The seasons roll around and it is that time again. It is drunken moose season but only if you are in southern Norway.

Aftenposten reports

A warm summer has led to an unusual bounty from the region's fruit trees. The sudden and early snowfall has left some fruit under snowy cover, while still more remains on the branch. This fruit is fermenting, and also a readily available and tempting source of food for the region's moose.

Like humans their behaviour varies from moose to moose, some are amicable drunks whilst others get quite aggressive. Laila von Scheele is unfortunate enough to have one of the latter category that has taken up residence in her apple orchard. The last five nights in a row the same moose has entered their property. It helps itself to the fallen fruit from the family's ten apple trees. The animal eats all it can and the result is a tipsy moose. It stumbles around the yard and finally falls asleep.

"I am terrified. It can be dangerous when it's drunk," says von Scheele. Her family has tried in vain to frighten the animal off, but so far has instead been forced to stay indoors.