...so where are all the damn meese?
as in... ....................Mooses. Moose. More than one moose, plural moose-ness.
We hoiked up our long underwear and headed up here to,hopefully, make our annual encounter with the Moose People.
Generally, at this time of year, you can see them carousing around the outskirts of the towns, getting wasted on cheap beer, obstructing daily road travel,( they suck at following the rules regarding slow-moving-vehicle traffic), and irritating the snot out of the local law-enforcement agents due to the fact that they make nearly irresistible targets for persons who are generally inclined to ignore the anti-poaching statutes anyway.......especially when said person has had his garbage bins knocked over for the third time in four days;
Law Enforcement Officer,(LEO): " Sir, you know that this is not a designated hunting area and that I must cite you and confiscate the alleged moose."
Moose Offender,(MO): " Hey! I had to shoot that moose! It was self defense! What do you mean, 'ALLEGED'?!?"
LEO: " I'm sorry sir, I fail to see how it was self defense. By alleged, I mean that it's not clear yet that you yourself shot this particular moose or that any claims you may be making about which moose it was are legitimate or accurate."
MO: "I know it was that moose! You can see the Tim Hortons box still stuck in his antlers from where he was knocking over the bins again this morning! That's self-defense right there! Of COURSE I shot him!"
LEO: "So you, sir, are definitely now admitting to the illegal assassination of this moose, while NOT in a designated hunting area, and without your tag in plain view?"
MO: "Of course I don't have my tag! I'm still in my pyjamas! Maybe I'm NOT admitting to anything! Maybe my cousin came over and saved me from this moose's horrible attacks! Maybe it wasn't THAT moose.....it COULD have been a different one, I couldn't see clearly in the dark!"
LEO: "So you were out shooting moose during hours of darkness? That's quite serious, sir. Were you "spot-lighting" them as well? I think I may have to ask you to turn and put your hands up against the car while I search you for weapons."
MO: "ACK! WHAT? Hey, WAIT!"
....and so on, and so on......
.........so, ANYWAY, we haven't yet seen any meese. Perhaps we can buy a 6-pack of Moose-head, pop the tops so it's easy bait, and wait nearby with soothing tunes wafting an inviting ambience from the windows of the pick-up truck.
Sure hope it doesn't attract too many grizzlies................
Note: There is NOT a moose anywhere in the photograph above. I wanted one to be there, but there just wasn't one, so, you'll just have to wait for a photo of one when one finally does appear. Suck it up, I'm not happy about it either.
