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For those who enjoy a well written outdoorsman's biography....I recommend this
Alaska's Wolf Man
The 1915-55 Wilderness Adventures Of Frank Glaser
By Jim Rearden
This photo is unrelated, and came to me by way of a friend. It is allegedly from Idaho Territory, and arrived in email just as I was finishing the book...and Glaser describes just such a scene. There's other good stuff too; like the time Glaser was Wolf hunting with his 220 Swift, and stumbled upon a Grizzly.
That wolf pack is waaaay too big! A cull is definitely in order.
Kirk: An old geezer who loves the smell of freshly turned earth, old cedar rail fences, wood smoke, a crackling fireplace on a snowy evening, pristine wilderness lakes, the scent of
cedars and a magnificent Whitetail buck framed in the semi-buckhorn sights of a 120-year old Winchester. Blog: https://www.kirkdurston.com/
I'll second the recommendation on this book. A friend let me borrow his copy last year and I loved it. It was a great history of life in Alaska back in the teens, not just about wolves and hunting them. The Alaskans back then were a hearty breed. (and are still pretty tough)
I have read a lot of books, both fiction and non-fiction. Alaska's Wolfman is sitting on the end table beside me right now. I think that it and Elmer's "Hell, I Was There" could be tied for my two favorite books of all time. They are definitely in my top 5. There are a couple of Louis L'Amour books that I enjoy immensely, and also "Marine Sniper: 93 Confirmed Kills" about Carlos Hathcock's time as a Marine sniper. Definitely Frank Glaser was a man's man, and I wholeheartedly second the recommendation of the book.
"If ye love wealth greater than liberty, the tranquility of servitude greater than the animating contest for freedom, go home from us in peace. We seek not your counsel, nor your arms. Crouch down and lick the hand that feeds you; and may posterity forget that ye were our countrymen" - Samuel Adams
great book. Hard to follow, no timeline, just a patch work of stories, but very interesting, especially caliber and bullet choice on big game including grizz. Second, he was one tough hombre, most stories end like this... and then I walked 15 miles back to cabin... (with a moose, sheep or other on his back in middle of winter in the snow!!!!!
