At boy scout camp this summer there was a Idaho forest service man who had used pepper spray 3 times. Each time on cougars, not bear.

Couple of weeks ago went hiking in the Idaho panhandle. Saw lots of other hikers, most carried large handguns, a couple groups had bear spray. Even the Subaru driving hipsters carried big iron.

Here is a link to a map showing known wolf packs in Idaho.

http://www.spokesman.com/blogs/outdoors/...status-meeting/

LInk to griz
http://www.cfc.umt.edu/grizzlybearrecovery/Ecosystems.html

Lions and wolves and bears.