Bummer Ping...
A sad story. As already noted, there are reasons our ancestors got rid of wolves and bears.
I would melt into a puddle if my dogs were maimed/killed by wolves. Then, I would pick myself up and go HUNTING!
We have a LOT of coyote around here; they leave their scat, but they’re basically chickens. We (the dogs and me) see them in the very early mornings (5-6am) in the summer months; they travel the same trails we do in the morning. They’re around in the winter, but they don’t move all the way from the Back Forty to the Goose Pond on a regular basis in the winter. Plenty-o-rabbits to eat right now; geese are a tasty treat for summer and fall for them.
I’d like to think I could survive in the wild, and I could under normal circumstances, but if I lived anywhere near wolves I would be on edge 24/7...that feeling of being stalked (you, your pets or your livestock) kinda takes the wind outta your sails, you know?