[Quiet Man Cometh]

Moose are scary. Give them space. Give them *lots* of space!

We only had moose wandering into town (up north, not here in Van) when the snowfalls were heavy making it easier for the wolves to catch them. We had a mother and calf eating the trees outside our old house one year, and at my dad's new house one moose decided to take a nap on the fir tree in their front planter. Took a dump on the front steps too. Dad thought it might have been a disgruntled client leaving it there until he saw the *really* flat bush and tree branches.

And yeah, no hitting moose on the road. Their wee little legs tend to snap and their very large bodies tend to go through the windshield. ICBC (provincial publish insurance company) up north estimates that 80% of moose collisions are fatal for the driver. People in the maritime provinces have "moose catchers" on their semis because hitting one will mess up your engine and there are so many of the things.

But they're cute in that homely sort of way!