kaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (10/17/84)
[only one more shopping day till tomorrow] A friend of mine is curious about a subject, and I volunteered to ask the net for information. What is desired is knowledge about moose, and man's relationship with this species. Some questions he would like answered follow: Why do moose hunters choose to hunt moose, and not restrict their hunting to other species? Do any regional/cultural groups eat meat from moose? As a regular staple, or a rare delicacy? How does it compare with venison? A lot of people have a strange fascination with moose (obviously, us included). Does anyone have any idea why? Any other information is welcome. Please - serious responses only. Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)
moriarty@fluke.UUCP (Jeff Meyer) (10/22/84)
Well, when I was young, my folks & I lived in backwoods (I mean BACKWOODS)
Maine... Dad works for the Fish & Wildlife dept. He never hunted Moose, as
it is not very good to eat. The hunters who came up from the south
(anything is south of Moosehead Lake, Maine) often hunted Moose because 1)
They made big trophies to hang on walls and 2) any idiot could shoot one,
normally (they are sometimes skittish, but I could tell you some Moose/car
stories!).
However, the F&G dept. was pleased with the hunting season they had in Maine
about a year or two back, basically due to Moose overpopulation... they have
no natural enemies these days, so they just breed, and they had been
charging cars and one had even killed a person in a car/Moose accident
(hardly the Moose's fault, s/he was just crossing the street). I can't see
Moose hunting as much sport, but if it's done only during the season, it IS
helping to preserve the Moose (Mooses?); I understand that the food supply
was getting scarce with overpopulation, and a lot of dead, starved Moose(s)
is not only sad for the animal, but can lead to all sorts of Moose diseases.
BULLWINKLE: "You just leave that to my pal. He's the brains of the outfit."
GENERAL: "What does that make YOU?"
BULLWINKLE: "What else? An executive..."
Moriarty, aka Jeff Meyer
John Fluke Mfg. Co., Inc.
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ARPA:
fluke!moriarty@uw-beaver.ARPAemh@bonnie.UUCP (Edward M. Hummel) (10/25/84)
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I have heard that moose and white-tailed deer can not
live in the same area. Something about white-tailed deer
carrying a brain worm which for some strange reason does not
cause the deer any harm but is fatal to moose.
I would like to hear if anyone has heard the same or
knows it to be true.
Ed Hummel
{ihnp4,allegra,cmcl2,...}!clyde!bonnie!emhkaufman@uiucdcs.UUCP (10/30/84)
[have you seen the fnords, lately?] Many thanks to those of you who sent out the enlightening responses to my query about moose. While there were some differences of opinion about certain matters, everyone seemed to agree that the moose deserves a high degree of respect and admiration. I don't mind getting further responses, or seeing the discussion of moose continue on the net, if people desire. Those who want a summary of the mail I have received can let me know. Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman)
techpub@mhuxt.UUCP (mcgrew) (10/31/84)
> A friend of mine is curious about a subject, and I volunteered to ask the > net for information. > > What is desired is knowledge about moose, and man's relationship with this > species. Some questions he would like answered follow: > > Do any regional/cultural groups eat meat from moose? As a regular staple, or > a rare delicacy? How does it compare with venison? > Any other information is welcome. Please - serious responses only. > Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman) A small bit of info... A few years back, I tried some moose and it was quite good. Tasted a little like pot roast.... on the salty side but was pretty lean all in all. Happy hunting! Melanie mhuxt!techpub