Awesome thread...if you could expand with more pictures that would be great!
Every day on this site I am reminded how much cooler than me everyone is LOL

did you trap any African animals

Really cool Jack. Thanks for sharing. It was pretty neat to chat with you in Salmon at the ITA randy and find out I was on the back end of your work.

That bear picture is something!

Very nice. Thanks for posting

Beautiful, beautiful animals. Do the Siberian Tiger and Amur Leopard inhabit the boreal region over there ?

Thanks for sharing jack!

Trapper Dahlgren - Nope never been to Africa. Too hot for me.

Metis - In Far Eastern Russia (Primorye Province and a tad bit into Khabarovski Province) the ranges of the tiger and the leopard overlap, and the tiger range goes a little farther north than the leopard. Where they live, not really boreal forest, per se. All us westerners are familiar with the terminology "Siberian Tiger", but their range really doesn't even go into Siberia. Both species live in Far Eastern Russia, not Siberia, and the tiger should be called the Amur Tiger (from the region and River of same name).

Jack

Cool stuff there. I got all giddy walking up on a little grey fox this morning, I couldn't imagine the thrill of some of those

Whether you publish the book or not, I’ll buy a copy. Very cool pictures!! Thanks for sharing. Remember, I got dibs on the first copy.

Gulo ever work with or encounter snow leopards in your travels

I was lucky enough to do so, but never did get any photos I am just glad that my kids got to be there and also see them

That was on the Tibetan plateau

I love and am fascinated by all big cats but have to admit they are my favorite ones wish I would have had more time in the area to try for a photo opp

Did get some good pictures of some Marco Polo sheep though

Wherever Jack would ever go in his life, his added earnest yearning for knowledge would only add to his layers of insatiable learning and exuberance recorded.

The Ibex of the Himmies....Marco Polo sheep, snow leopards, Sumatran Rhino, Striped Hyena .....that Flathead fox of the Himmies ....

What a remarkable , astounding earth full of life we reside upon.

Your first edition published ...given to the one who is combing through your chapters with such care.....


On the surface......

Great photos .
Bears butt dart board needs a few more !

Glad to hear about the book , I know it'll be a good read.
See if you can convince " The Last Homesteader " to write one as well.

Very cool pictures!

Thanks for the photo's. That wolf is awesome. Do you guys have a way of aging wolves when you tranquilize and collar. He looks old.

Awesome pics, thanks for sharing jack.

Jack,

From the flavor of your writings here, I can tell it would have been informational and inspirational to just carry your trapping bag on many of your adventures globally.
Thank you for posting these sir.

Mark

Exactly! Could be the trapper version of Man-Eaters of Kumaon.

RM trapper - Thanks. For me, it's never gotten old or mundane. I still highly appreciate each and every capture, whether a wolf or a weasel. I'm with you.

clintp1971 - I'll remember that sir. Hopefully, the book will continue to progress. Thanks.

nightlife - I've never worked with snow leopards, unfortunately. I did a short stint in outer Mongolia with wolves, but not in the snow leopard mountains.

Sharon - Always the poet. Love your posts, always.

Minker - YES! A book from white17 would be a phenomenal read. I'll subtly push a bit, but you know he's periodically a bit surly and his propensity for word-play cause medical problems in the reader from an overabundance of levity.

Rio - Estimating age of wolves is pretty straightforward (with practice) by examining the wear pattern on the central upper incisors. That wolf depicted above was 8 years old (prime of life).

Mark June - One of these days, Mark, I'll mosey south and volunteer to carry your trapping bag and hopefully learn from the master!

gryhkl - Compared with the every-day lives of 200 years ago here in Idaho, my adventures would undoubtedly pale. Sure has been fun though.


Here's a couple more...

This was a nice interior Alaska grizzly that was helicopter-darted, not trapped.


Another small female cougar in Idaho.


One of many wolves not appreciative of the trap on his foot.



Jack

By the looks of your hair in that first picture.....Igor Sikorsky was flying the helo.

I Recognize that Tee shirt in the second one.

Great shot on that wolf !!!

More great shots, Jack !

So neat to know that tigers purr softly when they are under .

Your wuff was talking to you