Posted on 08/17/2012 10:42:18 AM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
OSLO (Reuters) - A Norwegian driver who swerved his car on a rural road to avoid running into a moose hit a bear instead, authorities said on Thursday.
The driver spotted the moose on a country road near Hanestad, 225 kilometres north of Oslo, around midnight on Wednesday, and tried to go around the animal, not realizing that a bear was also nearby.
"The driver had lost a bit of speed as he tried to avoid the moose before hitting the bear," said Svein Erik Bjorke of the local wildlife authority, who was out in the forest searching for the wounded animal.
"We are currently tracking the bear and we have found traces of blood indicating internal injuries," he said.
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outdoors ping
MSM to start blaming Palin in 3...2...1....
Did the moose bite his sister??
Already posted.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/2919391/posts
Norwegian driver hits bear after trying to avoid moose
BBC Europe ^ | 16 August 2012
Did bear replace squirrel?
“Does a bear sh-t in the woods?” Not if you hit him with a car on the road. Then, he sh-ts in the road.
Bear...Moose. Bodywork will probably cost about the same.
The moose was running away from Palin after seeing squirrel get blasted to pieces by .308 rifle . Meanwhile, the bear saw the running moose, thought an easy dinner was passing him by, then realized HE TOO was in Palin’s cross hairs after seeing boo-boo take a sucking chest wound.
Hilarity ensues, cue in the Keystone cops and Benny Hill.
Driver made the right move. A moose has twice the mass of a bear, and the head is at the right height to go through the winsshield.
Brake for moose it could save yout life.
Driver made the right move. A moose has twice the mass of a bear, and the head is at the right height to go through the winsshield.
Brake for moose it could save yout life.
His GPS said “Bear left”?
Whatcha mean I didnt pass my drivers test ???
I hate it when that happens.
I hate it when that happens....
:-)
Sorry about the bear, but if he hit the moose he probably wouldn't be telling the story.
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