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Michael Woudenberg's avatar

That's a great story. I've normally had elk be much more wary and stand-offish. It's the moose that have gotten me worried while out in the woods before. Those dudes are straight up mean.

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Cole Noble's avatar

Thanks for reading!

Yeah, I’ve never had problems with elk before, which is why I was so surprised. The moose scare me too.

There’s a lot on my list I’d rather run into than a moose. At least they don’t climb trees I guess!

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The Mighty Humanzee's avatar

Dude, what a tale!

Re elkburger, we had reindeer stew in Finland back in 2012, was fantastic. Out near Manistee MI there is organic elk burger and bison burger farm. Good stuff.

Elk are huge, I've seen people get very close. No way am I getting close to those things, they are huge and fast.

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Cole Noble's avatar

I can’t imagine willingly getting close to one. I very much felt like it totally could’ve messed me up — and this one didn’t even have antlers. The sheer muscle definition was crazy impressive too.

People forget how wild nature really is.

Thanks for reading! I’ll have to give reindeer stew a try…

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