This dog deserves some serious treats!

Lund · 06-02-2006, 01:09 PM

Not that I would condone illegal activities, but in Iceland where these photos were taken, it is the norm. This is one amazing dog.

Mr.Kitch'nPass · 06-02-2006, 01:13 PM

Where can I buy a tag?

PATRICK 11-14 · 06-02-2006, 01:25 PM

Seal..its whats for dinner!!!

The other white meat!!!

Lund · 06-02-2006, 01:25 PM

I wonder what stud fees would be on a dog like that? those seals outweigh the dog by double at least.

roguesteelheader · 06-02-2006, 01:30 PM

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!

AlseaAssassin · 06-02-2006, 01:32 PM

Sweeeet :shocked: :shocked:

Wild Chrome · 06-02-2006, 01:45 PM

Anyone know if the native Americans used to hunt seals/sea lions in the PNW? Seems like a renewed hunt on the Columbia might solve some problems, while getting around the marine mammals protection laws.

If they can hunt whales on the OP, why not sea lions on the Columbia?

Herring Problem · 06-02-2006, 01:50 PM

This dog is super dog-can you imagine how cold that water is? Tough little pup-pulls more than its own weight here,give that dog a t-bone.

playinghooke · 06-02-2006, 02:02 PM

I'd let that dog sleep in my bed and I on the floor if he would come down here and do some Columbia River work for a couple weeks.

MarlinMark · 06-02-2006, 02:05 PM

I've read several posts by that gentleman on another board. He said that you have to make sure that the seal is quite dead before you send out your dog or else the seal will kill it. He shoots a few every year. Sometimes he wades out to help the dog with the last bit if it's shallow enough. Looks like a good time.

Mark

Lund · 06-02-2006, 02:12 PM

I'd be all for a hunting trip like that. Anyone here want to join me in an Iceland hunting vacation. I'll do some checking on tags. I'm not a very good shot, so we may need alot of shells. :grin:

98ramtough · 06-02-2006, 02:19 PM

That guy also said that sometimes when the dog is in the water other sea lions will come after the dog and he has to shoot them before they get to the dog.

Amahnee · 06-02-2006, 02:36 PM

That's faith.

Don Becker · 06-02-2006, 05:41 PM

I appreciate why you posted this here. But, wouldn't it be even more appreciated over on the fishing forum?

That is amazing. Don

Super Fluke · 06-02-2006, 07:43 PM

Thats cool.

BrotherWolf · 06-02-2006, 09:00 PM

maybe those 2 can make it over to the siletz bay for a seminar and show us how its done

Lund · 06-03-2006, 07:01 AM

Don,
That is where I put it first. It was moved here because it is hunting and not fishing. I think it would of gotten more recognition in the fishings area too, but thats not how it works.

Snug 2 · 06-03-2006, 05:40 PM

My wife spent a month in Iceland in 2004. I looked into hunting both seals and walrus, and heading over with her. Perfectly legal to kill them, but you can't bring any of the meat, hide, or ivory back into the US. I could have shipped it to someone in Canada and then tried to illegally get it back across the boarder. I feel that is way too risky for me. If they ever allow marine mammal products back into the US, I am getting me a walrus.

Don Becker · 06-03-2006, 09:16 PM

Kevin, now that's a real hoot!

If that isn't promoting fishing, I don't know what is!

Don

Flying Roast Beef · 06-03-2006, 10:35 PM

By the way. Those are not sea lions. Much smaller. There isn't a dog alive that could retrieve the sea lions we have problems with around here.

Bonita · 06-04-2006, 10:48 PM

(not so) random tidbit:
Size is not a distinguishing feature between seals and sea lions, but ears are.
Sea lions are known as 'eared seals' (genus Otarridae) because they have visible ear flaps while seals (genus Phocidae) don't have such flaps, so it looks like they don't have ears.

I can't tell for sure from these photos what he's go there, but I'd guess seals.