They’re not as peaceful as they look.
I’ve never heard of a moose fatally attacking any human being, but apparently it does happen occasionally.
A mother moose with two newborn calves recently attacked and killed a man trying to take their picture (https://time.com/6980392/moose-kills-alaska-man-calves/). The man’s companion ran away and didn’t see the incident.
You see videos of moose in Alaska stopping traffic, getting tangled up in residents’ Christmas lights, etc. Well, I saw a deer in our parking lot, first thing this morning. No interaction was forthcoming.
I had always thought of moose as basically peaceful creatures; but my father once told me, Don’t mess around with wild animals, period. The thought of a full-grown moose on the rampage is a daunting one.
The last moose attack, before this one, was touched off by some dindle throwing snowballs at the moose. He didn’t survive that caper.
You’re always better off respecting wild animals’ space. Especially when they’re big and strong enough to wipe you out.