GlassMaster
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Hey y’all,
going up to Unit 10 in September to hunt black bear. Gonna be there 2 weeks, hunting and fly fishing the alpine lakes.
I always take my Husky on my hunts with me, but this is my first hunt in Wolf country. Looking at the maps of the local Wolf packs it looks like there are 3 different packs that overlap in the areas where I’m planning to be.
Anyone here familiar with camping in the backcountry with dogs with wolves present? My concern is that they may pick up on the scent of his urine and view him as competition, making him a target.
I’m defiantly leaning toward not taking him on this trip, because I’d rather be safe than sorry and the last thing I want is my best hunting buddy torn apart by wolves.
The one thought that keeps me even considering it is the fact that folks have been taking dog sled teams through Alaska and Canada (some of the most densely populated Wolf country on the continent) for hundreds of years, but in that example we’re also talking about teams of dogs rather than a lone husky.
But figured it would make for interesting discussion regardless.
going up to Unit 10 in September to hunt black bear. Gonna be there 2 weeks, hunting and fly fishing the alpine lakes.
I always take my Husky on my hunts with me, but this is my first hunt in Wolf country. Looking at the maps of the local Wolf packs it looks like there are 3 different packs that overlap in the areas where I’m planning to be.
Anyone here familiar with camping in the backcountry with dogs with wolves present? My concern is that they may pick up on the scent of his urine and view him as competition, making him a target.
I’m defiantly leaning toward not taking him on this trip, because I’d rather be safe than sorry and the last thing I want is my best hunting buddy torn apart by wolves.
The one thought that keeps me even considering it is the fact that folks have been taking dog sled teams through Alaska and Canada (some of the most densely populated Wolf country on the continent) for hundreds of years, but in that example we’re also talking about teams of dogs rather than a lone husky.
But figured it would make for interesting discussion regardless.