Sensational news from Norway again!!!
Man battled moose with slipper - and won
A Norwegian who thought he'd be spending a quiet weekend at his cabin near Kongsvinger ended up battling an angry moose with the first weapon that came to mind - his slipper.
Ivar Smedstad was relaxing at his holiday cabin (called a hytte in Norwegian) when his uninvited visitor suddenly appeared on his property.
"The moose was furious," Smedstad told local newspaper Glåmdalen. "Its ears were pulled back, the moose was snorting loudly and seemed to rear back on its legs."
The object of the moose's anger was Smedstad's dog, a seemingly innocent Leonberger named Shiba. Smedstad had no idea why the moose, a fully grown male, targeted Shiba or what prompted the moose to bound onto his otherwise peaceful retreat near a small lake called Bruntjern at Lunderseter.
"I was scared to death," Smedstad said. So was Shiba, and Smedstad did his best to save his pet.
"I screamed and yelled, trying to scare off the moose, but it was only focused on the dog," Smedstad said. "The moose didn't pay any attention to me at all."
In desperation, Smedstad took off his worn felt slipper and threw it at the moose. It hit the huge animal, known in Norway as "The King of the Forest," right in the forehead.
That was apparently enough to startle the moose, who calmed down, turned around and wandered off.
Check it here on Aftenposten!!!
I love Norway more and more!!!
A Norwegian who thought he'd be spending a quiet weekend at his cabin near Kongsvinger ended up battling an angry moose with the first weapon that came to mind - his slipper.
Ivar Smedstad was relaxing at his holiday cabin (called a hytte in Norwegian) when his uninvited visitor suddenly appeared on his property.
"The moose was furious," Smedstad told local newspaper Glåmdalen. "Its ears were pulled back, the moose was snorting loudly and seemed to rear back on its legs."
The object of the moose's anger was Smedstad's dog, a seemingly innocent Leonberger named Shiba. Smedstad had no idea why the moose, a fully grown male, targeted Shiba or what prompted the moose to bound onto his otherwise peaceful retreat near a small lake called Bruntjern at Lunderseter.
"I was scared to death," Smedstad said. So was Shiba, and Smedstad did his best to save his pet.
"I screamed and yelled, trying to scare off the moose, but it was only focused on the dog," Smedstad said. "The moose didn't pay any attention to me at all."
In desperation, Smedstad took off his worn felt slipper and threw it at the moose. It hit the huge animal, known in Norway as "The King of the Forest," right in the forehead.
That was apparently enough to startle the moose, who calmed down, turned around and wandered off.
Check it here on Aftenposten!!!
I love Norway more and more!!!
