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This Is What It Looks Like to Get Charged By a ‘Deranged’ Bull Moose

Sep. 4, 2012 3:14pm

In Alaska, you are more likely to be injured by a moose than a bear. A man in Westford, Vt., found out why over the weekend and filmed a video of his own attack.

What started off as an incident Brent Olsen found “cute,” quickly turned into a dangerous situation.

CBS News (via WTSP) reports Olsen saw the moose with a hoof on his car in the morning.

“I had run out in my shorts from the morning and I started hollering at it, do not jump on my car Mr. Moose,” CBS reports Olsen saying.

Thinking it a prime opportunity at this point to capture some footage of the wild animal, Olsen retrieved his camera and found the moose “kind of cute” in his yard with ivy on its horns.

Vermont Man Captures Footage of Diseased Bull Moose Charging Him and His Home

(Image: CBS Screenshot)

This is where the tone of the event shifts as the moose began to charge Olsen and the house:

Olsen ran for safety inside his home, leaving the camcorder outside.  Apparently the moose wanted to go inside the home too.

“My roommate had gone in to his bedroom and had his .32 special rifle out and he said he was going to defend the house, he was going to shoot it if it was coming in the house.”

After observing it for a period of time – a state game warden killed the moose – saying it exhibited signs of brain worm. The parasite causes odd behavior – like walking in tight circles.  It can also make the animals off balance and cause their heads to tilt. Wardens say approaching wild animals is never a good idea.

Vermont Man Captures Footage of Diseased Bull Moose Charging Him and His Home

(Image: CBS Screenshot)

Vermont Man Captures Footage of Diseased Bull Moose Charging Him and His Home

(Image: CBS Screenshot)

Watch the footage, the title of which describes the moose as “deranged”:

Olsen told CBS the incident “scared the crap out of me.”

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Comments (58)

  • dytnfrmr
    Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:38pm

    I too thought it was moochele, until I realized it’s ass was too small

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  • 91AP
    Posted on September 5, 2012 at 11:53am

    Right Wing stole my line.

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  • TurboCat
    Posted on September 5, 2012 at 5:45am

    “Liberalism Caused By Brain Worm! Film at 11:00!”

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  • forthepeople
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:17pm

    It’s Bush’s fault !

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  • AzThunder
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:12pm

    looks like moooshellle when she gets frisky with obama

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  • thankyouvets
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:05pm

    @chinishque,
    What a great story!!!! Glad youre ok! I was kayaking in ME and came a bit close to a young bull. Nothing happened but the way he was staring at me made the **** on the back of my neck stand up, so I got out of there quickly. Thanks for sharing!

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  • hawaiianninja
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:43pm

    Moose must have mistaken Olsen for Badanov? Maybe he was desperately looking for Rocky?

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  • PRESIDENT_OBAMNEY
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:04pm

    Does The Blaze ever find any news of their own?

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    • pdw
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 9:55pm

      Don’t you ever find something you like??? I found many years ago if I do not like something I look else where, just maybe you should try as you may prevent a future heart attack.

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      pdw  
    • davecorkery
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 1:45pm

      No. It’s a blog filled in by bloggers. Not too many have any real credentials, just PC’s in their mom”s basements. This is why most of the stories seem editorialised. Cut, paste, edit with a few inflammatory words, press send.

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  • PRESIDENT_OBAMNEY
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 7:00pm

    See the original source: http://www.wcax.com/story/19444991/westford-mans-close-encounter-with-a-moose

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    • TurboCat
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 5:25am

      With all of the choices available, make yourself happy if you can. You sound like a real grouch.

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      TurboCat  
  • Wango
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 5:40pm

    Roommate?

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    Wango  
  • AlBundy
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 5:06pm

    And Bullwinkle bites the dust……

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    AlBundy  
  • DOra Glasberg
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 5:04pm

    Musta got a whiff of Palin.

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    DOra Glasberg  
    • rochrealtor
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 6:55pm

      Sarah just delivered him the news what his health care bill was going to cost him, and the debit clock just pasted 16T.!

