Running over Rocky isn't a problem except for Rocky. Running into Bullwinkle is another story. A couple years ago I was riding my regular run to Bearhead State Park just down the road from where I live and crested a long, steep and twisting decline. At the botton of the hill a moose was crossing the road followed by a second one. They heard the bike and both stopped staring in my direction. Oh boy. I stopped and shut off the motor... and waited to drop the bike,run as fast as I could and climb a tree. What seemed like a long time went by before they slipped off into the forest. Moose are not afraid of anything, including cars and trucks. Luckily for me they have poor eyesight for distances and by staying still and quiet I was deemed no threat with no reason to stomp me into the ground. I've seen another along the side of the road ahead cantering along like a big draft horse which then veered off into the woods, as I slowed the bike way down to keep a distance. I am more concerned riding my motorbike with moose than anything else including vehicles. Bear get out of the way, wolves are very wary and slip away. Deer are another concern as they sometimes take off in the opposite way you think they will and getting clobbered by a leaping deer would be disaster. Only Bullwinkle would actually charge you, so he's the one to watch for. That said, it is always a thrill to see one, or slow down to let a bear get out of the way, glimpse a timber-wolf slipping off into the trees or even a curious red fox who tends to hang back at the edge of the woods to watch this strange thing pass by, especially with my dog in the trailer. Bullwinkle and Rocky are alive and well in the environs of Frostbite Falls, Minnesota where the beaches of the lakes are snow white this time of year and you can walk on water.
SB