Continue on the Grand Lake Road and turn onto the Sawtelle or Scraggly Lake Road, which is located about ½-mile before the Huber Road. 159 out of Patten thru Shin Pond to the Grand Lake Road (which is the same route to the north entrance of Baxter State Park). Since then, the Department has conducted wildlife management activities to promote the highest quality wildlife habitat while maintaining species diversity and enhancing populations of wildlife to provide quality recreation for residents and visitors to the state. Huber Corporation to purchase the flowage area and dam site in 1984. It took 30 years before the Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife reached an agreement with J.
Dunn recognized the value of this wetland habitat to wildlife and attempted to negotiate a purchase. As early as 1956, wildlife biologist Francis D. The deadwater was originally formed by a dam constructed on Sawtelle Brook built to facilitate operation of a sawmill. Camping and fires are prohibited on Department-owned Wildlife Management Areas. There is also a seasonal brook trout fishery on the flowage and Sawtelle Brook. Waterfowl hunting is the primary hunting activity on this area, but trapping and the potential to harvest big game is a possibility. This WMA abounds with other wildlife as well, including: waterfowl, songbirds, raptors (bald eagles, osprey), aquatic furbearers (river otters, beaver, and muskrats), reptiles, amphibians and the occasional white-tailed deer. The flowage can be an exceptional place for viewing moose feeding on aquatic vegetation on and early morning or late afternoon canoe paddle. There is a small, hand-carry launch located at the parking area and dam site on the southeast end of the flowage (please refer to the attached map). This WMA offers excellent opportunities to view moose, and abounds with other wildlife as well. Dunn Wildlife Management Area (WMA) in T6 R7, also known as the Sawtelle Deadwater, is a 2.7 mile long, 197.5 acre, freshwater marsh just east of Baxter State Park. 'It is important to remember that the direct actions of humans play an integral role in the life cycles and lives of wildlife, eco systems, and biodiversity,' BC Wildlife Park said. Canoeing on the Sawtelle Deadwater in the Dunn WMA may provide you with the opportunity to see a moose. Rulemaking Proposals Open to Public Comment.Opportunities for People with Disabilities.
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