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In 1895 [1] or 1896, [4] he was in the Yukon, employed by the Alaska Commercial Company at Forty-Mile to buy mining properties. [5] Gold was discovered in the region in 1897. He was nicknamed the "Big Moose from Antigonish", "Big Alex" and "Big Mac". [2] [6] He was described by a contemporary as:
[26] [27] [28] Thor Strimbold, a Canadian who has made more than 20 one-shot kills on moose with a .30-30, advises most moose hunters to use more than minimal power if they can handle the recoil. [29] It is generally agreed that large game can be struck by the average marksman at distances that exceed the capacity to bring them down cleanly.
Alaska moose are sexually dimorphic with males being 40% heavier than females. [5] Male Alaska moose can stand over 2.1 m (6.9 ft) at the shoulder, and weigh over 635 kg (1,400 lb). When Alaska moose are born, they weigh on average about 28 pounds, but by five months old they can weigh up to 280 pounds. [4]
An Alaska man and two police officers rescued a baby moose from what police described as “a sure demise” after it fell into a lake and got stuck in a narrow space between a floatplane and a dock.
The Klondike Gold Rush [n 1] was a migration by an estimated 100,000 prospectors to the Klondike region of Yukon in northwestern Canada, between 1896 and 1899. Gold was discovered there by local miners on August 16, 1896; when news reached Seattle and San Francisco the following year, it triggered a stampede of prospectors.
The .308 Winchester has a 3.64 mL (56 gr H 2 O) cartridge case capacity. [9] The exterior shape of the case was designed to promote reliable case feeding and extraction in bolt-action rifles and machine guns alike, under extreme conditions. .308 Winchester maximum C.I.P. cartridge dimensions. All dimensions in millimeters (mm) and inches.
The man tried to get the moose to stay put: "[That's] close enough, bud," the man told the moose in the footage. "That's close enough, buddy." Related: Moose in Alaska Tries to Help Itself to ...
Tons of heroes rescue abandoned dogs and cats -- but Erikas Plucas' story is a little unconventional. One day, he came home to find a 2-week-old baby moose outside his gate.