Re: Tenting in Grizzly territory
Originally Posted by
mpotzold
SAGE ADVICE!
RE: DOGS
308 LOVER (LT)'s dog named Shadow has been our camp watchdog since he was very young. We've never had a bear approach any of our camps even with hanging game nearby.
A few years ago 2 large wolves walked right through our camp in the middle of the night(large tracks in the snow). Not even a whisper from the dog!
Also while sitting by the camp fire having a coffee after lunch, Eve(eagle eyes) spotted a big 4 pointer walking by only about 60 yards away. Our guns were too far away & we were too late. The dog was nearby but didn't notice the deer's presence.
Just got a call tonight from LT that Shadow has died due to cancer.
He was 12 1/2 .
He was a border collie, no doubt one of the most intelligent breeds if not the smartest.
I was the one who suggested calling him Shadow because on our hunting trip north of Gang when only weeks old he would always follow us like the shadow.
LT mostly fed him dog biscuits but I always saved some meat/cold cuts for him which he devoured with a passion.
I really miss Shadow like he was part of the family. He was with us on all our hunting trips.
Never forget the evening I was imbibing in my favourite glass of red wine sitting in front of a roaring campfire alone & all of a sudden Shadow appears, sits down right beside me & puts his left paw on my knee & looks directly in my eyes!
Shadow was only 3 -north of Germansen -lots of grizz & moose signs
“People never lie so much as after a hunt, during a war or before an election.” -Otto von Bismarck
Two things are infinite: the universe and human stupidity; and I'm not sure about the universe.-Albert Einstein