I Didn't Trust My Sled Dog. My Poor Judgement Nearly Killed Us All

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I Didn't Trust My Sled Dog. My Poor Judgement Nearly Killed Us All

This story, “Bitter Trek,” appeared in the June 1953 issue of Outdoor Life. Cold is king in the winters of the land where I make my living. I knew that. But half a lifetime of trapping in the North caused me to stake my life on my own judgment. I should have listened when the wind and the weather and the instinct of my lead dog told me I was wrong. With my toboggan and team of five dogs, I had come to the town of Churchill, Manitoba, from my cab…