That picture was taken maybe 200 feet from my back yard. The forest on the right in the picture is adjacent to the back of our lot. I cut a tidy little trail from our lot to allow access for the snow machine out onto the opening in the picture. Nobody uses that part of the trail and the main trails that I've put access trails into seldom see people. I've seen only three people walking their dogs out on the trails in the past three months. A lot of people are unnecessarily afraid of the wolves. I went out for a couple mile hike today and found a deer kill a few hundred feet off of the main trail. Looks like the wolves took it down at least a week ago. Not much left of it. Personally, I'd love to see a wolf or lynx out on the trails but they're way too wary of that. I have had a couple lynx in yard. That was an awesome experience.
These pictures were taken from our deck a few years ago.
First, that is very beautiful country. Looks so crisp and clean. Much different than where I live. Here in SE PA farmland country any elevation over 15 feet is considered a mountain.
I've never seen a wolf or lynx in the wild and I'd prefer to keep it that way. Many many years ago when I lived in the Appalachians I used to run trail bikes up and down the power lines. One day I came up on a pack of feral dogs who were not pleased by my presence. I carried a S&W .22 kit gun but I didn't even bother grabbing it because it would of probably ticked them off even more. Extricated myself little by little and then when I had enough distance I just made a run for it. People I know who are much more outdoorsy than myself swear that there is nothing in the woods, that walks on four legs, to be afraid of. That may be true but those dogs scared the crap out of me.
