Moose Pit Behavior Caught On Camera

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Incredible Moose Pit Behavior Caught On Camera
Big Alaska bull moose digs a rut pit and then the action begins. Lucky for us, friend Michael Mauro, Rick and I were able to scramble on top of a big boulder for this front row center show. Just amazing behavior to witness from the safety of 8 feet up. I'd not want to have been on the ground for this one!Watch as the cows go nuts over his pit. Oh, and btw...I'd cut twenty (20!) seconds of him peeing out of this video! Fun and crazy stuff with the Alaska moose! Enjoy and if you like, please subscribe!
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[@kathybradbury]

Thank you for the explanation in the description! Amazing footage, was wondering how on earth you could be standing so close and all this going on! Granted I’ve never hunted moose and maybe this behavior is well known, but I’ve never heard of it nor seen it til now. Awesome.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you, Kathy. We would never get this footage if these animals were hunted here; this is a state park and they are protected, so they tend to not be as afraid of humans. Still, it's tough to get this footage as we do have to hike in for it. Thanks so much for your kind comment, and for watching!

[@islamkhokhar]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos can you share the date of footage?

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@islamkhokhar 2018 or 19.

[@hildeeberlein9495]

BC😅

[@allanneill4158]

Fanatastic video footage. Thanks for the moose behaviour cataloged.

[@andrasiboti]

This is so beautiful, it makes me cry..

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

We are glad to be able to share these incredible moments with people like you! Thank you!

[@GSPDUKE]

My girlfriend was never that receptive. My goodness, what a rare treat to watch, as I have learned so much from this video. I have to thank you for giving us hunters a glimpse of something we can all use.

[@giovanna8187]

Have you considered a urine pit? Oops, sorry, couldn't help it. 😂

[@candidwhite5826]

seriously only our creator knows for sure..... strange behavior from beautiful animals

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Nature and its wild things and their mating habits. So varied, odd, interesting, and bizarre.

[@joeywilburn8672]

You can already tell that the last moose in the pit is the kind of girl that will slash your tires if you don't call her back.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

HAHAHAHA

[@robertmccartin2025]

That was intense! One of the coolest wildlife footage I’ve ever seen! Thanks for sharing this

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Most welcome, glad you enjoyed it.

[@sandralyn5869]

You'd think I would know more about moose than what I do cuz I'm from Maine but I had no idea that rolling around in his own tinkle is how a bull attracts a cow moose. Wicked cool video! Thank you!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

It's something we learned from witnessing it. Glad you enjoyed, tanks for watching!

[@tbruenne3759]

Rut is wild!

[@lancejames9228]

Thank you for providing the rest of us this amazing footage. Just brilliant .....and very lucky. When I saw how close that blue baseball cap was to the action I was a bit alarmed lol

[@opposad5451]

M f,,g

[@opposad5451]

M f,,g

[@brendatajik6150]

*Nature is amazing!*

[@MrBigdizzle1234]

wow! I have came across many locations hunting where moose have rutted but never been this close when it was happening! I'm blown away they let you be this close.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

It no doubt helps that these moose aren't hunted in this national park, otherwise I doubt we'd be able to witness this behavior. Thanks for watching!

[@mortalclown3812]

​@@MooseManNaturePhotos i know that wildlife management is important in places, but not used to seeing laws honored (from deep south). Thanks for getting great footage.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@mortalclown3812 I hear ya about the difference from deep south to Alaska and even New England wildlife management. Different codes of respect. We have a core believe of respecting the wildlife, not altering their behavior, letting them be. That is how we get the footage we do. Whether it be moose, loons, bears. Nature: Nurture, Protect, Respect!

[@pierrebegley2746]

I've never seen two cows trying to fight over a bull before. This is amazing!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks so much! We now have several rut pit videos here. If you're interested. It's a riot watching the cows battle over possession of the pit. (Not the bull at this point!) Anyway, the bull who did it better than the rest was Grumpy. He would get half a dozen cows wound up. Worth the watch. In this one the cows come out of the woodwork from all over! Enjoy! Here's the link: kzbin.info/www/bejne/h3O5g2l9bKaNqLs

[@pierrebegley2746]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos Gosh. That's absolutely wild! Thanks so much for that!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@pierrebegley2746 You're welcome!

[@unbatheduncle]

That moose has got his own harem

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

He's The Dude, for sure!

[@breezer1788]

Funny and great work. Thanks Team Moose.

