Something is amiss in this situation, for two reasons. First of all, the unusual wolf behavior in being aggressive to humans. Second, where there is a pair of wolves, not a pack.
I would suggest examining the DNA of these wolves carefully. My first suspicion is that they are not pure bred, but have some dog, or possibly coyote in them. This is because domestic dogs are both much more prone to aggressive behavior against humans, and tend to form breeding pairs as much as a pack. With a breeding pair, I would expect aggression if approaching their den with a litter in it.
As far as a wolf-coyote mix, it would be an animal so intelligent that it should be killed. It would be the canine equivalent of a leopard, and would quickly figure out that humans were generally easy prey.
Wolves and coyotes are not only intelligent, but have very different kinds of intelligence. A good way of describing it is that wolves have strategic intelligence, and coyotes have tactical intelligence. Combined, especially if there was more than one, a gun might not be enough to defend yourself.
No disrespect meant, but your premise is faulty.
Wolves were known to be kept in fear of their lives by armed Americans. The literature is clear on this point.
After enviro-socialism became the law of the land with the passage of the Endangered Species Act, bestly attacks on humans began as soon as the generation of predators which was shot at died.
Now, horrible maulings by wolves, coyotes, cougars and bear are a regularly recurring thing.
Your phrase “quickly figure out that humans were generally easy prey.” tells me that you are considering that Americans will continue to be disarmed by their servants in the agencies.
I doubt that.
If you are correct, then the Republic will be dead.
That situation was described by the noted historian, Paul Johnson. “If the American experiment in government fails, what will come after will be unspeakably worse.”
Between enviro-socialists in the agencies, and the crypto-communist administration we shall be under soon, consider emmigration - off planet.
750 miles north of the 49th parallel is well north of even Fort MacMurray. It’s 300 miles North of Nowhere, and the odds of a cross-bred wolf are about even with your being part Innu.
Some folks forget just how bloody BIG Western Canadian provinces are, and how sparsely populated. 75+ % of Canada’s population lives within 150 miles of the US-Canadian border.
Saskatchewan is the SMALLEST of the prairie provinces, at 251,866 square miles. Texas, the largest of the contiguous States, is less than 10,000 square miles larger, at 261,757 sq mi.
I sincerely doubt these were hybrids. The guys were in a fly-in camp, for heaven’s sake!