Graphic artist Eric Goggins of Salisbury, near Moncton, spent three hours outside his cottage designing a moose, using only his footprints and some fishing twine.

The giant moose quickly crawled onto the ice, but the cold and constant treading water — the ordeal lasted around 2 hours — had taken its toll. “It was really tired. I was shivering.

But filming this scene was challenging for The Wild Canadian Year filmmakers. How would they find the perfect spot to place their remote camera to capture shots underwater before the moose arrived?