Monday, March 05, 2007

Moose Charge

Ouch.

Instead of slowing down after being shot with a tranquilizer dart, a moose charged a hovering helicopter used by a wildlife biologist, damaging the aircraft’s tail rotor and forcing it to the ground.

Neither the pilot nor the biologist was injured, but the moose was maimed by the spinning rotor and had to be euthanized, wildlife officials said.

(3) Comments
Posted by Owen at 1822 hrs
Off-Duty

  1. ...And now helicopters will be banned from all wildlife areas.

    Posted by Michael J. Cheaney on March 05, 2007 at 1936 hrs


  2. Or maybe wildlife biologists that don’t know to get out of the way of 1000 pound moose until the tranqs take effect.

    Posted by fishaddict on March 05, 2007 at 2010 hrs


  3. Christ another heeeeeliocopter down.  It’s a damned quaqmire,  Get us out now!

    Posted by mickey on March 05, 2007 at 2221 hrs


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