The bizarre episode occurred during a moose hunt in Bamble, Telemark, southwest of Oslo in mid-October 2003, NRK (Norwegian Broadcasting) reports.
A group of hunters and their moose hound Nancy had chased a female moose and her calf but the party was not licensed to kill these animals and tried to set them free.
Unfortunately, Nancy would not give up the scent and her owner failed to get control over the dog. Shortly afterwards the terrified moose entered a nearby residential area and crashed into an outdoor swimming pool.
The dog owner finally persuaded the hound to give up the chase by tempting it away with sausages. The moose eventually clambered out of the pool, but not before considerably damaging the structure.
The Norwegian Association of Hunters and Anglers (NJFF) said that they consider this a landmark case, and a conviction could have "major consequences".
