Deer are tiny, moose are big.
600 moose live within the Anchorage city bowl.
They post signs in the winter stating how many moose have been killed so far per season.
In the winter, when the train runs between Anchorage and Fairbanks (360ish miles) it kills 1 or 2 moose per run. Moose walk on the tracks because there's no snow on them, they know that they'll get bogged down in the several feet of snow that sometimes cover the ground. So, they either run down the tracks away from the train, or they charge it.
I know a couple of folks who have actually even hit moose while skiing. I had a close call once, was charged by one... hehe.
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