He reminds me of the bull that got me "Obsessed" with moose filming.. my "Big Boy"! Who is most likely long gone now, because he would have to be around ten years old. Such "Awesome" footage you have! What a heavenly place. Love your commentary too, your voice is "soothing". Literally "Heaven" on earth! Wish I was there. 😊
Wow, thanks so much for this awesome comment! If your bull would be around 10 years old there's a very good chance he's still alive and thriving. Depending on the hunting in your neck of NB. And other predators, of course. And thank you for being here. Hope you watch and enjoy tomorrow's video compilation. A bit longer than these but hopefully it'll keep you watching. Good luck with your moose filming!! It's a blast, isn't it?
I would figure that it would be difficult for them to spar in deep snow, even though their long legs can get them through anything. Thank you for capturing the evolution of a handsome bull moose named "Turkey". He has matured greatly, and handsomely. He will of course become larger as time progresses, but just for now, it's so good to see him alive, and kicking. I do see that "Turkey's" intelligence focus, wanders away from other bulls, in deep snow, no matter how much they want to "get it on" with him. However, almost equal to his size, "Flattop" happens by, and assumes the opportunity to spar with "Turkey" for long periods. It is so amazing to capture these wonderful animals like this. Thank you again!!
Thank you, Dan. Yes, watching this bull mature from a youngster has been an amazing development for us. We have only come upon dominant bulls already established. His story is unique to us. And a fight in the deep snow (in "21 with Slew) would have been tough on them indeed. Turkey wimped out and wisely so. This year it was a sparring session, not a potential fight, with Flat Top. That was so much fun, they pushed each other over hill and dale and then would quit, eat, and after a bit they could not resist and would resume playing again. They're still young, after all. This year will be telling. They're going to be entering the age of maturity. Can't wait to see what they both look like! Thanks for watching and for your insightful comments!
I'm a new subscriber and am so thrilled to have found you guys! I'm originally from South Africa, living in England for the last 10 years, so I wasn't very familiar with moose until very recently taking an interest in these magnificent creatures. Boy am I glad to have discovered your channel! Your videos, footage and stills are amazing (fellow photographer myself) and so fun to watch and informative! I've been binge watching your channel for the past two days now (still have so many vids to get through - yay!). I've fallen head over heels in love with the gorgeous boys and girls you guys have been documenting over all these years! Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with those of us who lack the opportunity to appreciate these magestic creatures in person. And I love listening to your voiceovers by the way. Your voice is very tranquil and soothing - fitting right in with these glorious creatures and beautiful countryside 💛
Wow, IbrisOfAmber!! WOW!!! First, thank you SO much for all the glowing comments and compliments and I'm blushing and we're humbly grateful for them all. Secondly, welcome avid moose lover to our world and we are again so grateful you found us!! NO HUNTING videos here, it's all just these incredible wild animals being themselves, undisturbed by our presence, without us altering their behavior. As a fellow photographer, you get how important that is. We are thrilled that you found us and we hope you get to see the video posted today. It's a longer one, a compilation. Set to music. No reading. No voiceovers (although I thank you for your kind words about my commentary. Rick has a rather thick Boston accent and sometimes people have a hard time with it. HA! (He would Paaahk his caaah in Haaavahd Yaaahd, if you know what I mean!) Thank you for subscribing and bingeing and for being here now with us on our journey. I know you have a lot of catching up to do so I'll let you go (🙂) But wow, we both thank you so very much for being here now! Because there's lots more to come!! (Lots to watch while it rains in your jolly old part of the world!) Welcome!!!
