a 115lb woman can kill a 115lb wolf that is killing her dogHow interesting. I haven't been aware of an epidemic of wolves eating housepets. The last I heard, they were endangered in the lower 48 states, and totally missing in Hawaii.
However, if a wolf ever were to come careening out of the trees and pounce on a that lady's dog, I do not doubt that firing a gun at the wolf would at least get the wolf's attention. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
As others have noted, they are delisted. In Idaho, munching the family pet is the second biggest interaction problem with Wolves, the first being killing of livestock. So yes, wolves will attack and kill Fido simply because Fido is another canine and isn't part of the pack. Wolves kill coyotes for the same reason.
I spent some time last year with Idaho wolves and there were zero coyotes. It was strange to hear the deep-voiced howling at dusk instead of the high-pitching yipping. And Idaho has specifically allowed pet owners to blow away wolves that are trying to munch their "kick me" dogs.
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