Frank sure did have some flamboyant, wounded bear stories. Wounded bear comes charging him and his dogs, he shoots it again. Bear runs off, he catches up, shoots it again.
Somewhere in that book, he claimed to have settled on a 30-06 220 grain for bears.
Never understood his expirement to own wolf/Malamute hybrids. Hundreds of generations of breeding to have kind, rugged dogs. I'd never stray from that lineage, devolving back to wolves. One of those dogs just about killed a man. I guess it wasn't a dog that day.
I found an old trapper cabin up the headwaters of Richardson Clearwater that is still maintained. It is carved on the door: HANS SEPPALA 1940. He lived up Banner Creek and had Siberian huskies. When Frank Glasser was outta dogs, he would hire Hans
Mainer, I always enjoy your stories, experience and all around knowledge. I really look forward to reading your stuff and I seek out your interesting posts usually with great pictures. Thanks for taking the time to share your knowledge with us. I enjoy this forum because of guys like you, 2L2Q, Las, SitkaDeer and many other sourdoughs here. š
I recall Frank Glaser thought that the .220 Swift was his favorite sheep rifle and if I recall correctly thatās what he used for his meat rifle. And if memory serves he got caught in that box canyon with his dogs and accidentally loaded milsurp 147gr FMJās in his ā06 which made a big impression on him regarding their effectiveness for bear medicine.
Iāll have to dig my old copy out. Iāve read it a lot over the years but itās been awhile. I read it twice while being stuck in my teepee because of weather up by Iceberg Lake in the Kenaiās one September. I donāt think I could get tired of that book but another day or two and Iād probably be wishing Iād have left food behind for a second book. š
