[Judith Anne]

Wolves are opportunists and pack hunters. They will eat what it is easy to get. An unarmed backpacker alone is easy for a pack to get.

I like wolves just fine; there are lots of wild animals in my area, including bears, panthers, coyotes, deer, beavers, groundhogs, armadillos, you name it, it's here...my neighbor videotaped a bear eating Golden Grain out of a sack in a shed, other neighbors who raise cattle saw, in daylight, a pair of panthers kill a calving cow...

But liking the wildlife, and living by choice among all of them, does not mean that any of them are to be trusted around humans, especially wolves in packs.

[BillCompton]

Wolves are opportunists and pack hunters. They will eat what it is easy to get. An unarmed backpacker alone is easy for a pack to get.

I am no authority in the subject for sure, but have you ever heard of wolves (non-rabid) _ever_ killing a human? My information is that there is not a single documented case of it happening.

P.S. I did stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night.