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The Sad Story Of Christopher McCandless, The Man From ‘Into The Wild’  

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Christopher, in one of his self-timed pictures outside of the bus he would ultimately pass away in. Credit: Wikipedia 

He Took a Moose Down, Then Regretted It

Christopher, with the carcass of the moose. Credit: Neelke Vanderkerken

On his 43rd day in Alaska, based on his journal, Chris managed to shoot a small moose. The little moose still weighed around 600 pounds, which proved very difficult for the wanderer, as he had no survival training. He was initially so excited that he took a picture with the dead moose, but after trying to smoke the moose and failing, he wrote of his regrets in his journal, calling it a “tragedy.” The meat went bad, and he eventually left it for the wolves. 

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