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One of the tidbits we always pass along to folks new to Alaska is to mind your pets and children when outside and never leave them unattended. Bears, wolves, and moose are routinely spotted in local neighborhoods. While we're a little bigger than the fictional town of Cicely on Northern Exposure, we still regularly see critters wandering around town oblivious to the urban sprawl.

This is still their country.

I snapped these photos this afternoon near the Airport Way/University Avenue intersection. Although there were lots of rubberneckers and a few people, including yours truly, snapping photo's, Mamma and Baby were too busy munching on willows to care.

Fairbanks moose on the loose

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Although I sometimes take chances getting close enough to get 'the shot' it's not something I would recommend. They may look slow and clumsy but when provoked or frightened moose can be quite agile... and aggressive.

Posted by Fairbanks Alaska Real Estate Specialists Jesse & Kathy Clifton 907-699-6024 on 04/09/2009 06:32 AM

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55 Comments on Bullwinklette and Friends

APR

Great shots, Jesse! So a word to the wise is, "Don't goose a moose?" ;-)

LOL... yep, that's darn good advice!

Jesse, Cool pictures. Y'all certainly live in the "final frontier"...

Your building consultant for life in Nashville, TN

Oh I LOVE these photos!! Wish I was there.

Great pics Jesse. I have missed my window on Alaska. Glad you are back!

Ah! Northern Exposure. One of my all time favorite TV shows.

Your photos of Alaska are wonderful and would make me want to go there, if I wanted to go anywhere.

What wonderful shots. Thanks for sharing. I've never been to Alaska but it's on my list.

What gorgeous shots! We had the pleasure of going to Alaska and the peace and solitude of your landscape takes your breath away! You truly are blessed.

wow. simply amazing.

Those are beautiful animals. We are lucky enough to have them in our mountains and I enjoy the visits.

Amazing. It's good to know these things still happen somewhere in the world. The best I can do in southern Minnesota are a few wild turkeys once in a while, although my neighbor's emus sometimes are out walking around...

Beautiful, beautiful, beautiful. My heart is in the nature you are surrounded by! I visit whenever I can! I couldn't live there though because I would NEVER work!

Wow, great shots! And I'm with Gary, Northern Exposure was one of my all time favorite shows too.

Even though this is a fairly populated town, we are so spread out there is still much wildlife here. Bears, coyotes, fox, more deer than you can shake a stick at, turkeys, pheasants, on and on, and very very occasionally, a moose that wonders down from up above. Isn't wildlife GREAT?

And I just noticed the "Alaska in Pictures" on the right side over here. Wonderful! Wow, I love it!

Jesse, thanks for sharing the photos, mom surely looks relaxed so you couldnt have been too close? How deep is that snow? 3-4 feet? and its APRIL?? Great photos.

Jesse, great shots...I think if I lived in Alaska, I would have a telephoto lense. Yikes...beautiful animal. Now what would you have done if it got frightened?

YIKES....we have just a teeny tiny bit of "country" in our back yard and we still haisive deer that come to visit...I have recurring dreams that they charge the first level wall of windows or patio doors...I know they were here first !

Wow- amazing. I just cannot imagine seeing that in my everyday life. Not to mention all the snow!

Great photos, brings back memories of your majestic state. Thanks

Jesse...

What fun! Great shots as usual, lots of local flavor, and a hearty "da**, that snow is deep!" I am so glad that you are posting regularly again, you have a gift to share that enriches our lives here in the lower 48!

And now a nice Gold Star too!

Jesse,

This is the hit of the day! Congratulations on your feature; thanks for sharing Alaska with the rest of us in the lower 48 and Hawaii.

Mike in Tucson

Jesse...

This reminded me of what happened to me many many years ago. I was driving, late at night, in the White Mountains of NH. It was a full moon so I turned off the lights on my VDub to see the el natural lighting of a clear NH evening. When I turned the lights back on lo and behold there was a Moose standing in the middle of the road. I swerved, came close to crashing, and avoided hitting him. Man, that sucka was huge. Almost as big as my VDub. If I had hit him I still think my car and I would have been the only ones injured :)

TLW...ROAR!

I didn't realize just how big those things were until I went to Yellowstone a while back and saw them in person. I'm guessing it's best to stay out of their way if provoked.

Wow! and I thought the deer in my woods were big. I'll be in Fairbanks late May, will the snow have melted by then? Being from NC, I don't own boots. I will be sure to bring my camera though.

Those are great photos and bring back lots of memories. I lived in Alaska for eight years back in the 70's. There no place on this earth like it!! Yvette

I heard that moose like to ram inton cars. I would stay away!!

