I expect that was used for the mooseaka.Not out of elk though?
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You use an ‘iron horse’
Once recovered from the forest the whole rig is driven up into a trailer with the moose still loaded.
Back at the hunters barn the moose is then winched up out of the trailer.
Watching the guys processing them when I was over in Norway was amazing - so too was the ‘moose stew’, moose loin & the many moose sausages that I’ve brought home over the years
My .308W worked a treat
Morkai
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You use an ‘iron horse’
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Once recovered from the forest the whole rig is driven up into a trailer with the moose still loaded.
Back at the hunters barn the moose is then winched up out of the trailer.
Watching the guys processing them when I was over in Norway was amazing - so too was the ‘moose stew’, moose loin & the many moose sausages that I’ve brought home over the years
I watched some Americans shooting big Moose and Elk, they made sure to shoot them up river, butchered & portioned them where they dropped and floated the meat down river in an inflatable.
Jagare
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I had a, Järnhäst, when I had the forest property. Great machine for the typical Swedish forest. Mine had a winch that was driven by the motor. The winch was well over powered for the size of the machine.You use an ‘iron horse’
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Once recovered from the forest the whole rig is driven up into a trailer with the moose still loaded.
Back at the hunters barn the moose is then winched up out of the trailer.
Watching the guys processing them when I was over in Norway was amazing - so too was the ‘moose stew’, moose loin & the many moose sausages that I’ve brought home over the years
Curiosity the European Bison has five toes on each of its front legs hence its colloquial name “The Hand Bison”
I don't fancy having to buy the recovery gear needed for the real big species . Red Stags are hard enough without having to get recovery vehicles and winches. Human casualties on our roads will also climb steeply regards RTAs and also the fact they can and do charge the Hunter or walkers / farmers etc on occasions !
They will of course escape no matter what the supporters claim
Don't worry: I've just come across the same article in another publication, and they've illustrated it with a photo of Wapiti captioned "Elk in Yellowstone National Park", so not the Eurasian Elk referred to in the article at all.I stand corrected, thanks Tim
Anyone unsure what is likely to happen if they hit a Moose in a car needs to watch this…
I’m pretty sure I’m correct in saying that while they were still in production, Saab cars were the only ones that passed the Moose crash test as they had a reinforcement across the top of the windscreen.
I’ve seen the damage a red deer did to a friends neighbours Audi & it was nothing compared to what these would do - 360kg of deadweight with the central mass at windscreen height!
I’m pretty sure I’m correct in saying that while they were still in production, Saab cars were the only ones that passed the Moose crash test as they had a reinforcement across the top of the windscreen.
I’ve seen the damage a red deer did to a friends neighbours Audi & it was nothing compared to what these would do - 360kg of deadweight with the central mass at windscreen height!
That is a terrible one
A bit like the one about the difference between a buffalo and a bison. One can't wash ones hands in a buffalo.
Essexsussex
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This thread reminds me that I tried to shoot a sika with a bisons head, in the head, with my 243, located in a public car park.
This was only last night. I missed twice.
It was of course a dream
But I’d like to know why I dreamt it!
This was only last night. I missed twice.
It was of course a dream
But I’d like to know why I dreamt it!
jthyttin
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Moose is a moose, regardless on which side of the pond it lives. That said, in some European languages the word for moose comes probably from the same source as elk (älg in Swedish, Elch in German, Alces alces in Latin...)
Continuing on that subject, in Finnish moose is called "hirvi", while in Estonian "hirv" means most deer. In Estonian moose is called "põder", which probably comes from same source as Finnish word "petra" meaning metsäpeura i.e. wild reindeer. Word "petra" has evolved into "peura" (like in previous sentence) and currently means most deer in Finland.
In both languages roe deer is an exception; in Finnish it's "(metsä)kauris" and in Estonian "metskits" i.e. "forest goat". In Finnish there is no connection to other species with the word "kauris", although some people that try to get upper hand by changing the meaning of words try to call all deer "kauris" with some prefix.
That is interesting about the roe. The Welsh name for fallow deer translates as "Danish goat".
Yes.
jthyttin
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Continuing the off-topic...
Don't know how reliable it is, but ran into claim that word "kauris" (roe deer in Finnish, see above) has roots in ancient German and Indo-European languages, meaning male goat. The words seem also tied to Latin name (Capreolus Capreolus).
en.wiktionary.org
We also use word "pukki" that's mentioned there, to mean most male Cervidae. Literally "pukki" means male goat. Male moose is "sonni" (bull) that is also male cattle. So it seems that in past times, people have not made very strict distinction between wild and domesticated animals.
Don't know how reliable it is, but ran into claim that word "kauris" (roe deer in Finnish, see above) has roots in ancient German and Indo-European languages, meaning male goat. The words seem also tied to Latin name (Capreolus Capreolus).
kauris - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
We also use word "pukki" that's mentioned there, to mean most male Cervidae. Literally "pukki" means male goat. Male moose is "sonni" (bull) that is also male cattle. So it seems that in past times, people have not made very strict distinction between wild and domesticated animals.
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