From Richard Reynolds

Mark - - - Fred Dahlinger Jr., long time archivist and photo expert at the Parkinson Library, Circus World Museum, Baraboo, WI thinks this may be a fake photo. I quote Fred as follows - - Richard: Are you certain that you haven't been spoofed? I imagine that anything is possible, but it sure looks to me like someone skillfully merged horse harness with a photo of a moose and created some "up nort" humor. The picture of the moose has the appearance of being skillfully manipulated. One cannot see any shadows anywhere, the meeting of the fur and the harness is totally clean, with no overhanging hair, etc. It's exactly the sort of image that causes one to question it. I also searched on line for Jacques's address and he's not listed. That's not conclusive, he might just not have a phone in the woods. I don't doubt the intelligence of the animal or the ability to be trained, but the picture just looks suspicious in the manner in which it is arranged. How did you get the photo? I guess some inquiry could be made of the Maine Forestry Service or its Wildlife Department. What say you? Richard