But wolves do not eat humans. In fact there is no documented account of a healthy wolf ever attacking a person. Wolves only kill to eat. They need an average of 3 to 10 pounds of meat each day. Hunting is not always good so a wolf can eat as much as 22lbs. at a time or live on scraps for weeks.
Wolves are mainly nocturnal hunters.
They detect their prey by means of sent, tracking and chance encounters. Wolves usually go after the very young, very old, the weak, and the diseased animals because they are easier to catch. They stay upwind and out of sight until they decide to attack. When the wolf does make its move and chase its prey the chase is usually short but can be very long. Then the wolf attacks the animal usually at the nose or at the rump.