Welcome to Moose-Cense!
We are, as far as we know, the sole purveyors of moose poop incense, though an argument could be made, presumably, that the moose are the real purveyors, and there are a lot of those, but probably not enough. At any rate, we have burned our share of Nag Champa and other mainstream ‘cense, and we have experimented with other kinds of animal poop, but only moose poop has that natural willowy/sweetgrass/campfire smell we so love.
This is our second year, and it has been an adventure. We've been given the boot at two different Missoula markets - one because we aren't, strictly speaking, an agricultural product, and they're right, and that's ok; we truly appreciate the Clark Fork Market for letting us hawk our shit down there last year. The other market, which shall remain nameless, decided that there would be no burning of incense on the premises, of the moose poop persuasion or otherwise. We figured if folks couldn't smell our wares, they might be a little dubious about our claim that IT REALLY DOES SMELL GREAT. So, we stopped getting up at the crack of dawn on Saturdays and Marian, for one, because she has a real job that takes up much of the rest of the week, is greatly relieved. We are now what's called "itinerant vendors" and can set up our little table on pretty much any sidewalk in the downtown Missoula area, whenever we please, so WATCH OUT...
We do not treat our moose poop or alter it in any way – we just hunt it, harvest it, sun-dry it, package it up with a bit of paraphernalia, and offer it to folks with a sense of humor, or at least an ingrained appreciation of the absurd. Whenever we are asked, "Why would anyone sell/buy/burn moose poop?" we are at a loss to answer; some people get it, and some don’t. That seems to be the way of the world, and we are grateful for our little corner of it.
Thanks for visiting our website – feel free to write, call, or comment on our blog. We are social animals ourselves, and would love to hear what you are thinking, about poop, about moose, about life in this funny old world. And no, elk poop does not smell good when you light it on fire, so you might not want to do that.