One cool thing about this area is the Reoccuring sitings of Gray Wolves.

The gray wolf is an endangered species throughout Washington under state law and is endangered under federal law in the western two-thirds of the state. Wolves were once common throughout most of Washington, but declined rapidly from being aggressively killed during the expansion of ranching and farming between 1850 and 1900.

Pups of the Lookout Pack

Multiple wolf reports from Okanogan County in 2008 led to confirmation of the first fully documented breeding by a wolf pack in Washington since the 1930s. The wolves became known as the Lookout Pack, consisting of at least four adults and six pups in 2008.  A male (WA-144M) and female (WA-142F) were captured and radio-collared in July 2008 and other pack members, including the 6 pups, were caught on remote cameras in the summer of 2008. DNA samples connect the pack with wolves from British Columbia and Alberta, and biologists said they have naturally immigrated, dispersing from larger wolf populations in Canada. Based on telemetry monitoring between 2008 and 2010, the Lookout Pack used an area of about 350 square miles, with the primary prey being deer.

 As of 2011, Recent activity in the Lookout territory indicates there are still at least two wolves in the pack. In September, 2011 a hunter documented at least two and possibly three animals in the far western portion of the traditional Lookout territory. 

The draft Washington Gray Wolf Conservation and Management Plan plus facts and information on the wolf and how to report sightings may be viewed at www.wdfw.wa.gov/wlm/diversity/soc/gray_wolf/.