Editor:
On Sunday, Nov. 8, I parked at the K8 sign on the Halfmoon/Carlson Forest Service Road and walked/jogged, accompanied by my weimaraner dog, for 1.5 kms eastward in the direction of Sechelt Inlet.
I was about to enter the side track to Pud Lake when I noticed a wolf standing looking at us less than 10 metres away. The wolf was blackish, long bushy tail and the size of a very large German shepherd. I also heard the howling of a wolf pack some distance off in the forest.
I decided against continuing down the remote road and returned to my car. To do that I had to go towards the wolf and when I advanced, it walked off into the woods. For the next kilometre the wolf followed us, sometimes on the road, but if I turned around it would go off into the trees. While this was happening the wolf pack off in the forest continued to howl from time to time.
At one point my dog did go into the woods towards the wolf and I heard a couple of yips and then the dog came running out with her hackles up. I kept walking fast, and by the time I got within 500 metres of the car I did not see the wolf again. I was extremely glad to make it back to my car.
At home I found the dog had a tear in the skin on her back where she had been bitten. Apparently there have been previous encounters with a blackish wolf in this general area. It is also a fact that many wolf-human interactions are initiated where pet dogs are present as the wolves view the dogs as prey. If you are interested in this topic, google 'wolf attacks in Canada.
Katie Angermeyer
Halfmoon Bay