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    • Right Wing
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 8:21am

      A moose once bit my sister.

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      Right Wing  
  • WatchingThePuppetShow
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:59pm

    Maybe that’s what Obama has…’Brain Worm’….hummm, just considering the obvious….

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  • Larry E
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:58pm

    Bull moose tend to be cranky, ornery, foul tempered, and willing to turn people who get in their way into toe jam. They’re not friendly and lovable either.

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  • ronin_6
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:20pm

    Always look before you leap.
    .32 Special is not a pistol cartridge. It is a rifle round a bit bigger than a 30-30. It was first marketed by Winchester back in 1901 or there abouts. It will ruin a moose’s day, especially when used at close range.
    My great Aunt took a moose with a Winchester .25-35 around 1935. Its a smaller less capable cartridge but it did the job. I am sure that gentleman’s .32 special would have put that moose down post haste.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:54pm

      I was wondering, never heard of a .32 special before.

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    • supermansdad
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:32pm

      Not .32 ACP, .32 WCF Special.

      Slightly bigger brother to a 30 WCF.

      170gr bullet @ appox 2300fps and 2000f/lbs.

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  • NO_MORE_OBAMA
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:50pm

    I noticed a few democrats walking and talking in circles lately. Maybe they have a brain worm.

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    • JinOH
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:35pm

      LOL – Thanks for making me spit tea all over my screen! :-)

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    • hayluree
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:39pm

      I understand the desire to remove Obama from office… but why would you have an upside-down flag? I find it disheartening to see our flag treated as such. Just…. why?

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      hayluree  
    • SaintzOfAk
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 6:20pm

      Hayluree….I cannot believe i’m having to type this to whom i’m assuming is an adult American. The flag being displayed upside down is a sign of national distress, or and S.O.S so to speak. I am of the FIRM! belief that this should be our battle cry, and each and every last damn one of us begin to display this at our homes, businesses, Churches and other places. This country has lost it’s damn backbone, and were all on brainwashed auto pilot. Time to call a spade a spade, and get the message out as loud and proud as possible……..This should be our Hearts Battle Cry.

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    • MY WASR10 SAYS IM FREE
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 8:18pm

      I definitely understand the upside down flag and feel the same way.

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      MY WASR10 SAYS IM FREE  
    • DadRocked
      Posted on November 13, 2012 at 4:39pm

      @No_More_Obama: I haven’t flown my 50 star flag for four years now. My 13 star is in its place. Over the years, neighbors have asked me about that. My response, “This country is screwed up and we need to get back to the basics. Just my way of making a point.” – This past Tuesday, I was ready to put the 50 back up that evening. But Nooooooo

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  • gbgreta
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:42pm

    Moose have ‘tudes. If you talk to folks who train and race sled dogs, they have a lot of problems with them up north here in tundra country. Moose don’t want to give ground/trail…especially in deep snow. A team of sled dogs and one little ‘ol driver look mighty small when facing down a moose in the deep way back. That’s why most sled dog folks carry some hefty firepower with them.

    That’s why I chuckled and snorted about the .32.

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    • Chinishque
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:02pm

      Moosey Encounters,
      By Chinishque
      Anchorage Alaska is a beautiful city that is interlinked with dozens of parks and hundreds of miles of trails. Some of those trails are just dirt tracks through the woods and others are nicely paved eight foot wide multi-lane corridors with street lamps. Our city tag line is “Big Wild Life” which is a play on words because we actually have very large wildlife that inhabit the city limits and let’s face it, we live life BIG up here. But it is the actual big wildlife that most folks either don’t really take into account or get so used to that they just ignore it.
      Everyone has heard about the bears coming into town and that moose walk the streets day and night, but most just see them from the safety of their car as they drive past an open area. It’s when you get out onto the trails and into the parks that things can sometimes get interesting. The second Saturday in July dawned mostly sunny and I had a choice to make, head out “dip-netting” (sticking a large hoop with netting into a river and waiting for the fish to swim in), even though the fish were just starting to trickle into the Kenai and fight the hoards of people and mosquitoes for a few fish or go for an extended bike ride. Two phone calls later and without a fishing partner, I decided a bike ride it would be.

