...if you are gentle he will allow you to touch him...

No, no, NO!

First, unless one is going to keep him as a pet, and is provided to properly provide for him, it's probably not helpful to further socialize him to humans.

Second, it's also not safe, no matter how tame he seems, because of potential disease and bites, not to mention possible vermin transfer.

Third, if you take his smell home on you, you may inflame your pets to go find him and eat him (injure, scare him into traffic, etc.).

Fourth, communing is one thing, but touching is another.

Last, if touching is used to trap him for transport, I bet no one will ever be allowed to touch him, again.

~Susan