Is that man doing what I think he's doing -- harnessing a full-grown moose to haul timber? That's either a very brave man or a very tame bull moose -- or both -- or else this widely-circulated image is an out-and-out Internet fake. Which is it?Is that man doing what I think he's doing -- harnessing a full-grown moose to haul timber? That's either a very brave man or a very tame bull moose -- or both -- or else this widely-circulated image is an out-and-out Internet fake. Which is it?Explore Urban Legends
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My comment regarding this photo has to do with the harness, which you admit is outside your area of expertise.
The strap the man is holding (the one to which nothing is attached) passes between the animals front limbs. The belly band which comes from the far side (right side) of the harness, passes through this loop and then is buckled to the strap hangding down in front of the horseman (or mooseman in this case). This is intregal in maintaining the harness in place on the animal. As to ‘too fancy’ take a look at Anheuser-Busch’s Clydesdales. They are turned out very similarily and for the same reason — pride of ownership. Since the harness fits the animal so well I would be of the opinion it was custom made for him by very competent harness maker. A moose well broke to do this difficult job deserves to be well turned out!
The moose plainly has a bit IN it’s mouth! A moose is harnessed the same way a reindeer is. No bit is ever used as the animal doesn’t take a bit like a horse. They photoshopped the picture and assumed a bit would be in it’s mouth like the horse picture they altered.
There is what I call “Shalo” in this photoshop pic. It’s like a halo of light but in this instance halo’s of shadow. When you erase around objects, sometimes you get these almost outline looking edges that are unnatural and need to be softened and dodged (lightened) after erasing. There’s also a missed spot from the eraser tool above the antlers where the “shalo” stands out against the light sky, between the trees. The ground cover at the belly has a “repeat” where the stamp tool was used to cover something and also the “Shalo” of the harness is very apparent here too. There needs to be more separation of the hind legs and the wood pile in front of it. I would burn tool the leg just a little, as it passes behind the wood pile.
The story with this farce says the moose is a two yr old–not a chance that bull is 5 or6 at the least, also the bridle cannot be put around the antlers like that wrong style, oh the bit is liverpool wouldnt work on a moose at all not to mention the nasty temperment of adult bull moose
Someone already spotted the “reverse image of the two log piles on either side of the moose. Note the foliage, it is a reverse image. Faked. ( I was fooled also until someone pointed that out!)
This moose logging is nothing new. I have seen a glass negative and print my grandfather has in his collection.check out wallywest.ca
It was taken allong time ago and it was a team of moose.
I find it odd that this photo just showed up on the internet this year. I just seen a News paper cutting with this pic in it. It was the Western Star early 2005. I know that newspapers will sometimes get wrong information… I have looked at the logs and if it wasn’t for the green branch in there I would have said that it was just that the logs had been cut down to length. But people do photo shop logs in this case over things. I photoshopped an ex out of a Christmas photo for the next years card. The sofa turned into a chair and the ex was gone. So could they have photoshopped the logs in behind the moose to hide something??? Or were both log piles added to make the point that the moose was used for logging??? Both log piles look out of place on the photo.
I agree, this is working harness, not scotch harness. The strap, as the first writer mentioned, is a false martingale, which is attached to the bottom of the hames and keeps the collar from riding up. That being said, harnessing a moose in full antlers would be a real annoyance, because you’d have to unbuckle the collar every time (normally you just drop it over their head). Further, only an idiot groom would be harnessing up even a well-trained horse (never mind a moose) without either having someone hold him or putting a halter over his bridle to tie him. Lastly, deer are not built like horses, so it is doubtful they would be worked in a hame collar. In the historical photos linked in the article, the only practical harness looks like the breast collar. All the hame collars fit really badly. I’m betting oxen yokes would work much better on a moose.
This photo may be photoshopped, but I’ve seen and heard of it before.
its real!!! thats my grandfather
someone photoshoped it
we have the real pitcher
My coworker is the one who took this picture of his uncle. The photograghers name is lloyd do you know him perhaps?
This is a real photo and i have the photogragher as a friend/co-worker who would be glad to prove this is real.. While the moose i believe is long gone there are more pictures not on the internet yet
The two woodpiles in the photo are mirror images. One or both of them were Photoshopped into the frame. Can your friend/co-worker explain why?