The WMA is owned and managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC).

[2] According to ODWC deputy director Charles Wallace the Coopers had spent many years building a successful ranch and wanted it to be kept together and enjoyed by others.

In 1992 Mrs. Cooper donated 2,498.68 acres and the state of Oklahoma purchased the rest, agreeing to continue to pay the ad valorem taxes so the counties would not lose revenue.

[3] The WMA contains mixed prairie grass and sagebrush is found on the upland sites interspersed with sand plum thickets.

Wildlife includes pheasant, quail dove, duck, geese, deer, turkey, rabbits (cottontails and jackrabbits), coyote, bobcat and raccoons.