Wolves Making a Comeback?

[gravy boat]

Good afternoon,

A good friend of ours lives out in Gilmanton. He recently ( in the last 2 weeks) took a walk out on the ridge near his house after hearing the barking/yelps of a pack of what assumed were coy dogs or coyotes. At a certain point he stopped to listen for a few minutes and was almost run down by three deer darting down the hill and within a few feet of him. A minute later almost a dozen deer came bounding over and down, spread out and running from something. He waited quietly and watched and then saw what he said was a wolf. Definitely not a coyote or any hybrid of coyote or domestic. Said it was very healthy and absolutely beautiful. He made some noise so it knew he was there and wouldn't come any closer. It looked at him for a few seconds and then went back the way it came.

Has anybody else seen wolves in the area? I've seen coyotes all around the state, but never a wolf.

GB