Tag: Kenai River

Large moose charges past anglers in awesome display of power

For one charter group in Alaska this week, fishing took a back seat to moose watching as the towering mammal seemed ‘on a mission’ to get past the boat.

The giant moose probably spooked the salmon as it charged past anglers on Alaska’s Kenai River this week, but they seemed too impressed by the animal to care.

The accompanying footage, shared Friday by Kenai River and Company, shows the moose in the river eyeing the boat’s occupants before rising to sprint past them to access the woods.

“It’s … on a mission,” the guide says as the moose reaches its exit point. “That’s a good look.”

The company added in the comments: “Quite a lot of power that these animals have! Thanks for the show #bullwinkle.”

Another guide service chimed in: “That’s awesome you caught that on camera! We were watching that show from downstream. Thought he was gonna swamp ya.”

A genuine concern as an adult male moose in Alaska can weigh 1,600 pounds and stand nearly 6 feet tall, according to the Alaska Department of Fish and Game.

Moose sightings aren’t rare in Alaska, which boasts a population of perhaps 200,000 animals. But it’s certainly rare to observe a large moose churning water in a sprint just yards from your vantage point.

Dogs battle brown bear in ‘intense’ encounter caught on video

The owner of an Alaska charter-fishing company has captured graphic footage showing four dogs fighting a brown bear outside a residence.

The owner of an Alaska charter-fishing company has captured graphic footage showing four dogs fighting a brown bear outside a residence.

“Intense moment from a couple weeks back,” Kenai River and Company stated Sunday via Instagram. “No dogs or bears were harmed in the making of this video.”

Mike Evans, who owns the company, told FTW Outdoors that the bear was a repeat visitor and that on this day it was attempting to crash a barbecue.

“The bear wanted to join us, it seems,” Evans said, adding that the dogs are owned by trainer Jen Harpe.

In the footage, people are heard trying to call the dogs back from their attempts to ward off the bear.

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Beneath a post by Bestial Nature, followers expressed sympathy for the dogs and bear.

“End of the day, private property or not, a bear is doing what bears do,” one follower wrote. “They were there long before humans.”

Others noted that the dogs were fortunate to have emerged without serious injuries inflicted by the much larger bear.

Bestial Nature’s Instagram description reads, in part:

“I don’t think there’s a dog lover in the world that can watch this video and not feel a sinking feeling of dread deep in their gut, knowing that if that bear gets a good bite or swipe in, that it will definitely be over.”