I liked Northern Exposure but the Bullwinkle show was my favorite. Hey Rocky, watch me pull a rabbit out of my hat.....Wrong hat.

Jesse - Very cool shots. Pun not intended. Alaska is a place I have always wanted to visit. But definately watch out for Moose. I have run across them in Maine previously and they can be very aggressive animals. Word to the wise.

Jesse - Those photos are awesome! I would hate to meet that guy on a cold dark night or on a hot light night, too! LOL Ya'll are so lucky to be in Alaska and to see all the beautiful wildlife! Thanks!

Mary

Just beautiful! Thanks so much for sharing these great pics!

Jesse, you are definitely living in the last frontier which is full of great nature sights like this one. Very cool, but be careful getting too close to these critters.

Ok, when did Bullwinkle get so darn BIG. That girl needs to trim down a bit LOL! We have a herd of Elk which likes to bed down in our front yard (careful where you step out there!) but that's about as exotic as we get in my neck of the woods.

Great shots on the sidebar too. I bet you never leave the house without your camera!

Not only do I love your photos of your critters.....I loved Bullwinkle and Rocky cartoons!

Hi Jesse!

Looks like you have some awesome neighbors there in Alaska! I love wildlife, here in Utah we are exposed to quite a bit, but no wolves! Great shots!

-Lisa

Fan mail from some flounder. This is Animal Planet quality. Superb.

Greataa phots Jesse. We were in Anchorage two years ago and stayed at a great bed and breakfast. We saw eagles flying and moose right in the front yard. Amazing and beautiful.

I love the pictures, thank you for sharing.

Bettina

Jesse, I love Mooses, however, I thought they were a bit more docile? I guess any mama with her young will kick butt. So awesome you have such great wildlife to see first hand. Love that stuff.

Bears and wolves and mooses oh my!!!! You never told me that you were co-habitating with the wildlife. This sounds like a feature article in National Geographics. ;-)

Jesse - Some wonderful photographs and fun post. When I was younger my father shot with a bow & arrow a moose that was over 800 lbs, he was quite frightened and never hunted again after this.

Jesse,

Besides obvious taste and skills, you gotta have a good camera and good lenses. I have a feeling that I am so close tht I better be agile. Same feeling I had with the photo of the bear. It was so close, i thought I could feel the smell.

Thanks

Great pictures Jesse. Those meese are huge. Can you eat them? Maybe with a nice Key....an.....tee

I'll remember that the next time I run in to a moose in Fair Oaks. Thanks... (Actually we have mountain lions... and wild turkeys!)

Great photos and reminds us about the wild. The wild here consist of teenager drivers, soccer moms driving while putting on makeup and the occassional 12 yr old joy riding in dad's car.

Hi Jesseand Kathy -- What a great few shots you got. Thanks for sharing. We lived in Maine for a year and saw a few mooses. Once, we were traveling down an old logging road and this big guy was right in the middle of the road and wouldn't move. I slowly backed up for quite a long way to avoid getting charged by him. He didn't exactly remind me of Bullwinkle from my cartoon days.

Hey Jesse We get way too many crashes from these big fellos up my way... Moose wins again compact car,...a back yard buddy, but bad to meet on the road going 50 mph.

Jesse,

Love the Mooses picture best...or is it Meese...or Moose, but how do you know I meant the one with Mama and baby...Oh, what the heck...Happy Easter...Thanks, Fran

Mama looks a bit more fierce than bullwinkle. I watched one of our "back yard deer" equally accustomed to wandering through our neighborhood put her head down and charge the lab next door when he barked at her and her younguns. Our dog is terrified of the deer, and won't go outside when they are around.

Jessie, I have not seen a lot of moose but I must say that is the largest I have ever seen.

Hi Jesse,

Oh my what great photos. I loved Northern Exposure, seeing moose as part of the citizen population was a hoot. But I especially liked the cast of characters, what an eclective group.

Definitely not something I would expect to see here in the "wilds" or Orange County. You did a great job getting the shots - safe and smart not withstanding : )

APR

See you really do have a better life up their in Alaska, if you don't count volcanoes. Just relax and enjoy!

Ah yes Jesse...it's all about the shot, no argument from me. These animals so look beautifully healthy, a pleasure to behold. To answer your question, I'm using the Canon 100-400mm image stabilized...great lens and I highly recommend it. Miss that show too!

Yeoww that guy looks big - i would stay away from him too, Jesse and Kathy !

APR

Excellent photos - thanks for sharing them with us! I've always wanted to see a moose somewhere other than a zoo. Since Alaska is one of the 4 states I have yet to visit, I'll have to make sure to get up there soon.

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