I was walking thru a semi dried up swamp with very tall, thick grass, taller than me. I was working as a civil engineer at the time, and was bushwacking a path thru the grass with my machete. Suddenly, I stop as I come to a 10' round clearing, and laying down is an enormous moose. He/she jumps and is 2' from my face, both of us frozen for a split second. I turn and run, yelling into my walkie talkie to my workmate, who is 1000 yards or so away. Pretty frightening but exciting at the same time.