@MooseManNaturePhotos haha, yes, I know what you mean. But I actually do understand... most of what Rick says in the few intros of his that I've watched so far 😄 Oh I'll definitely be watching the new vid today and all your future content. You guys have me hooked, line and sinker! Thank you so much for your warmest of welcomes and I look so forward to continuing this beautiful journey, through your lenses, with you both and these incredible moose characters you've made me fall in love with even more deeply 😊
@@IbrisOfAmber Sorry I missed this other comment, Ibris! Sometimes they slip by me. Anyway, just wanted to let you know we appreciate your being here and thanks again for the awesome comments!🥰
Hey R. Thanks so much and you're right. We can't wait to see what he grows into this year. He became an absolute hulk in the past year, just like Flat Top has. It's going to be fun!
Thanks Jo Jo! Turkey is going to be one MOST impressive mature bull this year and we can't wait to get a lens on him! Fingers crossed!! Stay warm over there in VT neighbor!
It's wild that he had 4, almost 5 brow tines on his right side in 2021 but only had 3, almost 4 on his right in 2022. He went from 3 brow tines on the left in 2021 to 5 in 2022. His genes must code for lots of brow tines, but there must be "plasticity" (genetic flexibility) about where and how they're expressed.
You're so right, rr. The brow tines can change yearly, or be the same throughout the lifespan of the bull. It's all about the genetic coding. Grumpy had gone from 2/2 to 3/2 to 2/2 to 3/3 back to 2/2. Others have stayed at 2/2 always. It's interesting. But those reflect the genetics in these two connecting valleys we tend to frequent There are points just beyond that where the genes are WOW. (Harder to get on those animals, unfortunately!) Thanks for the interesting observation!
I hope they make it the next few years. Turkey and Flattop are both gonna be bulls to recon with especially if they can continue with these growth spurts.
So right Boyd. They are pretty much equals. It's going to be fun watching them develop into mature, dominant bulls. Let's hope they find good winter browse!
Great question Susan. The ropes really don't change all that much. We think that during the rut they tend to swell a bit, hormones, no doubt. But other than freezing off, they tend to be true to themselves year to year. It's how we can tell Turkey. And of course The Grumpster.
Sorry this comment slipped past me p. Yes, just like cats and horses too, and of course the other members of the deer family. And sheep/goats. They all possess what's called the Jacobson's organ in their nasal cavities. As do snakes and other reptiles. But reptiles don't do the lip curl. (they do the tongue flick thing.) Thanks for watching and we love that you're enjoying the channel! Don't know how this comment got by me but sometimes they get buried. My apologies!
For the most part they all look the same to me but just like any farmer each animal is different! Will Turkey step up to fill Grumpy's place as the main bull moose?
That's a good question, Michael. Turkey has some maturing to do yet before he can become a dominant bull, but if he gets there (we assume he will) then I should think he'd take one end of the valleys in the chain of mountain/valleys we frequent. As it stands now, Swagger has taken over Grumpy's void. And nobody is challenging those death tines! We shall see how it all shakes down, with any luck! Thanks for the comment!
@@FernCurtis Thank you for your answer. I googled "moose ropes", "ropes on a moose" "slang terms for a moose" and all came up with nothing to what you refer to as ropes on a moose. Hmmmmmm
@@bigguy467 Some call the part that hangs down a bell as well..perhaps I should have said that instead. I know if you Google “Parts of a live moose -Images of” or something similar, you will get a images of diagrams. That might help! ☺️
Hey Big Guy. Yes, bells/ropes (as Fern described) also, bells are called beards or dewlaps. We rely on recurring antler growth patterns, scars, cowlicks/whirls (like with IDing horses), how their eyes are set in their heads and such. Ropes aren't reliable because they can freeze and fall off (really!) So no, none of these animals have tags. He have to do our homework! Thanks for the great question!
Male moose are actually called stags not bulls, female moose are actually called does not cows, and juvenile moose are actually called fawns not calves, calling male, female, and juvenile moose bulls, cows, and calves is actually for laypeople who believe moose as bovids, moose are deer not bovids, there are very big differences between deer and bovids, deer have antlers, whilst bovids have horns with just one sharp end on each, meaning that bovid horns do not branch.
