<html><div style='background-color:'><DIV class=RTE>Wolves can and do attack humans on occasion.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Last July a woman was attacked at a campground in Alaska.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>In 2000, also in Alaska a 9-year-old boy was attacked, that same year a 23 year old male was attacked in BC.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>I have a copy of a photo of a dog that was killed and eaten by wolves in Clearwater County. Its pretty grisly. </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>There has been at least one verified case of wolves killing livestock near Kendrick, my brother in law was the farmer affected.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>There have been reports of wolf sightings near Troy, Deary and Bovill. I hope to one day be able to get out to one of the areas to get photographic evidence. (Yeah, I've got a really big lens that should do the trick)</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>I saw what appeared to be a wolf early one morning between Kendrick and Troy about 4 years ago. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to grab my camera fast enough to document it.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Wolves ARE dangerous animals and attacks ARE rare. I don't believe they are any more or less dangerous than bears or cougars/pumas/mountain lions.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>With that said, they ARE very intelligent pack hunters. I fear that if they remain protected they will lose their fear of humans and if that happens.... well, we've seen the results of that with bears and cougars.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>Therefore, I believe that managed hunting would help keep them fearful of humans, thus reducing the chances of human/wolf encounters.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>I'm sure a number of V2020ers have been nipped by a dog. It smarts a bit. Now imagine having those teeth sink into your flesh and rip it apart. Its not pretty and it hurts like hell. </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>I've been bitten four times bad enough to require stitches/hospitlization. (Left upper arm, my right wrist, my upper lip, the right side of my jaw and the worst one of all, I had my left ear nearly bitten off.) No, I'm not afraid of dogs. </DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>I'd be willing to show the scars, just ask if you see me.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>I can only imagine what it what it would be like to be torn into by a wolf and I'd rather no one, especially a child, find out.</DIV>
<DIV class=RTE>To answer Tom Ivie's question: Yes coyotes will mate with dogs. One of my parents' shepherd bitches escaped her kennel while in heat and gave birth to a litter of coyote/shepherd pups. We kept one puppy that I really liked because he was all grey (Hence the name Grey One). He was tame, and very protective of me. But he was not, by any means, domesticated, his wildness was very much evident. He never tried to bite anyone, but his hackles would raise and he would give a low snarl if anyone got too close to him.</DIV>
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