Partner Survey

Drove to Lewistown, got bear spray.

Drove to the survey by the Grizzly sow and met my partner, who came with a dog.

Kenyon, the Husky Shepherd mix, made me feel safer than I have all season.

My partner and I worked our way up the points, staying 250 meters apart, and Kenyon ran back and forth to check on us.

Some say hiking in Grizzly country with a dog is dangerous because the bear may chase the dog back to you. But Kenyon has the right temperament: calm, obedient.

Even tiny dogs have been known to scare black bears away.

Zero Grizzlies found.