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No Contest

When the report came in, it alleged a “moose attack,” said Ken Barkley, deputy chief of emergency services in Mat-Su, Alaska. But “attack” may not have been the right word. “It just got their foot,” he said. The man wasn’t, reportedly, badly hurt. Also, the moose may not have started it. “It sounds like the moose were on a trail, and in this case, it sounds like the guy was trying to go through them,” said Alaska Department of Fish and Game spokesman Ken Marsh. And that’s not all: Alaska State Trooper Megan Peters said the man had kicked the cow moose, which was traveling with her calf. “I am not a biologist,” she said, “but as a lifelong Alaskan, I would advise people not to go around kicking moose.” Said Marsh: “If you get into a kicking contest with a moose, guess who’s going to win?” (AC/KTVA Anchorage) ...Hint: if you guess wrong, the moose will correct you.