The land is owned by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and managed under long-term lease by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries (LDWF).

Local biologists are asking hunters to donate fifteen deer head from each of Caddo, Bossier and DeSoto parishes.

[8] Construction of Bayou Bodcau Dam and Reservoir began in May 1947 and was completed in December 1949 pursuant to Louisiana Congressional approval in 1938 and 1939.

[9] Ivan Lake is also within the WMA and was formed after the completion of a 1,300 ft Ogee spillway across Caney Creek in 1958.

[13] Louisiana has celebrated every year since President Richard Nixon signed proclamation 4128 designating the Fourth Saturday in September as "National Hunting and Fishing Day".