Marty Moose

A coworker raised this baby moose after his mother was hit by a car. He fed him calf formula, took him for walks, and taught him which plants he should eat to help wean him. The moose really got attached and acted a lot more like a dog than a moose. When it was time to release him into the wild we were a little worried that his affinity for humans might cause problems. We released him on a large private ranch where he would have limited contact with people and moose hunters. Some of the guys hunting deer and elk on the ranch had interesting encounters when out of nowhere a moose would walk right up to them in the woods. One of the guides was pretty scared and thought he was being attacked when Marty came to sniff his backpack. Thankfully, ol' Marty the Moose never did cause any serious problems, and has integrated back into the wild.