ANCHORAGE, Alaska — On a clear day between major December storms in Anchorage, two bull moose strolled leisurely through deep snow on the frozen surface of Lake Hood. Once on shore, the animals broke into a gallop away from Cody Thompson, a wildlife specialist with USDA's Wildlife Services.
Thompson fired a paintball rifle toward the ground, which made gentle pop noises, aiming not to hit them but to startle them into motion from the nearby airstrip, which was closed at the time.
"Sometimes it works better than others," he said of the tactic.
