Thursday, May 15, 2014

Moose On The Loose



Animal Welfare Officer Carol Hepburn, APD, Amherst College PD and Environmental Police played hide and seek most of the morning into the early afternoon chasing a young moose dangerously close to Amherst town center.

 APD blocking Hitchcock Street leading to Amherst College track

Police shut off traffic at a number of locations but had to move quickly as the moose did not want to cooperate with attempts at herding, so a marksman was called in.

Environmental cop with tranquilizer gun

The first two attempts to bring the beast down with a tranquilizer shot failed, but the third attempt was the charm. 

One moose down for the count

Paid a visit to Amherst College President Biddy Martin


11 comments:

Anonymous said...

They get a parasitic worm in the brain. Seriously.

Anonymous said...

That worm gets around.

Anonymous said...

Is that what happened to Ed?

Now it makes sense...

Anonymous said...

With all the conservation land in this town, this moose couldn't find some?

Anonymous said...

Wanna bet that moose strolled into town from wherever and never once stepped onto taxable land?

Dr. Ed said...

"Is that what happened to Ed?"

Nope.

Read The Count of Monte Cristo if you want to know what happened to Ed.

Oh, and it's Doctor Ed, not that I really particularly care.

Anonymous said...

Isn't someone going to start screaming about how poorly we in Amherst treat outsiders?

Anonymous said...

Or Chapter 61 land owned by one family business on which only nominal taxes are paid?

Anonymous said...

With all the squirrels in town, all we're missing is Boris and Natasha.

Anonymous said...

"Oh, and it's Doctor Ed, not that I really particularly care."

Sure sounds like you do. Ed, I don't care for you or your title, so you won't be getting any respect from me.

And I don't think of Monte Cristo when I think of you. I think more of a mountain of Crisco.

Anonymous said...

I see a black moose and white police officers. Clearly racial profiling if you ask me.