I get that bovids are called cows, bulls, calves etc...it is very true that we in the United States refer to moose as such despite being antlered members of the deer family rather than of the bovine breeds. In some countries moose are called elk, stags, etc. It depends on where you live. But since we live in New Hampshire, US and also in Alaska, US, we will refer to these animals as they are here in the states; bulls/cows/calves.
@MooseMan Nature Photos, the biggest required feature that makes a deer a deer is the antlers, all hoofed mammals with antlers are deer and all deer have antlers, members of the family Cervidae are just called deer, there are over seventy extant deer species under twenty genera, in fact, the moose is the largest living deer in the world, the males, females, and juveniles of all seventy extant deer species are called stags, does, and fawns respectively.
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What a great video! They are magnificent!
Thanks so much Sean, appreciate that, and yes, they are!
He reminds me of the bull that got me "Obsessed" with moose filming.. my "Big Boy"! Who is most likely long gone now, because he would have to be around ten years old. Such "Awesome" footage you have! What a heavenly place. Love your commentary too, your voice is "soothing". Literally "Heaven" on earth! Wish I was there. 😊
Wow, thanks so much for this awesome comment! If your bull would be around 10 years old there's a very good chance he's still alive and thriving. Depending on the hunting in your neck of NB. And other predators, of course. And thank you for being here. Hope you watch and enjoy tomorrow's video compilation. A bit longer than these but hopefully it'll keep you watching. Good luck with your moose filming!! It's a blast, isn't it?
I would figure that it would be difficult for them to spar in deep snow, even though their long legs can get them through anything. Thank you for capturing the evolution of a handsome bull moose named "Turkey". He has matured greatly, and handsomely. He will of course become larger as time progresses, but just for now, it's so good to see him alive, and kicking. I do see that "Turkey's" intelligence focus, wanders away from other bulls, in deep snow, no matter how much they want to "get it on" with him. However, almost equal to his size, "Flattop" happens by, and assumes the opportunity to spar with "Turkey" for long periods. It is so amazing to capture these wonderful animals like this. Thank you again!!
Thank you, Dan. Yes, watching this bull mature from a youngster has been an amazing development for us. We have only come upon dominant bulls already established. His story is unique to us. And a fight in the deep snow (in "21 with Slew) would have been tough on them indeed. Turkey wimped out and wisely so. This year it was a sparring session, not a potential fight, with Flat Top. That was so much fun, they pushed each other over hill and dale and then would quit, eat, and after a bit they could not resist and would resume playing again. They're still young, after all. This year will be telling. They're going to be entering the age of maturity. Can't wait to see what they both look like! Thanks for watching and for your insightful comments!
Wow, what an amazing bull Turkey is. I'm still in awe of how fantastic your footage is, and perfect narration.
Thank you very much for the kind words, MW. Appreciate it! Glad you enjoyed!
@@MooseManNaturePhotos No, thank you for sharing and the hard work you put in!
@@MaineWoodsbooger It's our passion, we're just happy there are people like you here who are as into the wildlife as we are! Thank you for that!
Amazing footage. Appreciate you sharing with us. ♥️👍♥️
@@billrobbins5874 Thank you so much Bill!
I'm a new subscriber and am so thrilled to have found you guys!
I'm originally from South Africa, living in England for the last 10 years, so I wasn't very familiar with moose until very recently taking an interest in these magnificent creatures. Boy am I glad to have discovered your channel! Your videos, footage and stills are amazing (fellow photographer myself) and so fun to watch and informative! I've been binge watching your channel for the past two days now (still have so many vids to get through - yay!). I've fallen head over heels in love with the gorgeous boys and girls you guys have been documenting over all these years!
