 16 points17 points ago

                                                Thats fucking horrifying.

                                                [–]dangerjoe 30 points31 points ago

                                                Holy shit, that motherfucker wasn't fucking around

                                                [–]BaZing3 84 points85 points ago

                                                If you shoot a moose in the face, it'll get pissed off. Myth confirmed.

                                                [–]KennyLoggnsDngrZone 36 points37 points ago

                                                In hindsight, giving him a muffin would have been the better choice.

                                                [–]polaris210 17 points18 points ago

                                                A room.... with a moose...

                                                [–]sunkenOcean01 14 points15 points ago

                                                The walnuts... Did you see the walnuts?

                                                [–]abiera468 1 point2 points ago

                                                I fucking miss that show.

                                                [–]soawesomejohn 0 points1 point ago

                                                On a train.. in Spain...

                                                [–]MayorMajorMajorMajor 10 points11 points ago

                                                Well, you know what they say - give a moose a muffin and soon you'll have to shoot him in the face.

                                                [–]reconx38 1 point2 points ago

                                                You don't want to go down that path my friend, unintended consequences await. Its kinda like the Iraq War.

                                                [–]Br0ski 0 points1 point ago

                                                oh god the nostalgia

                                                [–]zecret 0 points1 point ago

                                                are you kidding me? that's a whole 10 cents

                                                [–]Mad_Physicist 2 points3 points ago

                                                We need a larger sample size. I'll get the arrows if you get the meese.

                                                [–]justina 1 point2 points ago

                                                Um, it's "meeses."

                                                [–]Driesens 0 points1 point ago

                                                "MOOSEN." Come on, people, it's not that hard!

                                                [–]Rustysporkman 0 points1 point ago

                                                Normal hunting arrows or the new KILLINATOR c brand?

                                                [–]DeadlyTedly 16 points17 points ago

                                                As someone who grew up in the Yukon, Canada (just to the right of Alaska, if you never heard of it), being that close to a moose is basically a death sentence whatever you do.

                                                A moose will fuck you up. They are usually evasive, but when surprised or threatened they will do everything possible to cancel a problem out. They aren't smart creatures, but they are bright enough to to know how to mush a pink fleshbag like you or I.

                                                [–]dangerjoe 10 points11 points ago

                                                I believe you. It went from chilling to killing in an instant.

                                                [–]DeadlyTedly 0 points1 point ago

                                                It was just standing ground- it was grunting which was "fuck off" in moose.

                                                [–]xerogirl 0 points1 point ago

                                                Vry true! I was walking at night through a path in the woods and came face to face with a younger moose the size of a horse....I scared him by accident and the outcome was not pleasant.

                                                [–]the__funk 0 points1 point ago

                                                As a Manitoban Canadian, I can confirm this

                                                [–]psychroclasm 44 points45 points ago

                                                3 things:

                                                1) That moose trusted you, man.

                                                2) Why would you attempt to shoot a moose in the face with a bow? In the ribs, maybe, but, this is a species that stands around 7 feet and fights with its forehead.

                                                3) YOU WERE FIVE FEET AWAY! HOW DID YOU SCREW THAT UP?!

                                                [–]tyme 13 points14 points ago

                                                If you watch the video at the top of the thread (may not have been there when you posted), it looks like he was going for the side of it - not the head. He fires the arrow as the moose turns its head to expose its upper right side to him.

                                                [–]psychroclasm 0 points1 point ago

                                                Ah. The way I saw it, the little cloud made it look like he hit the antler full-on.

                                                [–]tyme 3 points4 points ago

                                                I think the "cloud" you're seeing is from the losing of the arrow; he might have some of weather-proofing powder on the fletchings (my guess, anyways).

                                                [–]psychroclasm 1 point2 points ago

                                                You're probably right.

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                                                  [–]DeadeyeDuncan 4 points5 points ago

                                                  Isn't five feet away way too close to be to any wild animal anyway, especially if you're going to piss it off?

