The moose I saw really was that big. In fact, that photo is the only one I've run across that I could say that.

That was the first and only moose I've ever seen in the wild. If you consider that road is probably close to 8ft across, that gives us an idea of how big that moose is. I'd stood near quite a few Percherons and Clydesdales and remember thinking "Wow, a moose is way bigger than the biggest draft horses I've seen."

Since then, whenever I've seen photos or videos I've alway thought, "No, the moose I saw was bigger than that." Not this photo. This one looks right. And I really was standing there facing him from right on the edge of the other side of a road just like that one.

Now, I can honestly say I've stunned a moose with audacity, but I wouldn't recommend it. It could have turned out a lot worse. My burros have rolled on the ground laughing at me when I've done the same thing when they're around.