Steady away in the face of the mystery howls - a great example of how to not let wild imagination get the better of you! Really enjoy these installments as the come along.
Those were positively wolves. If you had howled back they would have come closer to check you out. I spent many days in those parts and walked up all those rivers surveying the fish habitat. Klakas, Hunter Bay, Hessa, Nichols Bay, Moira, Kendrick, Kassa, Keete, Kasook, Dall Island, Long Island. My coolest wolf encounter ever was in Nichols Bay. We had plans to modify Klakas Falls for easier fish passage and glad we didn't. They make it up the falls mostly during the highest tides every couple weeks, or at high flows, which is cool. If you hike up the falls on the left side there is an isolated pool full of dead ones that didn't make the jump quite right and get stuck. There would be some fresh ones in there you could pick up and no need to go fishing.
You know that area well. I was at Klakas Falls and did find a sockeye in the natural fish trap on the left side (Part 16, 2:30 minutes into the video). Fishing doesn't get much easier than reaching down and picking them up. According to the locals it was an early run of Sockeye that year, and I was lucky to be there at the beginning of it. That was my first encounter with wolves, for some reason I had it in my head that there were no wolves on POW.
Best Wolf sighting I ever had was on the Kenai Peninsula in the Skilak Wildlife Area years ago, big grey Wolf maybe only 50 yards away, we sort of snuck up on each other. I think it was as startled as I was. There was that moment of looking at each other then it just slipped into the trees. Beautiful animal.
@@toddswitzer6799 Anthony David Montoya, 18, male October 1, 2018 Admiralty Island Alaska Montoya was working at a remote mining site on Admiralty Island, Alaska, when he was killed by a sow brown bear and two cubs. All three bears were killed. Mike Soltis, 44, male June 19, 2018 Eagle River, Alaska Soltis was backpacking alone along the Eagle River. After failing to return a search party was dispatched, rangers found a grizzly bear sitting on Soltis's remains. The bear then attacked the search party badly mauling one searcher. The search party retreated from the area. The bear escaped before more searchers arrived. Richard White, 49, maleAugust 24, 2012 Denali National Park Alaska White was backpacking alone along the Toklat River. After hikers found an abandoned backpack and torn clothing, rangers investigated and found a male grizzly bear sitting on White's remains. The bear was shot and killed by an Alaska State Trooper. A necropsy of the bear and photographs recovered from White's camera confirmed the attack. The photographs in White's camera showed that he was taking photos of the bear in a span of eight minutes from 50 yards (46 m) to 100 yards (91 m). It was the first fatal bear attack recorded in Denali National Park Tomas Puerta, 54, maleOctober 2012 Chichagof Island, Alaska After passers-by spotted an unattended skiff, they investigated and encountered a grizzly bear sow and two cubs. Alaska State troopers and Sitka Mountain rescue personnel then found evidence of a campsite and fire on the beach. There was evidence of a struggle, and upon following a trail of disturbed vegetation, they found Puerta's body, cached and partially eaten.
Yes, there is a chance that you'll die and be eaten by a bear in Alaska. There is almost NO chance this will happen if you sit at home in front of the television. I've known a lot of folks that die and early an unfulfilled live after sitting in front of the television every night. My life = My choices. I pledge not to die from too much TV.
I am far from a wolf expert, but those sound like wolves to me. Domestic dogs can certainly howl, but they would bark at some point as well. Wolves can only howl.
Don't know Alaska, but they have to be wolves. Sounds like the wolves of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) I have experienced a number of years ago in northern Minnesota.
Wow, sent chills up my spine. Wonderful adventure, Todd. Thank you so much for sharing!
Steady away in the face of the mystery howls - a great example of how to not let wild imagination get the better of you! Really enjoy these installments as the come along.
At the time I didn't think that wolves lived in that area. I might have left that beach faster if I knew what was making that noise.
I so love that howling it's a rare treat even here on the wet cost BC ....... You was blessed to hear that
Yes, I've spent many days in remote PNW and that's my first time hearing them.
Those were the forest people mimicking wolves. What a beautiful area ! You are a lucky man !
Its seems it was wolves. I've never heard them until that moment.
Love the sound of those timber wolves!
Those were my first ones.
The songs of a pack of wolves. They are just talking to each other. Probably about you. Hahaha
No doubt laughing at me.
Those were positively wolves. If you had howled back they would have come closer to check you out. I spent many days in those parts and walked up all those rivers surveying the fish habitat. Klakas, Hunter Bay, Hessa, Nichols Bay, Moira, Kendrick, Kassa, Keete, Kasook, Dall Island, Long Island. My coolest wolf encounter ever was in Nichols Bay. We had plans to modify Klakas Falls for easier fish passage and glad we didn't. They make it up the falls mostly during the highest tides every couple weeks, or at high flows, which is cool. If you hike up the falls on the left side there is an isolated pool full of dead ones that didn't make the jump quite right and get stuck. There would be some fresh ones in there you could pick up and no need to go fishing.
