Barking Sounds at Moskey

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Barking Sounds at Moskey

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On June 22, I was camping at Moskey Basin. Late in the afternoon, while standing on the pier, I heard a series of barks coming from inland. To me, they sounded like a dog. The sound was not yips or howls, but a series of barks.

There were no boats around, so the sound did not come from a boater's dog, and the sound seemed like it was coming from a good ways inland in any case. Any ideas what this was? Do wolves "bark"? Foxes?
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Re: Barking Sounds at Moskey

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A fox will bark. They makes lots of different sounds.

Here is a google result on searching for fox barks. http://www.angelfire.com/ar2/thefoxden/sounds.html
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Dogs are not allowed in the park--even on boats.
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Re: Barking Sounds at Moskey

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I heard wolves barking at Siskiwit Bay in 2006. They were about 1/2 mile north of the dock there. One of the wolves was probably not happy seeing us down shore.
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Re: Barking Sounds at Moskey

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My son saw a wolf along the shore at Moskey late in June. I also observed and listened to foxes barking in that same camp last month. Generally, wolves bark as part of alert behavior so my guess is you heard a fox but who knows.
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