Beautiful country, there! I'm in the Sierra Foothills of Northern California. We aren't really allowed to "discourage" predators here. So many laws.....
I'm at 2k feet here, and we have both bear and mountain lion here. Had a bear family move in for a bit (mama and 2 cubs). Left huge piles of dung in my driveway - lol! Have a wolf seasonally, too. Should start seeing her again soon. Where are you? Just curious.