Only one, Kendall... to stay away from me or they're dead meat. And I reserve my right to my land and to cruise the bush. I've had literally thousands of encounters with all sorts of deadly animals   and only a half dozen had me in a, hmmm, heightened state of awareness. I've only ever had to kill a few times (one of those times, I didn't get the chance - I posted that story on a recent thread). And, once, I would have done so but had only a knife and got away by using my wits... recall the black bear and the beaver pond story?

Anyway, eastern brush wolves, coyotes, bears, cougars (panthers?) aren't much of a problem here that I am aware of except for livestock and pets in farm country and for pets in towns and cities. I can't see eradicating them unless they do become a problem. If they'd eat Chester's little yapper of a dog, I'd feed them. It barks incessantly for hours... I think Chester is deaf.