I'd much rather deal with black bears than a wolf pack! I'm actually kind of a bear magnet. I usually see one every other trip to CO. Buying a bear tag is probably sure way to avoid seeing a bear!
Walking in the dark on my last hunt my headlight spotted a set of green/yellow eyes spaced about 8 inches apart croached at the base of a tree. Yup it was a lion. I did a lot of looking over my back the rest of that morning.
