![]() Any mature bull moose is an awe-inspiring animal, but Grumpy was next level. While I was gone, he’d come back and thrashed the two bulls and then humped one of his cows. When I returned to Shane, Grumpy was standing off in a meadow surrounded by his cows. I found some blood and hair but the trail went cold after a while. I wandered off and combed the area looking for Grumpy-he was central to the film, so, if he was dead or injured, Shane wanted to film it. The following morning, the two new bulls were guarding his harem. I was just yards away recording sound as Grumpy rushed past, flayed open, blood streaming. One slammed into his side and impaled an antler tine deep into his chest in thick brush. One evening two bulls challenged Grumpy at the same time. Most would back down after Grumpy swaggered their way. A moose presumed to be 1 or 2 years old got loose around South Dakota States campus and the city of Brookings, eventually making its way into Dana J. Many different mascots have graced the field at South Dakota. Occasionally, another big bull would wander into the valley, grunting and thrashing. A moose was on the loose on South Dakota State’s football field producing some incredible video from his romp across the goal line. A cow couldn’t hold Grumpy’s weight for more than a few seconds, so there was no messing around. For all the buildup, and weeks of posturing and effort, the act of copulation was so quick that if you blinked you might miss it. Shane Mooreīy the third week of September, he had a harem of about ten cows. The Libbeys knew going to the kill site was dangerous, but they wanted to know for sure. They gave him the nickname Grumpy, though that was the only time they saw him act aggressively toward anything other than a rival bull during the six ruts they’d followed him. ![]() After a violent display of thrashing the brush, he came out into the open with a 6-foot branch hanging from an antler to confront the Libbeys. ![]() That fall the bull first showed up to the valley, alone and angry. By looking at antlers in the photos, they suspected one of the moose to be a bull they’d first encountered in 2017. The main character of the story 'Just Once', The ball runner who owes lots of his glory for scoring touchdowns to the Moose., The quarterback for the Bedford High Bears., The name of the coach (first and last) that coaches the Moose's high school team. New Hampshire residents Rick and Libby Libbey, who own MooseMan Nature Photos, fly to Alaska each August and follow the park’s moose almost every day, rain or shine, until the first part of October (you can see some of the MooseMan Nature Photos video below). The hikers’ photos of the dead moose quickly circulated among a small, hardcore group of moose photographers. Bulls rarely get their antlers locked, but when they do, it’s often fatal.
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