Big Alaska Bull Moose Sheds His Velvet | MooseMan Video Photography Calendar

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This amazing bull, known as 22, is a magnificent animal, his rack is wide and has a lot of interesting points. We figure him to be around 11 years old. Here we take you from full velvet to that gory look of the process of shedding. It's not painful, it may itch, but the bulls sure are glad to be rid of it and have nice, shiny, bone white weapons to show off to the cows and to fight the other bulls with. That won't be happening for another month at this point, but this boy is already grunting, a sure sign that the rut is underway. We have seen and documented this bull for 5 years in a row now. He's definitely a favorite of ours. Enjoy!
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Andover, NH

[@deonnaqueentype]

Idk I get goosebumps looking at shedding videos but I am so intrigued at the same time

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Well, there's no pain here at all felt by the bulls, it is rather...Halloween gory ghoulish but it's gone in 2 days sometimes less. Just part of the process of antler bone growth. They don't have marrow; it's solid bone, so it has to be nourished from the exterior via the velvet. Thanks for watching!

[@Rottimail]

I wonder if the velvet (or bone) starts to itch or tickle and that's what makes the bull begin to rake?

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Great question; We suspect that as the nerves and blood vessels die off that they must itch to some degree. The bone has no feeling.

[@Katkjc]

Crazy how much the transformation is once the velvet is gone, but beautiful before and after. The process of shedding it off though gives them and deer a zombie-ish creepy look in a bad movie lol Question: I know that you use some big lenses, probably a 600mm which is what I use when shooting wildlife, but they do at times notice you. Have you ever been charged at before? Again thank you both so much for sharing your amazing experiences with us all, getting to see some wildlife and land that for me I'll never be able to get it to see in person. Stay safe and stay awesome!🥰

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks and yes, this is a ghoulish phase for sure. Over in a day or two. And as for lenses, yes, large mm to give them space, but the ones who get aggressive are usually the smaller bulls who tend to come out of nowhere. Those are the ones -and the cows- that we always keep trees handy for. (Not to climb; just to get behind.)

[@moosepoop]

Such Beautiful Footage Team MooseMan, 😍...& such a remarkable Bull, 🥰... Thanks for sharing!!... Glad you're both enjoying yourselves, 😜🤗😊

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks MP! Having a blast now that the animals are starting to show themselves more!

[@moosepoop]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos Yw..😊...& Good to hear... more animals, gives u more footage!!...Enjoy!!🤗

[@patriciawilson6373]

He was a beautiful boy ❤️❤️😍💖🫎🫎🫎

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

He was. We knew last fall was the last time we'd see him. There will be tribute videos of him soon. We'd love for you to understand what he meant to the area. The thing that stands out to me about him is he was an over achiever. he made the most of what he had, he was never a heavy weight but we never saw him lost a fight.

[@patriciawilson6373]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos How old was he? He really was a beautiful boy.😓❤️🫎

[@caz7363]

Wonderful, thank you 🙏

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

You're welcome, thank you!

[@breezer1788]

Magnificent. Thank you.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks!

[@seldramariaoliveiradossant3556]

Linda cena quando o alce está comendo...a pele que envolve os chifres caindo...faz parte da natureza do alce...ele diante dessas montanhas...fazem parte do seu viver...da sua vida...as montanhas fazem parte dele...ou ele faz parte das montanhas...da vegetação...do céu...do vento frio...do barulho dessa paz...

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

É tão impressionante para nós como você aprecia todos os pequenos detalhes das texturas desses vídeos, Selma. Os sons, as paisagens, os animais em seu elemento. Que bom que você está gostando do nosso humilde canal! Estamos tão felizes que você está aqui para compartilhar tudo com!

[@carlious1up370]

I've gotten tatted and this reminds me of the itch while my skin was peeling.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Same idea, the skin (velvet) has died and as it does it itches. You feel their pain!

[@user-qn6mz7uu7m]

Hello)👍очень необычное зрелище,когда рога принимают окончательный вид!Bravo!)

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Yes, they are impressive! Thank you for watching.Да, впечатляют! Спасибо за просмотр.

[@rrbernhardt5810]

Drop the other shoe, please. What dates did you notice the first shedding, first raking, clean antlers, first sparring, etc.?

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Antler growth ends on/near Aug 23, shedding any time after that, usually within the next week. First sparring any time after antlers are clean but we haven't seen any big bulls sparring together yet as of September 8. Other than one bedded and one standing... Otherwise it's been young bulls with older bulls. Good questions, and basically to answer, August 25 to September 10 for shed velvet/raking/grunting/sparring. It will continue for the rest of the rut, into early October. (When the cows come around things get intense with fights, rut pits, chases...stay tuned!

[@rrbernhardt5810]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos: I can't wait, and thank you for the reply. Years ago, a USGS biologist (Dr. Victor van Ballenburg) studied moose rutting behavior in Denali, and I believe he said shedding in that area started like clockwork on 24 Aug each year. If have to check my notes to be sure, but I always wondered if it was the same near Anchorage.

[@sunflowerlover5640]

I bet it feels good to get that off

[@JesusisLOVEJohn-]

Wow you guys are such great photographers/videographers. Extremely professional. Thanks for sharing.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks so much JLJ. Really appreciate that, and glad you found us. (Thanks for subscribing and commenting!)

[@krisna9319]

keren bang😎👍

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks!