A few evenings ago, we were all preparing for bed about 10:30. Spice, our cat, was going ape, meowing and tearing around the house. This isn’t unusual, as she tries to force us all to go to bed every evening when she decides it’s time, but this night was different—she seemed far more agitated than usual. Aly glanced out the window and found the cause: a couple of moose had entered the yard.
Until now, all of our moose encounters in the compound have come in the winter and spring. Those are dangerous times if the moose is a cow, accompanying an older calf, but not as perilous as a moose encounter at this time of year, when any calves are infants. When the newborns arrive, the mothers become incredibly protective, quick to attack if they perceive a threat. The moose in the yard this night was female, and she had a very young calf with her. Continue reading