After a brief pause on the hill, the moose came running back towards the trail. I ran behind a tree with just enough time to see the moose raise up on its hind legs to stomp my friend's 15 year old deaf and blind dog. It attacked with both its front and hind legs, but fortunately none of the hits were direct and the dog escaped injury. I drew my ultralight .357 revolver loaded with .38 special self defense rounds as the moose continued into the brush which was obscuring my dog from sight.

My dog is a breed closely related to the Karelian bear dog and, like the Karelian, her breed uses speed and agility to hunt bear and other large game. I wasn't too worried about her since she could easily run circles around the moose, assuming that she recognized it as a threat. Well what she makes up in speed and beauty, she lacks in brains, and she didn't get out of the way. I heard her yelp and raised the firearm. The moose didn't pause to stomp, so I called my dog over and we began moving out of the area.

Moose aren't typically aggressive and tend to leave you alone after they've chased you off. Even so, I wasn't going to turn my back to it or holster the firearm while it was still nearby. We made it about 30 yards before the moose circled around and charged my dog again. I wasn't going to let the moose get anywhere near her this time, so I aimed in front of it and pulled the trigger, breaking the charge.

My friend called both dogs to follow him and sprinted up the trail with them while I watched the moose. I figured there was no way the moose was going to charge again now that the dogs were gone and I was walking backwards out of the area, but this was one aggressive fuckin moose. It charged me again when it was about 30 feet away. If we had been anywhere outside the city, I would have shot it in the face, but it would be front page news if something like that happened in a city park, so I aimed between its legs and pulled the trigger, scaring the moose enough to break the charge.

I caught up with my friend but didn't holster the firearm until we were at least 150 yards from the scene of the first encounter. Once out of harm's way we decided to get out of the area since the cops were almost certainly on the way and, while I would definitely report having killed a moose, I wanted to avoid answering any questions about having discharged a firearm within city limits.

Just got home and my pulse is still well above 100. I bathed my dog and she seems fine, so she doesn't appear to have been hurt by the moose. Probably going to pick up a box of hot FMJ .357 rounds to carry the next time I'm in the park because the hollow point .38 special rounds I was carrying would likely be inadequate for anything but a head shot.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36270165)

This could have been you https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KhODbr1Cp7Q.

I get back wednesday, going to drop off your dolly.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36270233)

I'll be around all day Wednesday.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36270253)

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36270257)

In city parks where moose are abundant and a shooting would make front page news, absolutely not

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36270575)

Shoot to kill.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36271002)

It was only a 357 though.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36271070)

I can’t hit shit with a 2in .357.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36270602)

https://www.luckygunner.com/labs/revolver-ballistics-test/

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36275217)

also bought some .38 +p Critical Defense Lite rounds for when my wife carries the scandium gun.

(http://www.autoadmit.com/thread.php?thread_id=4005308&forum_id=2#36376353)