[@lorraine9242]

That cow is digging it!

[@barbkeen1221]

🤦‍♀️😂😂😂😂

[@Stephanie_ARGO]

Thank you for loving the moose and caring for them! 💗💗💗💗💗💗💗

[@tammycox9789]

That moose just squated to go pee..... seriously? Okay now I've seen everything.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Not ONLY did he pee, the cows just LOVE the intoxicating perfume of it with his love pheromones. Weird, but that's how many ungulates telegraph their readiness to mate. Funny part is? the cows fight each other over the pit, to wallow in that perfume. They're not fighting over the bull himself! Funny to watch. And now not only have you seen it all, you're heard it all. Thanks for commenting/watching!

[@bradbassett1240]

It must work, he has the babes fighting over him!

[@DrFlippin]

Absolutely AMAZING footage. What a privilege to witness this all happen within spitting distance. Thanks for sharing this; the very best I've seen.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks so much, so glad our friend Michael Mauro realized that boulder was scalable; I had seen it from the steeper side and written it off as an escape/film vantage. Thanks for commenting!

[@БорисГантимуров-ц3ф]

Что значит запах гормонов мужика,самки с ума сошли?

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@БорисГантимуров-ц3ф Запах мужских гормонов сводит женщин с ума; все они хотят валяться в яме, которую роет самец. Это причудливое и уникальное явление для лосей во время брачного сезона, называемого гоном.

[@Dexsure]

Now that is what I call, "working the field!"

[@hugomikaelsson4055]

Why are there so many dislikes? This footage is great!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Good Question! I have no idea what people expect but getting this stuff is not easy. Thanks for realizing and commenting. Appreciate that.

[@EgerRoman]

Это просто уникальные кадры!!!👍👍👍

[@mso1ful]

Ok, that did it!! I’m subscribing! ☺️

[@thebluehotel426]

That's fine. Now let's get to the next step.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Yeah, eventually they did. Where we couldn't film them. (So shy that way.)

[@jairobranquinho3175]

One boy too girls. Perfect

[@MrStkrdknmibalz9799]

Of all the times I've been drunk and laying in a puddle of my own piss, not ONCE have the ladies come running up and started fighting over me.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Keep trying, you never know. 😂

[@dennisfant2620]

That's pretty interesting. And cool to watch.

[@randallharmsen5802]

Two large bull moose fighting must be quite the sight! Great video. Be safe out there too.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks. Have you watched what we got for fight videos? You'll see and hear how powerful they are! Safety first; rule number one: have good cover nearby. Thanks for the comments!

[@hlloyd-fs4uf]

They just love that Chanel No. 5!

[@ytcomms3945]

Paco Rabanne is the one guys use ... makes females quite attached ...

[@Rottimail]

That was incredible! WOW, they are big!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

They are indeed. And powerful!

[@DoubleDogDare54]

For some reason rolling in piss never got the girls to fight over me....

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Keep trying. You never know...

[@dhibba52]

😂🤣😂

[@v.gorski3050]

Grow up.

[@thomasfoss9963]

@@dhibba52 Is this Debbie Durkin??

[@simonking7361]

It is a kind of special language for the animal in rut, gorgeous!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Isn't it so interesting? Such a different mating ritual. Thanks for commenting/watching; sorry for the delay in replying!

[@ohwhatelse]

Crazy girls will even fight over a lazy guy who isn't interested in working for a living! I think they're all nuts!

[@luanakaroll569]

The only way

[@kellybelanger3685]

@@luanakaroll569 I bet you live with a bum

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Haha...What's amazing to watch is when the girls are actually ready...Game On!

[@kellybelanger3685]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos I get crazy too when I'm ready. Lol

[@antoniocarlostinti6495]

@@luanakaroll569 l

[@thebluehotel426]

"Don't muss my antlers!"

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

😁

[@donaldduncan7095]

Shuda called this one ….Bullwinkle tinkles ( sorry, the poet in me couldn't resist :-)

[@jakeofsp4des]

Holy shit dude, I can't believe it worked! I made a piss mud bath for myself and by the end of the day I got 20 girls begging to give me their phone numbers.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Well, you learned something from wildlife. It's what we're here for. Glad to be of assistance. HA

[@henrywolfe2845]

Just commenting for the algorithm and to say moose are awesome

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks cuz we wonder what the algorithms say, we appreciate the human input. (You're not a bot, are you?)🤣

[@henrywolfe2845]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos nope lol

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@henrywolfe2845 🙂

[@libertyvilleguy2903]

Amazing footage, so close.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Gotta confess, we aren't as close as we appear, we crop quite a bit in order to bring them closer. Thanks very much for the comment!

