But this week, Mac may have pulled off his greatest feat of survival yet. Mac The Moose, in the Saskatchewan town of Moose Jaw, was dethroned by the glitzy stainless steel Storelgen in Norway. When all is said and done, this intercontinental tiff will only have made the moose from Moose Jaw stronger. How did you come to create the world’s second-largest moose. Q. For 31 years, Mac the Moose, whose towering presence graces Moose Jaw, Sask., was the biggest moose statue in the world. Mac the Moose has had a boost and is once again the tallest in the land. After Norway’s Storelgen stole Mac the Moose’s place as world’s tallest, a Canadian city hopes to ‘stick it to Oslo’ by increasing their statue’s size Tell me about your history with Mac the Moose. It was not only the pride of Moose Jaw but of all of Canada, Mr. Tolmie said. A. Mac the Moose, Moose Jaw's once-largest statue, has been cowed by an upstart moose in Norway, Mac isn't taking the insult lying down, according to Moose Jaw Mayor Fraser Tolmie. Forget about Brexit. Forget about Brexit. When all is said and done, this intercontinental tiff will only have made the moose from Moose Jaw stronger. Moose Jaw’s Mac the Moose stands 32 feet tall, while Norway’s Storelgen stands 33 feet tall. The pair started a GoFundMe page to help Mac the Moose restore his former glory, which has garnered nearly $2,500 so far. But this week, Mac may have pulled off his greatest feat of survival yet. In his speech Mac noted he was not ashamed of his size. After holding the record for 31 years, Moose Jaw, Sask.’s Mac lost his title of world’s tallest moose in 2015 to Norway’s silver elk in Stor-Elvdal, Norway. Mac the Moose’s creator agrees that Norway’s gleaming moose is nicer ‘They wanted big and cheap,’ shrugs Don Foulds of the Moose Jaw officials who commissioned his sculpture. Mac the Moose was dethroned as the largest moose statue in the world. Colbert disses Mac the Moose, calling it a 'papier mache dog,' in look at Canada-Norway spat. Colbert disses Mac the Moose, calling it a 'papier mache dog,' in look at Canada-Norway spat. Mac the Moose was created in 1984 out of a steel frame, metal mesh to provide the shape, and layers of concrete.