Originally Posted by 2manybikes
Good plan.
An important lesson from Tom for all who do bike camping in remote areas !!
There may have been a wolf out of sight to your left somewhere also. In fact they may have been planning that you would run in the direction where you could not see a wolf. They won't leave you a way out if they don't have to. Normally they would expect you to run.
Agreed, that's why I stood my ground. This is not to mention that fleeing prey is a trigger to further aggression. In that respect, they are truly similar to dogs (or should that be dogs are similar to them?).
Magnolia, I don't think I'd trust that item. I rather suspect that item is designed for domestic dogs and wolves are a LOT more aggressive given the right circumstance. I prefer to blind and wipe out their sense of smell temporarily as well as trigger respiratory problems to debilitate them. I KNOW that works, and wouldn't want to go into another scenario that I don't have a pretty good idea of a positive outcome. Just my 2¢ worth based on personal experience, and I sure don't claim to be an expert here!