[@themystery4977]

He probably drives a Lamborghini and has money in the bank 😂

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Well that's always what gets the girls, right? HA!

[@cherylcobern4483]

VERY interesting.. Thx for sharing..

[@manpig9633]

very nice video!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you!

[@louielouiepks]

I took a 61'' moose in Noatak in 95. He had been beat up, didn't see by what. He was running away but stopped when we cow called. Had a several puncture wounds on neck and shoulders. Awesome trip. This is amazing behavior.

[@delroyreid7891]

I .

[@susanfanning9480]

It's hard to go on a date (alone) around in that area.

[@jaredcastles]

ah yes this takes me back to college where I used to pee on the grass and watch the girls come out of nowhere and fight each other to roll around in it

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

You mean they don't still?

[@barbararankin5038]

Juvenile

[@KFrost-fx7dt]

Cute and funny things.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Different way of putting it but yes!

[@prodigal1970]

Brings a whole new meaning to the eloquent term.."smellin' ya piss".

[@v.gorski3050]

P Alexander The Great ---- yuk. GROW UP

[@prodigal1970]

@@v.gorski3050 Yep, but that is exactly what's happening in the video.

[@MoskusMoskiferus1611]

@@v.gorski3050. I see You keep Commenting the Same words before, Just Shut Up, It's just a Joke

[@bradbassett1240]

Oh I get it....Water Sports!

[@noahn8503]

How do you get ao close without them spooking or get aggresive

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Actually we were farther away when the cows started coming around and there was a huge boulder so we climbed on top of it. Otherwise we'd never have gotten this; too dangerous with the cows darting around. These moose are rather used to seeing humans, so they don't run off at the first sight of us. Aggression is always something we watch for; reading their body language. It's the cows and the younger bulls one has to really be wary of!

[@feliciadale1740]

Just fascinating all around. Thank you so much for this!

[@feliciadale1740]

Also, thank you so much for not adding music to this. The sounds of nature are far more interesting than any music could be.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

@@feliciadale1740 I totally agree on the no music THANKS

[@feliciadale1740]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos You're very welcome!

[@sandramcdaniel2]

Big Moose have big bladders.

[@beequeen1]

So apparently his Milkshake brought the Girls to the yard! 🤭

[@yarchism]

funny how the muse wanted the one that didnt show initial interest

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

The one playing hard to get. And we think we're so different from animals. HA!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

The one playing hard to get. And we think we're so different from animals. HA!

[@НиколайТерехов-к3ц]

Спасибо за видос ,лайк!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you!

[@OlegPriroda]

Самое интересное за кадром оставили.

[@brandonrobins1221]

I’m assuming this is mating behavior? This footage is amazing I never seen animals act this way , really only us humans 😂( nah I’m jk )

[@barthvader4930]

Cuffing season at its finest

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Theirs is a freer style of love. Ha.

[@frankbyrd6726]

I love me some moose

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Yup

[@aynoayno1]

Супер!!! Спасибо за видео!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you!!

[@MrThenry1988]

He's thinking I can handle both of ya. Awes catch.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

That and then some!

[@krzysiek.j.7637]

Very very nice😃👏👏👏

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you very much!

[@tonyruiz2390]

Crazy

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Tony, yes, this was an amazing experience. By chance we found this huge boulder in the woods to climb up on top and observe the action.

[@jeanbeaulieu6543]

awsome!!!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Glad you think so!

[@mariedelozier2530]

Them cows dig his stank....

[@aljordan2698]

R. Kelly Moose!! Lmao!!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

HA!

[@plantcitychuck2551]

I get yelled at for leaving a drop on the toilet seat.these girls are rolling around in it

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

It's just not fair, is it.

[@UncleMoose1]

Good video !

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks!

[@amycuaresma]

Maybe I missed this, gut do you say where abouts you are shooting? What general part of Alaska?

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

South Central. Where are you?

[@bogodproductions4712]

You sure have big moose around there.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

It's Alaska. Largest species of moose there is. Here in New England we have a slightly smaller species. Montana, etc, has the smallest.Thanks for watching.

