You are correct people like you and I that live in wolf country.
Know that they are not fuzzy furry forest critters just looking for you to pet them.
It is a rare day that I do not found wolf tracks with in few hundred yards of my house.
Some times a lot closer.
I dunno how it is now up there but one of the best ways to get rid of them is to nick them and let the pack take care of them.
The pack will kill a wounded wolf.
Ive seen these bastards clean out an entire deer herd, 23, in three weeks. Gibs City Michigan.
Big cats will only kill once a week or so. Wolves will kill for the fun of it.