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October 22, 2003
The Loose Moose
I called home to talk to my mom about her hunting trip... This is really Funny so continue to read...
B= me S= Shannon ( my sister)
S Hello?
B Hi its Becca, mom home?
S ya but she is out butchering up her moose right now
B so she got one then ?
S Hasn't she called you to tell you about it yet
B No... She's been back since Monday right?
S Ya ..
B Did she get a bull or a cow?
S Well...
B Well?..
S Well anyway Mom lost her moose off the back of the truck and some other person ran over it. They thought it was a dead body so they called the police. It's been on the radio, news and newspapers... You really didn't hear about it?
B - (Laughing hysterically) How do you loose a MOOSE off the back of a TRUCK I think you would notice that ?
S - Well when they got back to where the moose was the police were there from the person who called and They charged John for drunk driving... but mom says she was the one driving and she wasn't drinking. who knows. Mom says the news has all the facts wrong.
B WOW
S ya John has a court date and everything The news got a good title for it... The "Drunk Hunter and the Loose Moose"
B Wow... well get mom to call me ok?
S K, talk later Bye!
B bye ( hangs up... And laughs hysterically)

here are the Newspaper articles

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The drunk hunter and the loose moose

Prize disappeared before it could be shown off
By Natalie AlcobaThe Hamilton Spectator

It was a rough weekend for a Northern Ontario moose.

It was shot -- probably Saturday -- then loaded into a truck for the 30-hour ride to Burlington. The journey ended Sunday when the 450-kilogram animal tumbled from the vehicle at Mainway Drive and Guelph Line.
The driver continued on his way, unaware he had lost the prize he was on his way to show off. But the final indignity came shortly afterward, when another truck hit the carcass in the middle of the road.

At about 9:50 p.m., a truck driver turned from Mainway onto Guelph Line and hit the dead moose. The driver called police and as officers were investigating, the owner of the carcass appeared on the scene, said Sergeant Dave Pruitt of Halton police.

"He was on his way back to Burlington to show off his catch," said Pruitt. "He calls his buddies to look at his prize, but it's gone.''

The 53-year-old Canfield man had retraced his path and came across the police scene. Pruitt said the man had been out celebrating with friends and was arrested for impaired driving. He will appear in court Nov. 26. Part of the carcass was salvaged and donated to a food bank.

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Moose gets loose in town
Oct 22, 2003
A local driver might have thought for a moment he was in Cicely, Alaska not Burlington last weekend. It wasn't out of the norm to see a moose in the fictional northern town that provided the backdrop for television's Northern Exposure but it certainly isn't normal to see a moose in Burlington's suburban setting. But according to Halton police that is exactly what happened.
Officers said a man was turning onto Guelph Line from Mainway Sunday around 10 p.m. when his truck struck an object. The driver got out of the truck and discovered his vehicle had hit the carcass of a moose. He phoned police who responded to the scene to investigate.
Police say the owner of the dead moose -- a hunter -- returned to the scene to report the animal had fallen off the back of his truck. Officers investigated further and charged the driver of the truck that had been carrying the carcass with impaired driving.
Sgt. Val Hay, public affairs officer with Halton police said it's the first time police in Burlington responded to a 'moose' sighting on a road in the city.

"(The hunter) had just come down from the north, he was on his way home through Burlington," she said. "It fell off. We're assuming for some reason it wasn't secured properly."
A 51 year old from Canfield, Ont., southeast of Hamilton, is charged. He is scheduled to appear in Burlington court in November.
http://www.haltonsearch.com/hr/bp/story/1436221p-1690504c.htmlPosted by becca at October 22, 2003 08:37 PM


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shit!is your mom ok?was the guy really driving drunk?k.Posted by: kstanger at October 23, 2003 03:41 PM
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Yes my mom is OK and my mom says she was the one who was driving not the man who was charged.He owned the vehicle, but had to much to drink so my Mom was driving when the moose fell out AND when they went back to the sceene. I can't help but find this funny even though it has stired up alot of trouble
1 They loose a MOOSE 2 They don't realize it until they are home3 a guy dosn't see a huge bump in the road more than 10 times bigger than a speed bump in a well lit intersection4 They come back to claim it and (according to my mothers stories) the police charge a man for drunk driving who wasn't
There was a whole lot of stupid going on to make this story
poor moose, someone should write a poem for himPosted by: becca at October 23, 2003 04:39 PM

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ode to the loose moose.
loose moose, loose moose,you cause so much trouble, forsoothe,
alas, now you're dead,you're about to be fed,
to the huntress with a sharp tooth.Posted by: kstanger at October 23, 2003 06:54 PM

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That was great!I will have to read the poem to my mom.Tell you what she says. Posted by: becca at October 24, 2003 12:04 AM

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moosie moosie tall and broadwhat WERE you doing out on the road?
ssssssssssssssssssssssssplat!
moosie moosie short and flat.
cas.Posted by: cas at October 24, 2003 04:43 AM

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Holy cow...I mean moose!
I read about the loose moose, but had no idea the story was this complicated AND included your mom! Hope everything gets straightened out with the police.
We really enjoyed the poems! Might just think one up ourselves if we have time.....
TTFN, Aleishia & Aiden Posted by: Aleishia & Aiden at October 24, 2003 05:10 AM