Herbivores flee us. Other predators will show us a respectful distance, but are much less fearful. So we can start an informal relationship with a few wolves

Herbivores flee us. Other predators will show us a respectful distance, but are much less fearful. So we can start an informal relationship with a few wolves or such by throwing them a bit of meat from a big kill. I'd much rather tame a carnivore; it'd be vastly easier. And taming is the forerunner to domestication.