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    • Chinishque
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:03pm

      part two…Since I live way on the Southside of town, south of Huffman Road, I decided to just start my ride from home and make an all day circuit of Anchorage (about 35 miles) by jumping on the back trail off of John’s Road over to Shore Drive and make my way through Bay Shore subdivision, up Victor road to go all the way West on Dimond, up Jodhpur Street out to the dirt trails that connect up to the Coastal Trail. The ride was great and I made a couple of stops to drink and eat a granola bar (if you knew me you wouldn’t call me a granola cruncher, but what the heck, I like them!) And then stopped at the Kincaid park club house to refill my water bottle. Just a great ride.
      As I headed down the big hill on the paved coastal trail, I was really moving and passed up a guy that had passed me a few minutes before. He was a “real” biker, tall and skinny with the spandex outfit and a bike that must have cost thousands and as he watched me pass him he had a scowl on his face. But gravity was on my side! I am in my late 40’s but at six foot two and 250+ pounds I was being propelled at a very fast clip. The hill doesn’t last that long but it is a thrill to ride down! As I began working my way along the Coastal Trail I looked up ahead and saw a large moose cross from left to right on the pavement and begin to browse on some willow leaves.

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    • Chinishque
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:04pm

      part three…I stopped my bike to wait for him to move off and called my older brother who lives in Las Vegas to tell him about the moose and maybe send him a picture and then was immediately passed by the “real” biker. I was going to yell to warn him but he was riding so fast that he zoomed past the moose before I could get a word out. The moose jumped as it was startled by the biker and turned to see what was going on, but the biker was already gone around the next bend in the trail. The moose went back to his lunch and slowly moved off into the trees. I got back on my bike and started riding but as I reached a clearing which was just past where the moose had been, I heard a loud huffing and snorting as the moose broke out of the trees, running parallel to me 30 feet off the trail and then passed me, and turned to meet me at the edge of the pavement.
      I stopped my bike and got off on the left hand side. The moose was about 40 feet ahead of me with his head held below his shoulders and his ears back. He was pissed and eyed me with bad intent! He pawed the ground and shook his 5 foot across velvet covered antlers back and forth as he eyed me and sized me up. I was trying to talk calmly to the moose and could hear my brother on my headphones telling me to get the heck out of there. As I said before, I am a pretty big guy, but nothing compared to the moose at about 1500 pounds.

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    • Chinishque
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:05pm

      part four…The moose moved back to the left behind a little stand of willow and birch and directly across the trail from me at about 30 feet away. I could see the **** on his neck was standing on edge and knew he was very agitated. I didn’t move. After a few minutes he began to munch on some leaves and I decided to slowly move down the trail. I knew that if someone else came along there was a good chance he would charge them. I slowly started to move forward trying to be as inconspicuous as possible, but as soon as I did the moose charged around the bushes and in front of me on the trail.
      He was only 20 feet away and not a happy camper. I slowly backed away but as I did, he charged around me through the bushes and on to the trail behind me! I had never had a moose engage me this way and I had never heard of one doing so in this manner with anyone. Of course I had heard of the guy up at the University of Alaska Anchorage campus who had been trampled to death by a moose that had been pissed off due to students throwing snowballs at him, but this moose had determined that I was his target and he was not going to let me move. I glanced around behind me. There were some good sized trees that I could run behind and then the cliff dropped off to the in-coming tide 25 feet below. I knew if I let go of my bike and attempted to run to those trees, the moose would be on me in seconds.