Thank you for sharing your beautiful work with those of us who lack the opportunity to appreciate these magestic creatures in person. And I love listening to your voiceovers by the way. Your voice is very tranquil and soothing - fitting right in with these glorious creatures and beautiful countryside 💛
Wow, IbrisOfAmber!! WOW!!! First, thank you SO much for all the glowing comments and compliments and I'm blushing and we're humbly grateful for them all. Secondly, welcome avid moose lover to our world and we are again so grateful you found us!! NO HUNTING videos here, it's all just these incredible wild animals being themselves, undisturbed by our presence, without us altering their behavior. As a fellow photographer, you get how important that is. We are thrilled that you found us and we hope you get to see the video posted today. It's a longer one, a compilation. Set to music. No reading. No voiceovers (although I thank you for your kind words about my commentary. Rick has a rather thick Boston accent and sometimes people have a hard time with it. HA! (He would Paaahk his caaah in Haaavahd Yaaahd, if you know what I mean!) Thank you for subscribing and bingeing and for being here now with us on our journey. I know you have a lot of catching up to do so I'll let you go (🙂) But wow, we both thank you so very much for being here now! Because there's lots more to come!! (Lots to watch while it rains in your jolly old part of the world!) Welcome!!!
@MooseManNaturePhotos haha, yes, I know what you mean. But I actually do understand... most of what Rick says in the few intros of his that I've watched so far 😄
Oh I'll definitely be watching the new vid today and all your future content. You guys have me hooked, line and sinker!
Thank you so much for your warmest of welcomes and I look so forward to continuing this beautiful journey, through your lenses, with you both and these incredible moose characters you've made me fall in love with even more deeply 😊
They are such magnificent animals~ To see them … is amazing!
@@IbrisOfAmber Sorry I missed this other comment, Ibris! Sometimes they slip by me. Anyway, just wanted to let you know we appreciate your being here and thanks again for the awesome comments!🥰
Great video. As quick as he’s growing, and given his body is nearing maturity, he might be an absolute beast next year. 😲
Hey R. Thanks so much and you're right. We can't wait to see what he grows into this year. He became an absolute hulk in the past year, just like Flat Top has. It's going to be fun!
Thank you for posting! Much love from the Matsu. 💛
Thank you for watching! Greetings to you the Matsu valley!
Gosh He is Gorgeous in all His stages! Great footage thanks 💖👍 .
JO JO IN VT 💞💨❄️☃️
Thanks Jo Jo! Turkey is going to be one MOST impressive mature bull this year and we can't wait to get a lens on him! Fingers crossed!! Stay warm over there in VT neighbor!
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Muito obrigado, Seldra, e obrigado por estar aqui! Nos agradecemos!
Thank you for another amazing video❤
You are most welcome! And thanks for watching! Hope you watch tomorrow's peaceful feature!
@@MooseManNaturePhotos count on it❗️
Thank you.⚘️
Thank YOU, Beth!
Awesome video. Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤❤
Glad you enjoyed it Patricia! Thanks for being here with us!
It's wild that he had 4, almost 5 brow tines on his right side in 2021 but only had 3, almost 4 on his right in 2022. He went from 3 brow tines on the left in 2021 to 5 in 2022. His genes must code for lots of brow tines, but there must be "plasticity" (genetic flexibility) about where and how they're expressed.
You're so right, rr. The brow tines can change yearly, or be the same throughout the lifespan of the bull. It's all about the genetic coding. Grumpy had gone from 2/2 to 3/2 to 2/2 to 3/3 back to 2/2. Others have stayed at 2/2 always. It's interesting. But those reflect the genetics in these two connecting valleys we tend to frequent There are points just beyond that where the genes are WOW. (Harder to get on those animals, unfortunately!) Thanks for the interesting observation!
@@MooseManNaturePhotos: Likewise, I appreciate your insights!
I hope they make it the next few years. Turkey and Flattop are both gonna be bulls to recon with especially if they can continue with these growth spurts.
So right Boyd. They are pretty much equals. It's going to be fun watching them develop into mature, dominant bulls. Let's hope they find good winter browse!
Looking forward to seeing him again. Question about the rope. Does that enlarge or change (if not frozen off) as they mature?
