Thread: Moose

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/americ...FH7C7435BH7S4/
Interesting

An Ameriacan vet for 30yrs who has seen dozens of moose in the wild.He knows what he saw,lucky man.

Well we can but live in hope the species does hang on.

So according to Doc, moose couldn't make it from Supper Cove to the Rainbow Reach bridge in 115 years? Why can't they just say it's possible instead of insulting the American vet who knows what moose in the wild look like?

Yeah because DOC know everything about moose. Let's believe what they say over someone who actually knows what they look like and has seen them before

I was told a few years ago that apparently moose cannot browse above their head like a red deer can, so in the Supper Cove area the moose would find it difficult to feed due to the red deer numbers and lack of undergrowth. Maybe over the 115 years they have been forced to move to areas where there are less red deer in order to survive. Conjecture but plausible.

The article uses a photo that was part of a hoax that was also accepted at the time. Grounds to be sceptical.

Moose pictures a load of bull

Originally Posted by Ducksnchips

So according to Doc, moose couldn't make it from Supper Cove to the Rainbow Reach bridge in 115 years? Why can't they just say it's possible instead of insulting the American vet who knows what moose in the wild look like?

Back in the day there were sightings toward Manapouri and Doubtful. After the Lyes bull as well. Its definitely possible.

Originally Posted by Oscar

The article uses a photo that was part of a hoax that was also accepted at the time. Grounds to be sceptical.

Moose pictures a load of bull

ohhh come on yeah there's a UFO base out here they come over each night - same thing - how old is this moose have to be at leat 80 yeah really did it have sticks photos nah bull shit factor yes - people claim all sorts for a read

The only way to be believed if you actually were to see a moose in fiordland (assuming there were still some to see) would be to shoot it and then have the carcass delivered to relevent people with the blood still dripping off it.
Then someone might almost believe you!

to believe that one could see a moose in Fiordland means you need to believe that a moose can live for in excess of 75 years plus - or a viable population of moose have lived there undetected for the last 75 years - no proof exists simple as that - no photo zilch - yes seen photos of supposed browse lines nah no photos no DNA evidence nothing -- now UFO.s

I still believe in Santa...

Originally Posted by Barry the hunter

to believe that one could see a moose in Fiordland means you need to believe that a moose can live for in excess of 75 years plus - or a viable population of moose have lived there undetected for the last 75 years - no proof exists simple as that - no photo zilch - yes seen photos of supposed browse lines nah no photos no DNA evidence nothing -- now UFO.s

There was DNA evidence from samples submitted, back in 2001/2002: https://www.stuff.co.nz/nz-news/3501...g-south-island

All the evidence over the years suggests a few animals that had hung on but were declining in number over time. The evidence in the recent decade or so has been a lot less compelling, and some has been a hoax or just wishful thinking, unfortunately:

Bunji is tracking it as we speak

Originally Posted by scottrods

I still believe in Santa...

Who doesn’t? He is every bit as real as the tooth fairy and the Easter bunny.