[pct-l] first night out

[David Ellzey]

There is a breed called Karelian Bear Dog. They are black/white and weigh in at 45 or so pounds. They do not actually attack bears but rather run in circles around them, keeping the bear occupied so the owner can escape or in the case of hunting, take the shot.

BigToe

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From: pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net [mailto:pct-l-bounces at backcountry.net] On Behalf Of CHUCK CHELIN
Sent: Friday, March 18, 2011 10:22 AM
To: Vicky mattson
Cc: PCT L
Subject: Re: [pct-l] first night out

Good morning, Vicky,

Years ago I hiked into the Absoroka grizzly country from a trailhead west of
Cody, Wyoming.  Up the trail a ways I was overtaken by a string of wranglers
with pack horses and tourists for a week of camping.  With them were three
dogs which the packers said were "bear dogs".

Since the dogs were small - classic ankle-biters in the 15-20 lb. range - I
looked skeptical but the packer said they didn't want big, strong, brave
dogs that would rush out and get killed/maimed attacking a bear, they wanted
small, alert, loudmouth, chicken-dogs, to wake the camp during an intrusion
but not get themselves killed in the process.

Steel-Eye

Hiking the Pct since before it was the PCT - 1965

http://www.trailjournals.com/steel-eye

http://www.trailjournals.com/SteelEye09


On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 5:43 AM, Vicky mattson <vicky.mattson at gmail.com>wrote:

> Last year my family and I were hiking in the Absorokas in Montana.  I guy
> stopped us on the trail and told us he had lost a pistol.  A couple of
> hours
> later we found it.  Big bear protection, added several pounds to my all
> ready heavy pack but bear protection.  I would up more freaked out by the
> gun than the griz.
>
> We keep a super clean camp and hike with a med size dog. Knock wood,  only
> civl bear interactions for our 20 years of wilderness travels.
>
> On Fri, Mar 18, 2011 at 6:25 AM, ron guay <ron.a.guay2 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Save the guns, tasers, and pepper spray for the CDT.
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