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<blockquote data-quote="MontanaRifleman" data-source="post: 840563" data-attributes="member: 11717"><p>This moose looks huge (and it is relatively speaking) because of the young trees and narrow road. The antlers are a little over 40", definitely less than 50". It's a very respectable bull by lower 48 (Shiras) standards, but a baby by Alaskan (Alaska- Yukon) standards. On that road, the mirrors on my pickup would have been slapping the trees on either side.... been there, done that...so, a bit of an optical illusion.</p><p></p><p>I've been close and personal with the Shiras and Alaskan moose. One midnight sun night in the Fairbanks area, I was walking along a small lake shore bordered by thick willows, taking pics, when a big cow with calf stepped out right in front of me... about 20 yards. That got my attention.... so much so that I didn't take a pic. I've seen quite a few others (Alaskan) from inside a car or truck. I've also see quite a few of their smaller cousins down here, and body wise, a good sized Shiras bull is close to an Alaskan, but a big difference in antlers.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="MontanaRifleman, post: 840563, member: 11717"] This moose looks huge (and it is relatively speaking) because of the young trees and narrow road. The antlers are a little over 40", definitely less than 50". It's a very respectable bull by lower 48 (Shiras) standards, but a baby by Alaskan (Alaska- Yukon) standards. On that road, the mirrors on my pickup would have been slapping the trees on either side.... been there, done that...so, a bit of an optical illusion. I've been close and personal with the Shiras and Alaskan moose. One midnight sun night in the Fairbanks area, I was walking along a small lake shore bordered by thick willows, taking pics, when a big cow with calf stepped out right in front of me... about 20 yards. That got my attention.... so much so that I didn't take a pic. I've seen quite a few others (Alaskan) from inside a car or truck. I've also see quite a few of their smaller cousins down here, and body wise, a good sized Shiras bull is close to an Alaskan, but a big difference in antlers. [/QUOTE]
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