Yes, I agree wholeheartedly Ernst.
We are not supposed to have wolves either. However, 2-3 years ago, I was sitting in my tree stand at the crack of dawn and I heard one howling in the distance. There are no houses up in there in the direction that I heard it. Matter of fact, it was coming from the states largest animal preserve/forest, but it wasn't a coyote for sure. And I honestly don't believe it was a dog either. Nor could I think of why a dog would be that far back in there on its' own.
It started howling at howled several times over the course of maybe 2-3 minutes. Then stopped as suddenly as it started. I have not heard it since, but it sounded like a mournful howl like you would hear on one of those werewolf shows and even though it was well in the distance, it made the hair stand up on the back of my neck.
I have seen a few pictures on the trail camera that may or may not be younger/smallish wolves, and perhaps what they call red wolves, but I'd put my hand on a stack of Bibles and tell you what I heard that morning sounded like nothing else other than a wolf.
We also have big cats and cougars, even though the state says we don't. Even my sons 1st grade teacher had a dog that got snatched up out of her yard and she saw it run around the side of the house with it. While distraught that she lost her dog, she was even more furious because fish and game told her she was "confused" at what she really saw and basically told her she didn't see what she said she saw.
Anyway, man isn't at the top of the food chain when he steps into the woods. So, I'll try to take care of my little corner of it the best I can.