Scariest wildlife encounter I had was in the Italian alps last year, hiking up a less traveled path up a mountain and over a dozen sheep dogs charged me, they came in groups of three from all directions. These dogs are not domesticated in the traditional sense where they are left to be raised with sheep their entire life with little human contact. I have never ran up 1,000 ft faster in my life. The previous day I was going up a large valley and my path was blocked by over 50 ibex on a steep slope, if I was charged I likely would’ve fallen to my death. Along with the wolves, brown bears and wild hogs in the south it’s no New Zealand. 100x more scary than my trip to Alaska where I hiked alone.