                                                  [–]psychroclasm 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Even worse if you plan to piss on it.

                                                  [–]MaxOctane 3 points4 points ago

                                                  If you look at slow-mo, you'll see he clearly did not shoot it in the face, but in it's side (I can't tell, but he might/should have been aiming for the heart).

                                                  Those broad heads will do serious damage, but it's hard to drop an animal of that size. Most likely you shoot it, aim for the heart, and then wait for it to bleed to death.

                                                  [–]yangx 0 points1 point ago

                                                  Why would he shoot it in its side? Will that instantly incapacitate the moose? If he didnt want to get mauled he needed to get the kill shot.

                                                  [–][deleted] 6 points7 points ago

                                                  Shooting in the side is the way to go. Hunters will nearly always try to get a shot to the side, as that is the most effective. Kills quickly, and is easy to hit, as the lung/heart region provides a large area that a shot will be lethal in.

                                                  A bow shot to the lungs/heart will not drop the moose instantly, though, so shooting it from that range is a bit foolish, I think.

                                                  [–]toxicfeet 1 point2 points ago

                                                  Hunters prefer the side apparently because the shoulder blades can block a kill shot.

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                                                      [–]schwab002 10 points11 points ago

                                                      The gif lies. That shit is sped up or missing some frames.

                                                      [–]Mraedis 0 points1 point ago

                                                      Sure is. If you watch the video (top comment) you'll see it charges much slower, and actually stops right where the gif ends.

                                                      [–]mrdoink20 2 points3 points ago

                                                      OhshitOhshitOhshitOhshit

                                                      [–]kezza596 2 points3 points ago

                                                      Fuck them. I wish the moose gouged out their innards first.

                                                      [–]Wolfosaurus 3 points4 points ago

                                                      That poor moose.

                                                      [–]DeviantToker 1 point2 points ago

                                                      The moose is loose!

                                                      [–]RUBBER_DICK 1 point2 points ago

                                                      Don't worry guys! He was left handed!

                                                      [–]Pelican_Fly 1 point2 points ago

                                                      If some one tried to kill me with a bow and arrow and I lived through it, I'd fuck them up so bad their own mother would not be able to recognize them at the body identification b/c there won't be enough DNA left.

                                                      [–]k_lander 2 points3 points ago

                                                      actual video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHu8KNRZ0bg

                                                      [–]Gump9005 10 points11 points ago

                                                      Did PETA invade this thread?

                                                      Why don't you guys stop bashing the hunter and have another cheeseburger while pretending meat grows from the ground.

                                                      [–]zackmorgs 4 points5 points ago

                                                      So many pussies in this thread. It's called hunting.

                                                      [–]pack0newports 4 points5 points ago

                                                      This doesn't look very sporting.

                                                      [–]PoopNoodle 16 points17 points ago

                                                      Are you kidding? Do you know how hard it is to get that close to a moose in the wild?

                                                      Moose that get that big are highly adept at staying alive. They are super skittish and have to be stalked and out-maneuvered by a very patient hunter.

                                                      Successful bow hunters are some of the most skilled and adroit hunters I have ever met.

                                                      Other than those bad-asses that lie in wait with a Bowie knife to fucking stab a deer, bow hunters are the top of the 'sporting' hierarchy.

                                                      [–]64-17-5 2 points3 points ago

                                                      I want to learn more about those bad asses who lies in ambush and stabs a deer with a knife please.

                                                      [–]PoopNoodle 0 points1 point ago

                                                      Yeah, they are nuts. I am too lazy to Google it, but i saw a video of it a while back and I thought it had to be fake. I think there is actually a name for it too, but again, I've got a bad case of lazies.

                                                      [–]Hitomi_seed1 3 points4 points ago

                                                      Dude, I got that close to a moose and her calf while on my mountain bike. I have never been more scared in my life than I was at that point. Momma put herself between me and her baby and just slowly walked away. I climbed off my bike slowly and proceeded to shat myself.

                                                      Her? Not a single Fuck was given.

