Bear, your exactly right and is even mentioned in the Bible referring to mans inhumanity to man. Animals must see us as worthless. Now many have to worry about being hit by cars and left on the side of the road or shot if seen. Now they have deer decoys they wait till someone shoots at it and they arrest or ticket them with big fines which is no hardship like driving 5 miles over the limit and their fault.
I remember some deject years ago who heard about a moose with world record antlers and people came from all over to see him think it was Yellowstone and went there and shot it to get the antlers. Think all he got was a fine but for premeditated to a disadvantaged animal who was used to being around people taking pictures if him and his location should of got more than that including not allowed to hunt. Sounds bad but what the guy did showed pretty lowest of low character. I hope this taxi derm guy doesn’t hunt.
good you watch the perimeter of your property though to be aware of what’s walking amongst you just incase one of those wolves pop up again. I have respect for them two as long as they don’t bother me but will like you say stalk cattle. I walked right by one of their meals at night once the place was dead quiet knew something was there. Lucky I got out alive went back at light found a dead donkey only thing left washis head and spinal cord. When they hunt though in mountains anyways you can her them come out. They kinda announce it if in packs.