The American hunting party, led by local guide Ed Westgarde, stumbled upon two bulls, one white and one black. The dark bull reared on his hind legs to take on the white intruder. Within minutes, shots were fired and both wild beasts lay silent on top of the snow. The picture that accompanies the story shows the immensity of their racks, their heads positioned effectively nose-to-nose.

The moose have white hoofs, white gums and normal colored eyes and rack. Judging by the size of the bull from 1966, it lived a full, eventful life. The age was determined from the root portion of the mid incisor teeth, which show a pattern of dark and light colored rings to count. Hopefully anyone encountering another of the near-fabled animals in the future will notify the Conservation authorities so that it can be studied properly by professionals.