Contrary to popular belief, «wolves» are not dangerous to «people». The Superior National Forest of Minnesota has always been home for two hundred to four hundred «wolves». Some nineteen million visitor-days have been logged in there, yet not a single soul has been a victim of «wolf» predation.
There are several cases of wolves in other areas of North America possibly attacking people. One involved a scientist trying to break up a fight between a wolf and his sled «dogs»; the man ended up with a torn arm when he tried to grab the wolf by the back of the neck. In Minnesota, a wolf apparently mistook a deer-scent-soaked hunter for a deer and knocked him over. When the wolf realized its mistake, it fled. There have been a few similar events.
If a single «wolf», or a pack, wanted to kill someone, it could probably do so without trouble. When killing «prey», wolves are swift and silent. Wolves, though, are so afraid of «man» that in one incident they wouldn't even cross over snowshoe tracks.
