Alaska

[Bearkiller]

Does anyone on here actually have hounds up there? I may be moving up there and I am pretty sure I'll have to sell my dogs. Maybe get some terriers for bears or something that won't go as far as the hounds. Any ideas?

[FullCryHounds]

I guide up there and I've never seen or heard of anyone having hounds. I know I wouldn't turn my dogs loose up there. No roads, very few quad trails, horrible underbrush everywhere and big hairy mean critters called grizzlies.

[Bearkiller]

What does it take to get a guides license? Also, what do you think about the terriers? For black bear? If you had the opportunity to move there would you get out of hunting dogs completely?

[FullCryHounds]

It takes three years for a NR to get his guide license, much easier for a resident. Can't help with the terriers, never tried them. The only reason I don't live there now is because I couldn't run hounds.

[Fishercat]

Hi Bearkiller- I run hounds in Alaska. I have a real good time doing it. Right now I am running 3 Washburn bred walkers (all going back to Buford) and we catch 80% of what we start. The key is having intelligent hounds- by that I mean dogs that check in on a no-start freecast and come in if wolves come to the tree. Bring pleasure dogs, meat dogs, dogs that hunt with you or you'll have big trouble. I do things my way and have a blast- even running some for the state for telemetry projects.

[Fishercat]

Hi Bearkiller- I run hounds in Alaska. I have a real good time doing it. Right now I am running 3 Washburn bred walkers (all going back to Buford) and we catch 80% of what we start. The key is having intelligent hounds- by that I mean dogs that check in on a no-start freecast and come in if wolves come to the tree. Bring pleasure dogs, meat dogs, dogs that hunt with you or you'll have big trouble. I do things my way and have a blast- even running some for the state for telemetry projects.