Utah Sheriff Saves Moose from Swing Set
Old time Mudflatters may remember that we had a little incident here at Mudflats Central a couple years ago that involved a mysterious clanging in the night, and a swing set found the next morning a couple hundred feet away in the driveway. The culprit was Brian the Moose, whose impressive antlers had gotten caught in the chains of the swings. Luckily for our Alaskan moose, he was able to free himself by his own efforts.
A moose in Utah was not so lucky and got stuck. Here’s an amazing video of a kind and brave Utah Sheriff’s Sergeant who, armed only with a steel spine and some cutters, manages to free the distressed animal from the back yard play equipment.
“Weber County Sheriff’s Sergeant helps cut a moose loose that is stuck in some swings! Luckily everything worked out and the moose survived. After the video ends the moose was so exhausted he went over to the home and layed down. The Sergeant brought the moose some water and took a hose and cooled him down. Utah Division of Natural Resources stated swing sets and volleyball nets are very hazardous for the animals.
Sergeant Lane brought the moose some water and took a hose and cooled him down. Utah Division of Natural Resources stated swing sets and volleyball nets are very hazardous for the animals.”
One awesome guy, although I couldn’t get out of my mind what a scared/freaked moose can do to your head.
OT, but for all you star-gazing mudpuppies, it’s time for the Perseid Meteor Shower.
Best viewing after midnight til dawn, but look up if you’re outside after dark.
http://www.amsmeteors.org/2012/08/viewing-the-2012-perseid-meteor-shower/
If the skies here clear, I’ll light a couple of smudge pots against the skeeters and float in my pool with a bottle of wine and a bendy straw while wishing on “falling stars.”
Lucky me, not too much light pollution around the forest, and no human neighbors close enough to see the pool. Plenty of frogs and bats and racoons and armadillos and ‘possums, but no humans in sight except for DH Happy. Skinny-dipping may ensue. 😉 It IS my last weekend of a restorative Summer Vacation….
looking up and making wishes,
thatcrowwoman
Did somebody mention skinny-dipping?
Willard just announced his VP pick, RWNJ extraordinaire Paul Ryan. I posted this at the open thread already, but it seems many have moved here, so I’m violating the cross posting rule, and putting it here, too.
Five things voters should know about Ryan:
http://emilyslist.org/blog/breaking-mitt-romney-chooses-paul-ryan-vp?et_cid=101653&et_cname=20120811_vp&et_sid=1066019
What an incredible video.
Lots of trust from both parties involved!
Three cheers for the sheriff! He is a brave and compassionate man.
That is one brave and compassionate man!
Incredibly brave of that young man. That is committment to the universe. The moose was panting so hard I feared he would drop and break his neck. Incredible animals. n
Even though I knew this had a happy ending, it made me nervous to watch him stand so close to an upset moose. They can kick, and they kick hard enough to kill.
Thanks for posting the entire video. I saw a clip of it on my local news yesterday. AKM, what became of your lovely grammar? Layed? I believe you meant lay. Must be all the stress you’re under trying to bring back The Forum.
A number of the giant food companies that purchased what used to be small organic food companies are among those pouring cash into CA to defeat Proposition 37, which calls for the labeling of food containing genetically modified organisms. Yes, they’re members of the Grocery Manufacturer’s Association, which is trying to scare Californians into believing that when it passes (I refuse to say if!) the price of groceries will go up. Here they are:
http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_26023.cfm I’m calling for a boycott, mudpuppies.
If you’d like to know more about Prop. 37, or contribute to the campaign supporting it (the opposition is throwing megabucks at defeating it), please visit:
http://organicconsumersfund.org/oldmansanto/
In my defense, the offending grammar was part of a cut and paste description of the video from YouTube. 🙂
steel spine, indeed! Oh, poor cousin Buford!
Bravo! Do you think this moose is one of Brian’s Southern cousins- who never heard the cautionary tale of Brian’s encouner? 😉
Now that’s a mensch.
Good on you, Sergeant Lane.