Thanks Daryl..

You are generally right but here we have seen coyotes following or accompanying wolves. Then I read in some of Mech's research that coyotes sometimes learn to scavenge from wolf kills, primarily big game since deer are obiliterated. EVEN tho an occaisional coyote gets whacked by the wolves they follow. Fascinating.

In the areas where I've been snaring I have only seen one wolf track thru the winter.

Up above me, not too far away, wolves abound. Interesting along the lines of what you say here.

That is a very nice Big Bore of yours!!

I simply bought a replacement stock and inletted it to the modern tang and then cut that off. I still have the factory stock also tho I cannot imagine every putting it back on.