called Elk Antler.<\/a><\/p>\nThe Beast doesn\u2019t contend with any of that. Dunn is one of a very few allowed on the property to watch and photograph wildlife, and hunting isn\u2019t allowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The area has everything The Beast needs: plenty of food and water, as well as cow moose to court during the rut, or mating season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI think he is smart enough to have figured out that he\u2019s safe there,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Numerous hunters have seen his photographs of The Beast on social media. They\u2019ve tried to convince Dunn to reveal the bull\u2019s location, perhaps in hopes of catching him on adjoining land where hunting is allowed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
But Dunn won\u2019t budge.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m not against hunting if it\u2019s ethical,\u201d\u00a0he said, but he doesn\u2019t want The Beast getting shot either.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Vangoidtsenhoven\u00a0said Teton moose seem to handle celebrity status well and aren\u2019t terribly stressed.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cThey have plenty of places to go to get away from roadside tourism. It does happen that a crowd forms, but moose seem to still typically go where they want. If someone is standing in their path, they assume the person will move,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
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This moose, called The Beast, is on par with famous Teton titan bulls such as Hoback and Shoshone. But he\u2019s on private property and doesn\u2019t have to deal with mobs of tourists. (Tanner Dunn, Neverdunnrocking Photography)\u00a0‘Don\u2019t Do Anything Stupid\u2019<\/p>\n
\u00a0Dunn got hooked on moose after seeing a cow and calf together during a family trip to Estes Park, Colorado, about 20 years ago.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI couldn\u2019t believe how big they were. And I knew that if a cow moose was that big, bulls would be so much bigger,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0He recalled the first time he saw The Beast last year. It was early in the year, and the bull was still \u201cin velvet.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u00a0His antlers were still covered in a velvet-like membrane, full of blood vessels that help the antlers grow.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Dunn was driving, hoping to spot some wildlife.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cHe was lying down when I first saw him. I thought, “Am I just imagining things, because I want to see a moose so badly, or am I seeing a monster here?” he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Then, The Beast stood up, and Dunn was in awe.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cI thought, ‘You’ve got to be kidding me,\u2019\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0During their first encounter, \u201che gave me a side-eye, almost like he was saying, ‘Don’t do anything stupid,\u2019\u201d Dunn said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0Dunn stays at a respectful distance and says The Beast has gotten used to his presence.<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cHe just goes on about his business, like I\u2019m not even there,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
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This moose, called The Beast, is on par with famous Teton titan bulls such as Hoback and Shoshone. But he\u2019s on private property and doesn\u2019t have to deal with mobs of tourists. (Tanner Dunn, Neverdunnrocking Photography)\u00a0‘Amateurs\u2019<\/p>\n
\u00a0With everything he needs close at hand (or hoof) and no real threats, the beast seems calm most of the time, Dunn said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cHe knows he\u2019s the alpha in that area. The only time I see him get worked up is if another bull tries to move in on his cows,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0He recalled an amusing episode: Two yearling bulls sparring and trying to get in touch with each other, while The Beast watched from a distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0\u201cHe was in the background looking at them like he was thinking, ‘amateurs.'” This is ridiculous,\u2019\u201d Dunn said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Although Dunn loves Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks, he appreciates the peace and quiet of The Beast\u2019s realm.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u00a0In the crowded parks, \u201cthere are always those people who are a bit overzealous and think it\u2019s a petting zoo,\u201d he said.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Mark Heinz can be reached at mark@cowboystatedaily.com<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A gigantic bull moose called The Beast is a Wyoming wildlife gem that\u2019s going to stay hidden.\u00a0 The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":872434,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[51],"tags":[79,201],"class_list":["post-872433","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-wildlife","tag-science","tag-wildlife"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872433","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=872433"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/872433\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/872434"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=872433"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=872433"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=872433"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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This moose, called The Beast, is on par with famous Teton titan bulls such as Hoback and Shoshone. But he\u2019s on private property and doesn\u2019t have to deal with mobs of tourists. (Tanner Dunn, Neverdunnrocking Photography)\u00a0Different Lifestyles\u00a0<\/p>\n