You know that area well. I was at Klakas Falls and did find a sockeye in the natural fish trap on the left side (Part 16, 2:30 minutes into the video). Fishing doesn't get much easier than reaching down and picking them up. According to the locals it was an early run of Sockeye that year, and I was lucky to be there at the beginning of it. That was my first encounter with wolves, for some reason I had it in my head that there were no wolves on POW.
Awesome! Excellent cliffhanger ending to this part! Hope you clean up on some major salmon action in the next!
Yep. Just uploading the salmon slaughter video now.
Very nice video!
Thanks. RUclips flagged it as having questionable content...I guess they don't watch too many of my videos.
That does sound like a hound dog. At times, sounds like wolves. Sasquatch has a crossbreeding project going on. We all got to make a living.
Love you! Go another :)
I will!
Awesome video !!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks.
Great video
I am slightly confused to how the howls being wolfs didn’t cross your mind. We’ve had wolfs on those islands for forever
I was convinced by someone along the way that there were no wolves on POW. Hearing is believing.
Sounds like wolves to me...I've heard them when hunting just outside of Denali Park years ago.. ( I live in S. Central AK, long time).
Thats good info. I've never heard wolves but I guess that was my first experience with them.
Best Wolf sighting I ever had was on the Kenai Peninsula in the Skilak Wildlife Area years ago, big grey Wolf maybe only 50 yards away, we sort of snuck up on each other. I think it was as startled as I was. There was that moment of looking at each other then it just slipped into the trees. Beautiful animal.
Sea wolf
Lobos Del Mar 😁
Todd can you please go to another one?
I always dream of going back, and I will go back one day.
“Sounds like a hound” no sir that’d be a wolf
My first. All I knew was those weren't coyote.
Sounds like the Michigan dog man lol
Watch out for grizzly bears in that area. A guy was eaten in that part of Alaska, in fact several people were killed..
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Anthony David Montoya, 18, male
October 1, 2018 Admiralty Island Alaska
Montoya was working at a remote mining site on Admiralty Island, Alaska, when he was killed by a sow brown bear and two cubs. All three bears were killed.
Mike Soltis, 44, male June 19, 2018
Eagle River, Alaska
Soltis was backpacking alone along the Eagle River. After failing to return a search party was dispatched, rangers found a grizzly bear sitting on Soltis's remains. The bear then attacked the search party badly mauling one searcher. The search party retreated from the area. The bear escaped before more searchers arrived.
Richard White, 49, maleAugust 24, 2012 Denali National Park Alaska
White was backpacking alone along the Toklat River. After hikers found an abandoned backpack and torn clothing, rangers investigated and found a male grizzly bear sitting on White's remains. The bear was shot and killed by an Alaska State Trooper. A necropsy of the bear and photographs recovered from White's camera confirmed the attack.
The photographs in White's camera showed that he was taking photos of the bear in a span of eight minutes from 50 yards (46 m) to 100 yards (91 m).
It was the first fatal bear attack recorded in Denali National Park
Tomas Puerta, 54, maleOctober 2012 Chichagof Island, Alaska
After passers-by spotted an unattended skiff, they investigated and encountered a grizzly bear sow and two cubs. Alaska State troopers and Sitka Mountain rescue personnel then found evidence of a campsite and fire on the beach. There was evidence of a struggle, and upon following a trail of disturbed vegetation, they found Puerta's body, cached and partially eaten.
Yes, there is a chance that you'll die and be eaten by a bear in Alaska. There is almost NO chance this will happen if you sit at home in front of the television. I've known a lot of folks that die and early an unfulfilled live after sitting in front of the television every night. My life = My choices. I pledge not to die from too much TV.
Todd Switzer Yes Todd you are on point. Fellow kayaker
I am far from a wolf expert, but those sound like wolves to me. Domestic dogs can certainly howl, but they would bark at some point as well. Wolves can only howl.
Yes, I'm convinced these were wolves but at the time I didn't know what they sounded like or that they existed on that island.
Creepy sound. 🐺😱
Haunting
I see you heard Bigfoot!
Ha, nobody really believes in him - and he doesn't believe in me either.
Sounds like wolf but could be elk....or both
Don't know Alaska, but they have to be wolves. Sounds like the wolves of the Boundary Waters Canoe Area (BWCA) I have experienced a number of years ago in northern Minnesota.
I didn't know wolves at all, that was my first time hearing them.
That's a Wolf.
Creepy!
Yes indeed.
Not a hound dog man...