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    • Chinishque
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:07pm

      Part five…I quickly forged a plan to wait until he charged and then I would throw my bike onto his antlers and make a run for the trees in hopes that in dealing with the bike I would have a few seconds and that if he came after me full-bore and crashed through the trees, he would go over the edge and into the roiling tide. The moose worked his way back to the bushes across the path from me in a circular pattern the way I had seen predators engage their prey. This moose was not acting very moosey! And then it happened. He began to walk backward, and lowered his head as he did. He made sure to keep one eye on me as he alternately dragged his front hooves in the dirt. For a moment I thought that maybe he was disengaging and moving away, but then in a burst of lightning speed from 40 feet away he slammed through the small trees and bushes snapping them off and tossing them into the air!
      I grabbed my bike by the frame and held it over my head and screamed as loud and menacingly as I could (think… Arnold Schwarzenegger in “Predator”) and braced for impact. As I was about to throw the bike onto his antlers he skidded to a stop less than five feet from me, snorted, I could feel his wet hot breath on my face, then he raised his enormous head, turned to the left and walked back toward the woods. He turned back for a second, it seemed to see if he had properly scared the crap out of me and satisfied that he did, turned and trotted away.

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    • Chinishque
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:08pm

      Part six…I stood there shaking for only a second before I dropped my bike back down to the ground, got on it and rode like hell. I was wheezing while talking to my brother, probably not very coherently as I rode and he told me to stay on the phone and tell him my location just in case the moose followed me or I needed an ambulance. A mile later I came across a group of people walking the other direction and I stopped to tell them that there was an aggressive moose ahead. They looked at me and asked me if I was OK, then I realized that I was shaking and dizzy from the adrenalin rush from the encounter and then the fastest mile I had ever ridden. I laughed it off and told my brother that ya have to expect these kinds of things living on the edge of the wilds and he agreed that Vegas was tame by comparison.
      I love Alaska and the outdoors but my wife worries about me when I go out, but not as much when I am just in town on a bike ride on the trails. I can’t tell her this story or she wouldn’t want me going out for a ride any more. So if you’re walking around Anchorage and see a short, pretty, middle aged Asian lady, don’t talk to her about moosey encounters.

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    • banjarmon
      Posted on September 5, 2012 at 2:16am

      @ Chinishque…

      Great story!!

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  • brickmoon
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:39pm

    The wayward Bull Moose Party delegate was about 800 miles, as the moose flies, from the convention. A century apart in time, but a similar platform. Insert your own “brain worm” joke.

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  • Free2speakRN
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:34pm

    Don’t take long to get killed by a moose. One kick in the head. Saw it on TV about 25 years ago. I was a bit naive until I saw that newsreel. It was quick and easy…and a man was dead.

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  • Lawrence7
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:32pm

    .32 special? sounds like a pistol cartridge, but there is actually a somewhat .32 special rifle/cartridge. While a moose attack is kind of rare, the mention of a .32 special rifle is the more interesting part of this story.

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    • hidden_lion
      Posted on September 4, 2012 at 4:58pm

      Moose attacks are not really that rare. They have nasty dispositions. I had a friend who drove trucks have his rig crunched by one that did not want to move out of the road. He honked at it and it charged, smashing up the front end of his truck before wandering off into the trees…Moose are nasty, but they taste good.

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  • KickinBack
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:31pm

    Brainworm eh? I hear there’s a massive breakout of that parasite happening in Charlotte…

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  • gbgreta
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:27pm

    Don’t mess with the Meeses! Even without “brainworms” a bull moose is a dangerous animal…and it’s getting on to breeding season.

    The two guys are delusional if they think that a .32 caliber firearm would register as more than a mosquito bite to an adult moose. Where do these people come from? Summer people? Tourists?

    Yikes.

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  • joyceram
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:25pm

    It is never a good idea to approach a moose. Sorry to see it killed, but hate to think of it suffering. He was a beautiful animal anyway.

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  • Eric_The_Red_State
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:24pm

    Sorry – Moose stories are not going to save this country and serve no good purpose.

    You can watch “Friends” while your **** is on fire – but I can’t go there now.

    MUCH more important things to do.

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  • RJJinGadsden
    Posted on September 4, 2012 at 3:18pm

    It is a shame the animal had to be put down, but it was for the best though. Bet that guy does have a fresh racing stripe in his underwear.

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