Ptarmigan, grouse and snowshoe hare are sometimes spotted darting across our trails, and occasionally other dog teams. While our area does have an abundance of large wildlife, we do not usually see many of these while actually mushing. We encourage questions and comments while moving down the trail with the dogs, and our conversation typically alerts animals of our presence. This is not necessarily a bad thing, as moose are actually one of the biggest concerns when mushing a team (they are territorial and love to walk down the hard packed dog trails).