VIDEO: Maine Man's close encounter with bull moose before it charges!

Since we've moved to Maine, people have asked if we've seen a moose yet. We haven't, and frankly, after seeing this video from a guy in the woods of north central Maine and his scary encounter, I'm in no hurry. Here's the story.

Video shows man's close encounter with bull moose in Maine before it charges at him

Sept 25, 2024 , WMTW-TV

AROOSTOOK COUNTY, Maine — A video shared with Maine's Total Coverage shows a bull moose get up close and personal with a man before the animal ultimately charged at him and knocked him down.

The man told Maine's Total Coverage that he walked into a large swamp in Aroostook County at about 8 a.m. Tuesday to set up a few game cameras when he heard the bellowing sound of a cow moose in heat.

The man said he then saw the cow, which was surrounded by three bulls that were competing for her attention.

According to the man, one of those bulls heard him coming and approached him. That's when the man pulled out his phone and started recording the video.

The moose wound up getting within 3 feet of the man, who can be heard in the video telling the bull it was "close enough" multiple times.

"Most moose that we have encountered are spooked by a human voice. Unfortunately, in his rut-crazed mind, I was still another bull trying to take his cow," the man wrote in a message to Maine's Total Coverage.

The man can then be heard telling the moose to "go" and "get out of here," but the bull would not budge.

According to the man, he was only able to back up for a couple of seconds before the moose suddenly charged.

Watch the video in the player below

VIDEO: https://youtu.be/DIsA-n8EHt8?si=7wCdBbNIt5l8OQUY

The man can be heard yelling "Hey! Hey!" as he ran away from the moose, and he said he turned his back and reached his left hand back in an effort to block the bull's antlers from hitting him.

The man said the moose knocked him to the ground, and he slid about 6 feet from the impact.

Thankfully, the man's yelling was enough to stop the moose from continually coming after him. The man said the bull ran in the other direction after the initial impact.

"I was on my hands and knees at this point and completely defenseless," the man wrote.

The man said he slowly crept out of the swamp once he was able to gather himself and check for injuries.

He said he only wound up with a few bumps and bruises to his legs, back and arms.