Define "ties to organized crime" please. Would the cattleman/sheepherder conflicts count? How about anything related to stealing land from "red Injuns", anything related to gold rushes, any war profiteering from the Civil or Revolutionary Wars, or anything related to roving bandit gangs such as those headed by Jesse James or Billy the Kid?

Are you counting coyotes as wolves?

Going from your description, first impression is Seattle, WA and second impression is Butte, MT.

If you want snow, Atlanta doesn't get much. Not frequently and not inch-wise. It does get ice in the winter.