Current Numbers: 11
Pack Status: Active. Designated in 2020.
A new group of wolves was discovered northwest of Enterprise, Oregon in 2019. The state wildlife agency collared a male from the group in June 2019 (OR76). Two other wolves were seen on remote cameras. The family had two pups that survived the winter, and they were designated as a pack for 2020.
The Bear Creek Pack produced two pups that survived to the end of the following year as well, when they were again counted as a breeding pair. ODFW reports data from radio collars showed a 168 square mile usage area for the pack, with 86% of location data points present on private lands and 14% on public lands.
In 2021, the Bear Creek Pack produced three pups that survived to the end of the year and was counted as a breeding pair, with a minimum of six wolves in the pack.
In 2022, the pack was counted as a breeding pair with five wolves in the pack, including two pups that survived to the end of the year. In 2023, they produced one pup that survived until the end of the year and were not counted as a breeding pair. A total of four wolves were documented during the winter count.
The pack produced at least six pups that survived until the end of the year in 2024, counting them as a successful breeding pair. A total of eleven wolves were documented during the winter count.
