An attempt is being made to re-establish trumpeter swans. White-tailed deer, black bear, beaver, porcupine, otter, foxes, coyotes and, on rare occasions, timber wolves have been seen. Tamarac Lake provides the area's best sport fishing for northern pike, walleye, largemouth bass, black crappie, bluegill and yellow perch. Indians still harvest wild rice on years when the crop grows heavy. White and red pine, once the pride of the Minnesota territory, are limited now to small stands within the Wilderness, secluded spots that draw bald eagles and ospreys.
Migratory birds fly thickest in fall.
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