Idaho bear hound owner blames wolves for kill An Idaho couple blames wolves for killing a dog they used to hunt bears, though state Department of Fish and Game officials haven't confirmed the claim. Brent and Connie Ottosen, who live 20 miles south of Coeur d'Alene, believe a pack mauled and ate their 4-year-old hound, Blackjack, along the Coeur d'Alene River last week. The Ottosens say they were hunting near U.S. Interstate 90 with seven of their dogs when six began trailing a bear. Blackjack ran after another scent. When they found the dog a day later, about two-thirds of its body had been eaten. Brent Ottosen now says his family may move elsewhere, claiming hunting bears has become too difficult and dangerous with wolves moving in. Ottosen said he suspects wolves were behind the attack because of the way Blackjack was eaten. "What canines do is eat through the rib bones. A lion or bear would go for a heart or liver," he said. "A typical wolf would eat about 20 pounds. There was never enough time for a mountain lion to eat that much." While wolves have killed dogs around nearby northern Idaho communities including Calder, Mullan and Avery, state Fish and Game officials declined to confirm they were behind Blackjack's death, saying it was only a possibility....