A wildlife enthusiast in Canada had a “once-in-a-lifetime” experience when a moose he was filming with a drone shed both of its antlers in a snow-covered forest in New Brunswick.
Derek Keith Burgoyne reported seeing three bull moose in Plaster Rock on January 12, including two that had already shed their antlers and a third that still had both. Burgoyne was using a drone to film the moose when the third moose came to a halt, shook its body, and dropped both antlers from its head into the snow.
Burgoyne shot video from the ground after capturing the drone footage, as he eagerly followed the moose’s trail to retrieve the antlers.
Burgoyne told the camera that this was his second time capturing a moose shed its antlers, but it was the first time he saw both antlers shed at the same time.
“When it comes to filming wildlife, I consider this to be winning the lottery,” Burgoyne told Storyful. “A bull can shed one antler while carrying the other for days or weeks. Having both antlers shed at the same time is extremely rare! “Once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!” he exclaimed, adding that it was “the best experience of my life!” “He’d had a good time in the woods.
According to National Geographic, antler shedding, or casting, is an annual process for moose, deer, and elk after the fall breeding season ends.
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