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Bullwinkle Strikes Back:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/03/05/moose.v.helo.ap/index.html
 
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"As the animal got closer and closer to going down, an animal sort of loses its thinking -- its ability to rationalize what's in its best interest," Larsen said.
Been there.
 
Hunting a moose from a helicopter? In most states that's against the law.

Hell, you can't even spotlight deer from your car.
 
Ace said:
Hunting a moose from a helicopter? In most states that's against the law.

Hell, you can't even spotlight deer from your car.

I don't think they were hunting. They were trying to tranquilize it.
 
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Hunting a moose from a helicopter? In most states that's against the law.

Hell, you can't even spotlight deer from your car.

I don't think they were hunting. They were trying to tranquilize it.

Story doesn't say why they were tranquilizing it, though.
 
Ace said:
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Hunting a moose from a helicopter? In most states that's against the law.

Hell, you can't even spotlight deer from your car.

I don't think they were hunting. They were trying to tranquilize it.

Story doesn't say why they were tranquilizing it, though.

Biologist Kevin White was aboard the chartered helicopter on Saturday for a study of moose near Gustavus, a community of 459 people about 50 miles northwest of Juneau in southeast Alaska. Moose outnumber humans there 2-to-1,
 
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Hunting a moose from a helicopter? In most states that's against the law.

Hell, you can't even spotlight deer from your car.

I don't think they were hunting. They were trying to tranquilize it.

Story doesn't say why they were tranquilizing it, though.

Biologist Kevin White was aboard the chartered helicopter on Saturday for a study of moose near Gustavus, a community of 459 people about 50 miles northwest of Juneau in southeast Alaska. Moose outnumber humans there 2-to-1,

You can study moose without tranquilizing them, I believe.
 
Ace said:
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Hunting a moose from a helicopter? In most states that's against the law.

Hell, you can't even spotlight deer from your car.

I don't think they were hunting. They were trying to tranquilize it.

Story doesn't say why they were tranquilizing it, though.

Biologist Kevin White was aboard the chartered helicopter on Saturday for a study of moose near Gustavus, a community of 459 people about 50 miles northwest of Juneau in southeast Alaska. Moose outnumber humans there 2-to-1,

You can study moose without tranquilizing them, I believe.

They're hard to tag unless they're out cold though.
 
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Armchair_QB said:
Ace said:
Hunting a moose from a helicopter? In most states that's against the law.

Hell, you can't even spotlight deer from your car.

I don't think they were hunting. They were trying to tranquilize it.

Story doesn't say why they were tranquilizing it, though.

Biologist Kevin White was aboard the chartered helicopter on Saturday for a study of moose near Gustavus, a community of 459 people about 50 miles northwest of Juneau in southeast Alaska. Moose outnumber humans there 2-to-1,

You can study moose without tranquilizing them, I believe.

They're hard to tag unless they're out cold though.

Where's the sport in that?
 

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