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Old 02-16-2006 | 11:05 AM
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Default RE: Weird Moose Pics

Unlike most crap floating around the internet those pictures of the moose hanging from the powerlines are real. That happened when they were stringing power lines to the Pogo Gold mine near Delta Junction, Alaska. They laid out several miles of line at a time and then winched them up into place. The lines were hanging a few feet from the ground and that rut crazed bull decided to whoop some ass. He got his antlers tangled up and when the crew started to winch they realized something was wrong. They went back down the line and found him hanging there. They dropped him down right away so he was only airborne for a matter of minutes, but they couldn't get him free once he was down. They contacted Fish and Game and they told the workers to shoot him (moose season was already over). His antler spread was over 60" wide. Hell of a waste of a trophy bull moose, but it sure makes for an interesting story.

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