[@davidemontini8298]

My dear god what a pleasure to see ..like how close where you ....and where abouts ...Canada or us ..just Awsome to see ...please more videos like this

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you Davide! More are there published and yet more on the way!

[@Logan-ed4pu]

Male moose pisses on a spot on the ground and female moose are diving right on into the spot and rolling in it once he's done. I guess that's the moose equivalent to putting on his hoodie.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

It's the moose equivalent of perfume. It's weird, isn't it? Yet the cows don't givva $#it about the bull, they just want to wallow in that pit. The rest comes a bit later. 😁

[@AlexandrSavchenkoSFU]

Well, it's a remarkable achievement, and well done.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you Alexandr. Sorry it took me so long to see this message. Appreciate it.

[@14149bb]

To the t. But nature will always show you or us more. Thanks

[@amycuaresma]

I never knew that male moose sqauted to pee like a female dog in rutting season - I learned something

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Happy to be of assistance! The animals teach us something every day too!

[@patriciawilson6373]

Awesome video. ❤❤❤

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks Patricia!

[@louielouiepks]

Wow, not something you see every day.

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

And something you rarely see when it does happen in September/October. Thanks for watching! Sorry for the reply delay.

[@gulaiisaeva3391]

Ой , как подглядывать не прилично😀

[@bearbait2221]

very good vid thanks from Alaska

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thanks Mike! Sorry for the delay in replying. Thanks for watching.

[@marcel5668]

Vraiment Interressant I'm a follower of Steph Monette and you now, really nice videos

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you Marcel! Welcome aboard, getting ready for 2024 rut action.

[@shauna5466]

Well did they ever get it on?

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

About a couple of weeks later.

[@julesgardet659]

How shameful, girls! ... Do your parents know about this ?

[@giovanna8187]

@Jules Gardet Now, don't bring shame into it like an old Puritan. These are liberated meese, and hallelujah for that :)

[@beautifulanimals3009]

Nice video

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you for your comment and for watching, sorry about the delay in replying.

[@dragonfly1124]

Never seen this behavior. Unusual.

[@mikeabca01]

Uh...very usual.

[@MarcelPaquette-f8w]

Very interesting to watch thank you, I follow Steph monette

[@arunganapathy9501]

Aah for a bit of warm pee !especially in the cold

[@xroxettex2263]

I wanna be a moose ;(((

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Maybe next life?

[@xroxettex2263]

@@MooseManNaturePhotos Eh that's impossible anyway..

[@gateway8833]

What is in that pee?

[@lancesandford1628]

How are these people getting so close?

[@dannyduds1058]

If only this worked with humans

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Have you tried it? You never know! Ha!

[@luisjarquin8725]

Esta Haciendo un baño is doing a master bedroom and everyone to use it but is not ready 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂Jajajaja Jajajaja

[@eulises...1664]

Ésas sí que son hembras bien romántica

[@audreyscruton9284]

deerslookor

[@Reedz22]

Can someone explain what's going on?

[@budlebubthebard301]

They are getting ready to mate. The bulls pee is like a way of saying hey I'm ready are you? If there is more then one bull then there is fight

[@hlloyd-fs4uf]

@@budlebubthebard301 The pheromones in the urine trigger receptors in the brain to cause the females bodies to get ready to mate.

[@kevkayla11]

That moose pisses more than me after drinking a 12-pack of Miller lite

[@mariedelozier2530]

Animals in heat and rut act crazee!!

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Kinda like humans only the moose rut is only once a year. Can you imagine if humans only came around once a year for that? Insaniteeeee! haha

[@slick116]

unique rack it has a horn growing out of the bottom of the middle of the palm

[@lilcochise4725]

dang i had to pause it and go outback and tend my scrapes👣

[@АлексейН-г1ш]

👍

[@helvikreteck6202]

Super gute Aufnahme. Selten

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Thank you very much! Sorry for the delay in responding.

[@lisaineastcentralohio6805]

Why are you that close? You know that are VERY DANGERUS WHEN IN HEAT .

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Totally safe, we had climbed atop a huge boulder over 10 ft high to film

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Totally safe, we had climbed atop a huge boulder over 10 ft high to film

[@StikiFing4z]

Humans do it too its called golden showers 🤣

[@garethifan1034]

Why has no one invented a Moose rodeo..?

[@АнатолийРахманов-у9с]

Я чё зря смотрел шо ли . Думал всадит обоим

[@MooseManNaturePhotos]

Not yet.