I think this must be....

[HanginAround]

I think this must be.....



Parker???



I know he spends alot of time in the woods...



Cutting and yarding logs, pulp, sugarwood....



I wonder how he gets so much done.....



He must know some secrets of the trade that others don't....



Tools and techniques.....



I found this pic...



I think it must be him:




http://i135.photobucket.com/albums/q142/Icelady38/Working_ME_Moose111.jpg

[Fred Henderson]

LMAO, that is really good.

[Parker]

HEY NOW---That is pretty good!! Where did you find that??
Ill bet it is hard to keep that moose from eating all the littel rockie regeneration when your hitching him up,,,,cheaper than diesel though....

[brookledge]

The problem with that rack is it will get all tangled up in the tubing if you try to thin out the sugarbush. Other than that should be able to get those logs through the swamp in no time.
Keith

[royalmaple]

Parker-

The winter has been hard on you. I don't remember you looking that old? At least you are still up and around working.

That is way too funny. How in the heck did they tame that moose?

Nice rack, better put him in the barn during hunting season, that is a shooter for sure. Worst part about shooting that one is you'd have a heck of a time getting not only the moose out but the wood attached to him.

[HanginAround]

Someone posted it in another forum I frequent, says it's in Maine somewhere. I actually think the picture was "created" in PhotoShop though, but can't be sure. Something not quite right about the deliniation between the moose and the background, looks too sharp, but good for a laugh just the same :)

[325abn]

Photoshop for sure! But funny none the less!!!

[royalmaple]

I think you guys might all be wrong. I just got this emailed to me today and along with it a story. Seems credible, but read for yourself:

Moose logging story
>>>> >
>>>> > Lew and the rest of the gang- We had been trying to keep this >
>>>>under
>>>>wraps as we knew this would happen once folks found out that with
>>>>some
>>>>effort you can train moose to harness. Once this picture got out,
>>>>it's
>>>>been E-mailed around! like c razy but no one has bothered to fill in
>>>>the rest of the story so before any rampant rumor s get going, I
>>>>better
>>>>write down what I know. I folks want to extrapolate on that, then
>>>>Lord
>>>>only knows where this picture and story will end up.
>>>> >
>>>> > The man in the picture is Jacques Leroux who lives up near
>>>>Escourt
>>>>Station and has always had work horses, first for actual work and
>>>>then
>>>>for show at Maine's' many summer fairs.
>>>> >
>>>> > I think he had two matched pairs, one Clydesdales and the other
>>>>Belgiums . He would turn them out to pasture each morning and then
>>>>work
>>>>them in the afternoon dragging the sled around the fields.
>>>> >
>>>> > Three springs ago, he noticed a female moose coming to the
>>>>pasture
>>>>and helping herself of the hay and what grain the wo! rk hors es
>>>>didn't
>>>>pick up off the ground. Jacques said he could get within 10 feet of
>>>>the
>>>>moo se bef ore it would turn and move off.
>>>> >
>>>> > Two springs ago, the moose foaled(?)at the edge of the work horse
>>>>pasture and upon getting to it's feet had not only the mother in
>>>>attendance but the four horses. The young moose grew up around the
>>>>horses
>>>> and each afternoon when Mr. Leroux took the teams for their daily
>>>>exercise the yearling moose would trail along the entire route next
>>>>to
>>>>the near horse.
>>>> >
>>>> > At some point, the yearling got so accustomed to Mr. Leroux that,
>>>>after he had brushed each horse after a workout, he started brushing
>>>>down the moose. The moose tolerated this quite well so Mr. Leroux
>>>>started draping harness parts over the yearling to see how he would
>>>>tolerate these objects. The yearling was soon harness broken and now
>>>>came
>>>> the question of what could you do with a harness broke moose.
>>>> >
>>>> > As you may or may not know, a! great deal of Maine is bein g boug
>>>>ht up by folks "from away" and some of them understand principles of
>>>>forest
>>>> management. Well the folks buying small parcels of land up in the
>>>>area
>>>>of the Allagash have it in their mind that they don't want big
>>>>skidders
>>>>and processors and forwarders on their small wood lots. Enter Mr.
>>>>Leroux with his teams of horses.
>>>> >
>>>> > Every morning, when Mr.. Leroux loaded the teams into the horse
>>>>trailer to go off to the days job, the yearling moose got quite
>>>>riled
>>>>up and one day loaded himself right into the trailer with the
>>>>horses.
>>>>At the job site, Jacques unloaded the horses and as the moose stayed
>>>>right with them, he would take the Clydesdales and his brother
>>>>Gaston
>>>>would take the Belgians and off into the woods they would go with
>>>>the
>>>>moose trailing behind. They would put the harness on the moose in case
>>>>they encountered someone who they could kid with the explanation that !
>>>>the moo se was a spare in case something happened to one of the horses.
>>>>The
>>>> work required them to skid cut, limbed and topped stems to the
>>>>landing
>>>>where the stems could be loaded onto a truck for the pulp mill.
>>>> >
>>>> > All morning long the two brothers brought out twitch after twitch
>>>>of stems with the moose following the Belgian team for the most part. At
>>>> lunch break Jacques had the bright idea of putting trace chains and a
>>>>whiffle tree on the moose's harness and all afternoon the moose went
>>>>back
>>>> and forth following the Belgians in and out of the woods dragging his
>>>> whiffletree along the ground.. As there were no stumps in the skid
>>>>trail,
>>>> the whiffle tree never hung up on anything and that first day in
>>>>harness went great. So next day, they hitched on first a small stem
>>>>and
>>>>the moose brought it out just fine following the Belgians.
>>>> >
>>>> > Mr. Leroux told me they were up to four small stems now and the
>>>>moose was doing just great. He cautioned however that t! here we re
>>>>a
>>>>few problems with using a bull moose. Come June, when the new
>>>>antlers
>>>>start, the new bone i s "in velvet" and must itch like crazy as the
>>>>moose stops every once in awhile and rubs his rack against just
>>>>about
>>>>anything to appease the itch. Once, before the brothers learned to
>>>>tie
>>>>him of by himself while they had lunch, moose was rubbing his
>>>>antlers
>>>>against the hame on the Clydesdale called Jack and got it wedged
>>>>there
>>>>for a bit. Jacques said he wished he had a camera as it looked like
>>>>moose was trying to push Jack over.
>>>> >
>>>> > The other problem is the rutting season. The brothers learned
>>>>quickly to leave moose in the barn as he was constantly on red alert
>>>>in
>>>>the woods during this time. The brothers are also considering trying
>>>>this with two females to make a matched pair which would become an
>>>>instant hit at the Maine Fairs. The trouble with the bulls is their
>>>>racks. They would be constantly rubbing and hitting each other and
>>>>yes
>>>>they ! would h ave to be gelded as I just couldn't imagine getting
>>>>the
>>>>two bulls anywhere near each other, let a lone in harness.
>>>> >
>>>> > So now that this picture is going all over the place, the
>>>>surprise
>>>>has been let out of the proverbial bag. The Lerouxs want to continue
>>>>the work of trying to get a pair of females in harness but they may
>>>>have to end up breeding moose to do this and that's where they will run
>>>>into trouble with the State of Maine IF & W. I'm sure they don't
>>>>like
>>>>the idea of the brothers "keeping" wild animals.
>>>> >
>>>> > Thought you should know the rest of the story. If any of you
>>>>doubt
>>>>this please contact Tom Whitworth in Ashland , Maine . I think he
>>>>said
>>>>was a second cousin to the Lerouxs and has seen this anomaly many
>>>>times.

[Maple Hill Sugarhouse]

A few days after that photo showed up on here there were a couple/3 old fashion photographs that were published in the NH Manchester union leader newspaper with a good column story of moose being trained and 1 had a cart behind it and the other had a sulky... So it could be the real deal...

[TapME]

brettens variety in Livermore Me. on route 4 has a photo of a horse trainer and a bull moose in full tack on there exit door for anyone that is interested