Increased interest in predator hunting has educated coyotes. If you’re hunting smart dogs no longer fooled by prey-in-distress, maybe it’s time to rely instead on vocalizations made by the dogs themselves or their Western neighbors, scavenger birds.
A lifetime in the backcountry of the Last Frontier has provided the author with some front-row views to what it takes to stand your ground against a bear that may or may not be bent on harm.