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Wonder if it was an adult or yearling? Wolves stay away from people pretty much in alaska; unless pushed for food. Late summer, we usually see a yearling or two hanging around and they are pretty dumb. Lope down the road right in front of the truck, walk up our lane and lay down 30 yards from porch and look at our sled dogs (who would tear them apart if they could get off their chains); even when we would walk out on the porch and yell at the yearling wolf. My boy would call blk wolf pup in with rabbit squealer while waiting on school bus.

Actually, I think yearling wolves are lost and haven't joined up with a pack yet. They hang around cleaning up the snowshoes and neighbors cats; and they are quite disorientated. Usually they are small, only 60-70 lbs. Hardly ever see adult wolves and most that are snared are 90-100 lbers; dumb first winter wolves.

Can't imagine seeing an adult wolf even close to people; but its quite common to see yearling pups around people in august, sept.

Great to have wolves around, just not too many; got to set realistic numbers and practice ariel control once they get grow beyond those numbers.

We need a couple of dozen wolves right here in Fairfax County. North County has 60,000 to 70,000 deer and South County (which has a much more public spirited bunch of people) has 30,000 deer.

People get killed when these babies leap into windshields.

In the northern states and Canada in the last year or so, there have been, I believe, two unsuccessful wolf attacks on humans and one that was successful - they know because they opened the belly of one of the suspected animals and found clothing and remains of the victim. Wolves attack people. They did so in years past and they are in sufficient numbers and fearless enough to begin doing so again.