I've actually have ran into a handful of bears and one with cubs…. Fortunately we’ve never had any issue with them on any of our encounters… I feel one reason is that the huskies resemble wolves and a team like I have is like a wolf pack to some wild life. Actually in areas where polar bears roam some people will keep huskies in their yard as they say the polar bears don’t want a confrontation because they relate to a wolf pack as predatory. In any case I carry bear and animal sprays and other protective means because we are out there in the wild and no matter how much we think we know of course animals can be unpredictable so I like to be prepared as possible! In our part of the country a black bear is about the biggest possible threat besides a stray dog lol! There are some bobcats and coyotes in some of these areas but again I think they will stay away from a pack of dogs that look like wolves:) but that all being said my biggest issue are what I think are rabid animals. Of course I’m not sure they were rabid but I’ve had raccoons, opossum and a skunk act very erratic and nearly stumbling into us. If they did it would be a bloody mess as unfortunately I’ve had my dogs get a hold of small wild animals not on the trail but at farms we free range on and it ain’t pretty! I can stop them if I catch it before it happens. But multiple huskies hunt like a wolf pack as some will flush an animal out of an area as the others are waiting to grab it when it is leaving the area. It’s really cool to see them do that but I hate for them to hurt or worse with another animal but it happens in the wink of an eye! I actually have 8 foot fencing to keep most wild animals out of my yard to avoid this at home als0.