we've had 2 close encounters with moose in NH.
First was as we were breaking camp at a stealth site, a male walked down the trail munching trees and bushes early in the morning. He was about 15 to 20 feet away and didn't pay any attention to us. Needless to say we made sure we had our dog under control.
The second encounter was at Madison Spring Hut. The year we hiked the Presidentials there was a female that spent a lot of time around the hut. We had stopped there to take a break and watched the moose eating from some trees near the hut.
I consider it something special that we've had 2 close encounters that ended happily both for us and the moose.
First was as we were breaking camp at a stealth site, a male walked down the trail munching trees and bushes early in the morning. He was about 15 to 20 feet away and didn't pay any attention to us. Needless to say we made sure we had our dog under control.
The second encounter was at Madison Spring Hut. The year we hiked the Presidentials there was a female that spent a lot of time around the hut. We had stopped there to take a break and watched the moose eating from some trees near the hut.
I consider it something special that we've had 2 close encounters that ended happily both for us and the moose.