THE NORWEGIAN ELKHOUND - Powerful Hunting Dog of NORWAY

The Norwegian Elkhound aka The Norsk Elghund is Noway's National Treasure but he's also a fierce hunter of moose, elks and even BEARS! Wolf blood runs through his veins from a mating between a female wolf and his primitive relative 5000 years ago making him 'in theory' a mini wolfdog. The Vikings would use the Elkhound on their boats and in their villages, as well as did the whole of Norway. More recently hunters use them to hunt moose and elk. The Grey Elkhound is let off leash and he runs ahead alerting the hunter to where the elk is, his short legs making him nimble between the dangerous hooves of the animals. The rarer and quiet black elkhound is used to track game on leash. These dogs are feisty, intelligent, loyal and energetic. Their looks are deceiving, as they need an owner with an outdoors lifestyle and mentality to keep them happy. Today I fly to Norway to meet Ken Stornes, famous Norwegian outdoorsman and athlete and his elkhound Ronja. I also meet Norweigian Elkhound club: Jotunfjell-Fjordane Elghundklubb who have brought along quite a few black and grey elkhounds for me to meet. To do this, we are sat on the largest Viking Ship in Norway, 'The Myklebust' at Sagastad, Nordfjordeid, with Viking warrior friends who have joined me 'a clad' in traditional Viking gear. What an episode we have for you today! Jotunfjell-Fjordane Elghundklubb: https://www.jfehk.no/ Ken Stornes: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kenstornes/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@UCJEviQ-4aY4-2QO0FqEsPuQ Sagastad: https://sagastad.no/en/ Presented By Anneka Svenska Featuring: Ken Stornes and Ronja Åse Leirgulen and Per Inge Solvang Also featuring (dogs): Andreas Solvik – Norwegian Elkhound Grey *Jorunn Kjøs – Norwegian Elkhound Grey *Kjetil Remme – Norwegian Elkhound Grey *Kjetil Leite – Norwegian Elkhound Grey *Rita Gausemel – Norwegian Elkhound Black *Terje Haug – Norwegian Elkhound Black *Geir Aardalsbakke – Norwegian Elkhound Black A big thankyou to Sagastad and the Myklebust Ship Thankyou to our Vikings: Espen Hatleskog Marie Stokka Katrine Mads Tom Sundal Aguirre Vidar Øksendal Karianne Ramberg Filmed by Tore Friele Lie and Øystein Torheim Drone by Francisco Maia and Tore Friele Lie Edited by Ellen Hope Cobb A GreenWorldTV Production #AnimalWatch This film cannot be duplicated on other YouTube channels or other media platforms without written permission from GreenWorldTV DISCLAIMER: "The primary purpose of 'Animal Watch' is to inform and educate. 'Animal Watch' is not responsible and does not independently verify for accuracy all of the claims and opinions expressed in the episodes. Episode content does not constitute generic or specific professional advice, endorsement or services. The views, information, or opinions expressed during [the] Animal Watch episodes are solely those of the individuals involved and do not necessarily represent and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of any other individual, agency, organisation or company." #norwegianelkhound #norskelghund #norwegianhuntingdog #vikingdog #sagastad #vikings #norskelghundgrå #norskelghundsvart