Things to know about large canine predators - they leave their scat/poop in the middle of the path as a marker of their territory. Wolf scat is black with from the blood and meat of deer - here is how you can tell you have wolves in your back yard forest. Wolf scat is filled with deer hair as you see in both the fresh scat and the aged below:
These picture were taken in a forest behind my house in Durham, North Carolina. Below is the scat of Coyote - notice that it is about half the size in diameter and white with rabbit fur:
Have fun in the woods, be safe - both Coyotes and Wolves are for the most part nocturnal so you my not see them - but you can know if they are around.