Great question Susan. The ropes really don't change all that much. We think that during the rut they tend to swell a bit, hormones, no doubt. But other than freezing off, they tend to be true to themselves year to year. It's how we can tell Turkey. And of course The Grumpster.
This channel is great! Didn’t know moose had a Fleming response like cats.
Sorry this comment slipped past me p. Yes, just like cats and horses too, and of course the other members of the deer family. And sheep/goats. They all possess what's called the Jacobson's organ in their nasal cavities. As do snakes and other reptiles. But reptiles don't do the lip curl. (they do the tongue flick thing.) Thanks for watching and we love that you're enjoying the channel! Don't know how this comment got by me but sometimes they get buried. My apologies!
@@MooseManNaturePhotos very informative, thank you! ✌️
@@Jackasses Thanks for watching! Cheers!
He is beautiful
He is, cden!!
For the most part they all look the same to me but just like any farmer each animal is different! Will Turkey step up to fill Grumpy's place as the main bull moose?
That's a good question, Michael. Turkey has some maturing to do yet before he can become a dominant bull, but if he gets there (we assume he will) then I should think he'd take one end of the valleys in the chain of mountain/valleys we frequent. As it stands now, Swagger has taken over Grumpy's void. And nobody is challenging those death tines! We shall see how it all shakes down, with any luck! Thanks for the comment!
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How old did Turckey live to be...?
Turkey will be 6 this spring. We certainly hope he makes it through the winter and look forward to seeing him in the fall again.
Turning into a nice bull
You're so right Lyle. He's one to watch. Can't wait to see what he looks like this year!
HOw do you identify the same Bulls year after year? Do they have tags or something?
Each bull has different tell tale signs, the antlers, their ropes, different markings on their faces, etc.,.
@@FernCurtis Thank you for your answer. I googled "moose ropes", "ropes on a moose" "slang terms for a moose" and all came up with nothing to what you refer to as ropes on a moose. Hmmmmmm
@@bigguy467 Some call the part that hangs down a bell as well..perhaps I should have said that instead. I know if you Google “Parts of a live moose -Images of” or something similar, you will get a images of diagrams. That might help! ☺️
@@FernCurtis Love that you handled thnis one Fern!! Absolutely love it!
Hey Big Guy. Yes, bells/ropes (as Fern described) also, bells are called beards or dewlaps. We rely on recurring antler growth patterns, scars, cowlicks/whirls (like with IDing horses), how their eyes are set in their heads and such. Ropes aren't reliable because they can freeze and fall off (really!) So no, none of these animals have tags. He have to do our homework! Thanks for the great question!
Hey Rocky, were are you?
Bullwinkle stepped on him.
All Season Mooses Movie？
never been to Turkey,,,, they got big moose
Only theirs are funny looking. With humps. This bull's name is Turkey...
Male moose are actually called stags not bulls, female moose are actually called does not cows, and juvenile moose are actually called fawns not calves, calling male, female, and juvenile moose bulls, cows, and calves is actually for laypeople who believe moose as bovids, moose are deer not bovids, there are very big differences between deer and bovids, deer have antlers, whilst bovids have horns with just one sharp end on each, meaning that bovid horns do not branch.
I get that bovids are called cows, bulls, calves etc...it is very true that we in the United States refer to moose as such despite being antlered members of the deer family rather than of the bovine breeds. In some countries moose are called elk, stags, etc. It depends on where you live. But since we live in New Hampshire, US and also in Alaska, US, we will refer to these animals as they are here in the states; bulls/cows/calves.
@MooseMan Nature Photos, the biggest required feature that makes a deer a deer is the antlers, all hoofed mammals with antlers are deer and all deer have antlers, members of the family Cervidae are just called deer, there are over seventy extant deer species under twenty genera, in fact, the moose is the largest living deer in the world, the males, females, and juveniles of all seventy extant deer species are called stags, does, and fawns respectively.