Pet Moose? Now I Have Seen It All

When I lived in Burk Canyon up in N. ID, my backyard was about 20 feet above my roof. I used to climb out the bedroom window, cross the roof and step onto the path to walk to it. There was a moose and her kid that used to hang out there. I saw them once and just stayed on the path and went back in the house in case she was protective of the kid....she was bigger than I wanted to tangle with. After that I would go up to the yard with goodies for them to eat and when they saw me I would put the stuff down and leave. It took awhile but I was able to get closer and closer all the time. I was finally able to feed them - took darned near all summer.

I always would stand beside them like you would a horse so I wouldn't get kicked. Then one day I learned those guys could kick straight out sideways. Holy cow. I'm so glad I decided to take it slow making friends with them. They're some pretty kewl people if you don't scare them or piss them off.

Good luck when that pet moose during mating season.