Been there.

Just made a mental note some days ago that if you ever get a "You are being hunted" notification in the snowy area; BOOK IT!

The amount of wolves, holy sh.... Didn't know whether to try and kill em, block em, run or just shrivel up in a ball and cry. Tried a little of everything and RIP.

Later in the game I wholeheartedly recommend having some warm wolf gear, lox pelt cape etc. kinda things as spares to run back a little warmer to snatch up your gear from there. I luckily had my previous wolf-gear to Forrest Gump back to yoink the stuff.