I know you are only using this to make a point, but I would love to see how you intended to kill said Moose once snared.

Have fun with that one.

A small fishing kit is not a waste to me. A few hooks and a length of 20 lb test line fits snug in an old metal pill tin and weighs pratically nothing. I do live in a country where you can't walk ten feet without stumbling across water as well. I can see it being of value should I ever need it. Some may argue that it's gear I will never use. Well, I have never need to use my signal mirror, whistle or emergency blanket either but I never step into the woods without them.

To each their own