A bull moose attacked and nearly brought to death a bowhunter from Colorado who fired a missed arrow into the wild beast, bringing him serious injuries Tuesday.
The hunt ended with air transit of the hunter going to the local hospital in Larimer County. The moose was triggered to attack the hunter as it felt threatened.
According to the Larimer County Sheriff's Office, the hunter sent an SOS signal on his GPS device.
The authority's office added that the hunter had hiked about a mile and a half to arrive at Long Draw Road, and he was assisted by other passers-by when the deputy arrived.
According to the Facebook page of the Sheriff's office, the assisting officer who catered the incident immediately rendered first aid to the bowhunter, placing a tourniquet on his arm and keeping him comfortable until the arrival of the paramedics from Poudre Canyon Fire Protection District.
Moose's Nature in Colorado
The authorities stated that the incident was of life-threatening severity because of the injuries the hunter got and required an evacuation on an air ambulance.
Cervidae or moose are the largest species in the deer family. The moose can reach a height of 6'5 feet and weigh up to 1,800 pounds, based on the report of National Geographic.
Once sparse in the moose population in Colorado and surrounding regions, they were reintroduced by Colorado Parks and Wildlife in the late 1970s. The state now has a moose population of 3,000.
The herbivore beast can grow higher than a normal human. Male moose grow and lose their antler each year; it is made up of bones with a portion of their hairlike keratin.
Limited moose hunting is permitted in the North Park, Middle Park, and the Laramie River area.
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Moose Hunting
Elk don't tend to be aggressive towards humans unless provoked, which is the case of the bow hunter. However, they attack more people than the wolves and bears combined, although with less severe consequences most of the time.
In Alaska, 5 to 10 people are attacked by moose annually.
The recent attack near Long Draw Road was reported as the fourth moose incident this year.
Alaska is famous for the annual moose hunting and they usually dwell in suitable habitats from the Stikine River of Southeast Alaska until the Colville River on the Arctic Slope.
According to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, moose consume large numbers of willow, aspen twigs, and birch during fall and winter.
According to The Dodo, the state of Colorado abides by mixed land use, meaning that many of its parks are used for recreational and consumptive activities-like trophy hunting.
While hunting a small number of moose in the state may not make a big difference, the impact may be more than the hunters realize. A phenomenon called "selective harvesting" is often observed by conservationists who study trophy hunting.
Trophy hunters only value the biggest, strongest, large-horned beasts, which leaves a resulting population skewed toward smaller females and males. The chain effect ensues wherein females have fewer mating partners, and demographic change in the population is seen.
Moose-watching has become a trend and a fruitful industry in New Hampshire. Moose tourism rakes up to $115 million yearly- which moose probably like, a much better industry than hunting.
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