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To: ManyMoose who wrote (1023)	3/25/2007 3:32:08 PM
From: Snowshoe	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6879

Hah, this has been kind of fun! When you first posted the moose logging story, I went looking for an old photo I've seen of a moose pulling a plow at an Alaska homestead. I couldn't find it, but stumbled across the other astonishing photos. I can readily believe that moose are docile enough to be used as draft animals, although I suppose one would want to geld the bulls. The real problem would be feeding the moose. With horses and oxen, we have well-developed agricultural practices where the entire above-ground portion of a field's vegetation can be be used either as fresh or stored food. But moose browse only a tiny portion of their preferred vegetation, so moose pastures would need to be huge. Zoos and research institutions have a lot of trouble feeding moose. BTW, moose farming is illegal in Alaska. There are a few folks who would like to try it, but the authorities have (IMO) rightly resisted. Among other problems, such farms can become breeding grounds for disease.