Remember to use moose repellent in your garage!
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Thatāll buff out. 
Good reminder to never mess with a moose unless you have a rifle with large enough caliber to knock him down. Then itās dinner for a year.
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We donāt have moose this far south but a lot of deer. One day I was in the garage with the service door open and a huge buck ambled on by. Never came in but I did wonder how it would have ended. The guns are all in the locked cabinet in my office.
And a powerful handgun to finish the job. Required in some states to keep the hunter from retribution from a less than dispatched moose!
44 magnum revolver is a good choice
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I dunno never tried but I have a 30.30. 12 gauge slugs, and maybe some other. Just want to scare him though not hurt him.
Moose sitings in Southern NH are rare, but it occurs. Iāve seen 2 in my back yard in the pas 20+ years. They are HUGE animals, and they are not afraid of people. And because they are so tall, when you hit them with your car or even SUV it takes out their legs and sends their 1/2-ton body flying into the windshield. Years ago, I saw the aftermath of an S-10 Blazer and Moose. The two front passengers were killedā¦the moose walked away.
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I believe a .460 magnum should be enough.
Here in NH will get you arrested.
Is New Hampshire one of those states that restrict ābig game huntingā to shotguns? Been a long time since I hunted, but in Utah the only restriction was weapon had to be center fire. Though I only used a .308 rifle. I would have no desire to try a .460 magnum in a pistol. I have a .41 magnum (yes a .41), Ruger Blackhawk, quite enough kick even in a heavy gun like a Blackhawk.
My only moose encounter was in Utah, coming back from a fishing trip came around a curve and there was a mama moose and her calf crossing the road. Now the car related part, Iām driving my nearly new ā72 Plymouth Satellite Sebring Plus (one of those I wish I kept cars) towing a 17 foot runabout. They crossed safely in front of me.
In Alaska moose attack and injure more people annually than grizzly and black bears combined. Thereās more of them, and people are sometimes less cautious. One of the Iditerod dog team racers was injured a while back, and she knew moose. Often an attack is preceded by a personās dog running up to a moose barking, then returning to its owner, with the moose following. Moose hate dogs because wolves hunt moose.
Whatās wrong with this place. Multiplied my comment four times.
Deer hunting is allowed only by bow and arrow (crossbow in applicable WMUās), shotgun, muzzleloading rifle, and lever-action carbine chambered in . 357, . 44 Magnum, or . 45 Colt .
Grew up in the midwest and hunted using everything from .30 carbine, 30-06, 12 ga slugs and a .300 Weatherby magnum. Came out east and they only use toy guns here 
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Sheesh multiplied my comment four times then disappeared. For what it is worth, in northern Minnesota where there are fewer people and more trees, deer hunting with rifles is done. In the southern portion it is shotguns with slugs since the range is less.
Around me itās bow hunting only. Thereās bow hunting in the state park right behind me one day each year to control the deer population. Since the park is next to residential developments for several miles, the hunters have to be well experienced to get their one day license. The state puts up notices at least one month in advance to make sure no one goes into the park during the hunt.
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10 years ago I hit a moose with my motorcycle while on the AlCan in Alaska. The moose did better than me and my bike. I didnāt know a moose could move so fast.
Not sure. But you MUST get a permit which is very limited and only certain parts of the state. The Moose hunting window is only about 10 days long.
Well, when a āhuge buckā sees you, itās not thinking ādinnerā, itās thinking āpredatorā. Heās not going to hunt you, and would much rather flee.