They must be stuck in a time warp.  

In the Midwest, we had close to a 0.9 meters of snow in November.  So far, in December, there is now snow.  One can't imagine how large a bull moose is up close.  We have plenty of white tail deer in the area with the bucks exceeding 300 pounds but they are tiny compared to the moose.  However, if hit by a vehicle, the damage is substantial.  A couple of weeks ago, on one of the main roads, someone hit a trophy quality 8 point buck.  Every airbag deployed and part of the front end of the car was on the pavement.  

The speed limit on the stretch of road was reduced over a decade ago from 40 mph to 35 because of the wildlife and the woods and meadows close to the road.  However, only a few of us tend to drive close to that speed with many driving well over the limit, as this driver was probably doing.  Besides deer, there are wild turkey, hawks, bald eagles, and the occasional ill-mannered raccoon.  The worse are the turkey, which do fly and will pop up at windshield level if startled.  Hitting a 30 to 50 pound bird at head level is not something I wish to do.