Mark Weir and a few of his buddies from Newfoundland, Canada were looking for ways to entertain themselves while everything is locked down during the coronavirus pandemic.
One thing they’ve been doing with their time is riding snowmobiles together in the pristine Canadian hills and mountains. On March 25th, 2020, they were enjoying a nice ride when a couple of the guys spotted three moose running along the edge of a pond, so they stopped to watch them.
As they were watching the moose it appeared one of them had fallen out of sight. The other two kept walking together and it made the men curious about what happened to the other moose. Once the two moose got out of the area, the guys drove over to investigate the spot where the one went missing. To their surprise, they found the missing animal had fallen into a tree well.
A tree well is the place under a tree’s branches near the trunk that doesn’t get the same amount of snow as the surrounding open space around the tree. Usually, it’s hikers, skiers, and snowboarders who fall into them. Often times people fall headfirst into the holes and the holes can get so deep people can’t climb out of them.
This was one of those holes, and it was so deep the massive moose was stuck in it. Luckily, the men were there and had a shovel, so they decided to dig him out. They dug in a way that made a ramp for the moose to walk out of. Once the guys removed enough snow the moose was able to climb out on its own.
The moose was a little scratched up on its back, but other than that it appeared to be fine. It stood there with the guys for a few seconds before trotting off into a nearby wooded area. The guys laughed with excitement and were happy they were able to free him. A video below shows them digging the moose out of the hole.
Watch Them Free The Moose From The Tree Well Below
So, yesterday while riding in the Taylor's Brook Road area of western Newfoundland, we noticed a group of three moose traveling across the edge of a pond. A couple of us stopped to watch them from a distance and saw that one appeared to fall out of sight. Once the other two had traveled on, we approached the area to see what had happened and found that it had fallen into a tree well. Knowing that the animal would surely perish if nothing was done, we decided to do our best to give it a fighting chance and try to dig it out.https://youtu.be/H1FYIG8Rwdc ? YouTube For licensing or usage, contact: licensing@viralhog.comMark WeirEthan ColborneRyan TizzardWade Noble
Posted by Mark Weir on Wednesday, March 25, 2020