                                                      [–]drbaconboy 1 point2 points ago

                                                      You're fucking lucky you didn't get charged. So fucking lucky.

                                                      [–]Hitomi_seed1 0 points1 point ago

                                                      If I was alone I very well might of been. There was four of us, and we all stopped dead in our tracks. I think the number if us kept her nervous enough to stay back. It was a beautiful and frightening experience all at the sane time.

                                                      [–]bigups43 1 point2 points ago

                                                      Dude I live in New Hampshire, and I can tell you that moose are fucking retarded. They will often let you get within ten feet of them, and they stand on the side of the road without flinching as car whiz by them.

                                                      [–]PoopNoodle 0 points1 point ago

                                                      Yeah, that's why I said 'in the wild'. Moose are dumb and stubborn and once they get used to civilization (which happens very quickly) they are a real giant nuisance.

                                                      Growing up in AK I saw hundreds of moose. The ones that wandered into the neighborhoods would get acclimated in just a few days and would not run or spook easily, if at all. My mom would often go out and beat on the smaller calves with a broom when they were eating her flowerbeds. And they would just stand there giving zero fucks.

                                                      But if I was out in the wild, away from civilization, hunting the moose, they were like completely different beasts then the around-town moose. Stalking one that had never seen/heard a human or heard a motor, or metal on metal clinking sounds was a science. Stepping on the wrong twig, or splashing in a puddle would send a wild moose bolting 100% of the time.

                                                      [–]OneBigBug 12 points13 points ago

                                                      Do you know how hard it is to get that close to a moose in the wild?

                                                      Apparently not very. Dude's just standing there with a camera man preparing to shoot it right in the face from a few feet away with direct line of sight.

                                                      I feel as though I would be more skittish in that situation than the moose was, and I wouldn't characterize myself as a particularly difficult person to get within a few feet of.

                                                      [–]xmsxms 2 points3 points ago

                                                      Didn't you see that guy had camo on?

                                                      [–]1919 7 points8 points ago

                                                      You're only seeing the 'end' of the hunt. Getting that moose to location, setting up you're "perfect" position to get a good shot (you only really get one in bow hunting), all take massive amounts of time. I'm talking multiple hours.

                                                      I'm not even a hunter, but that must take skill. Better than taking pot-shots from 100 yards out with your brand new scoped-rifle.

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                                                          [–]zombie_hoard 1 point2 points ago

                                                          Moose Crunch

                                                          [–]gbromios -1 points0 points ago

                                                          it's a good metaphor: if you're not funny/can't shoot a bow well, you'll get trampled by the moose/readers

                                                          [–]Random_Tangent 0 points1 point ago

                                                          Ever since I read The Hatchet, I've had it out for moose. Fucking moose.

                                                          [–]BungieWolf 0 points1 point ago

                                                          That's exactly how it feels.

                                                          [–]MagicSPA 0 points1 point ago

                                                          I don't get it.

                                                          [–]serafina32 -1 points0 points ago

                                                          "don't do it...YOU ARE GOING TO DIE!!!"

                                                          [–]Peaceoutpumpkin66 0 points1 point ago

                                                          Omfg hahahahaha!!!!!!

                                                          [–]HotMess323 0 points1 point ago

                                                          I have no rocks, nor cocks. No kittens, nor video-game mittens...

                                                          [–]daymo -1 points0 points ago

                                                          Killing things for fun is clown shoes retarded

                                                          [–]Inktfish 0 points1 point ago

                                                          Upvoted for clown shoes. Would it be okay if he ate the moose?

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                                                          [–]Stare_Decisis 0 points1 point ago

                                                          I want to see the next three minutes of that film!

                                                          [–]alaughinmoose -2 points-1 points ago

                                                          Hehehe

                                                          [–]thegreatwhitemenace 0 points1 point ago

                                                          Battle Moose: Dumb Tagline

                                                          [–]Zamusu 0 points1 point ago

                                                          Shooting a fucking moose with a bow and arrow is so goddamn badass

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