Bob Van Epps and I do not see eye to eye on wolves.
Wolves suffer from a bad reputation.
Throughout history, wolves have been associated with evil. Other people talk about the wanton killing of animals by the pack. To me, they represent, like the American bald eagle, a connection to the beginning of this country, when the land was filled with so many other creatures that no longer exist because of the development of the wilderness. I can imagine the exhilaration of seeing my first wolf in the wild, comparing it to my first sighting of an eagle several years ago. Even the howl of a wolf at night will send chills of pleasure, not fear, through me.