[1][2] In 1909, a small lake was created here, and the hunting lodge (jaktstuga in Swedish) that has given the name to the reserve was built by the owner of nearby Rockelstad Castle, Eric von Rosen.

[2][3] In 1949 the County Government decided, again after a request by the von Rosen family, to reduce the protected area, and in 2001 it was enlarged again.

[1][2] The centenary of the nature reserve was celebrated in 2019 with events such as guided tours and a speech by County Governor Liselott Hagberg.

The relatively undisturbed old-growth forest contains much decaying wood which provides a habitat for several species of beetles, including the red-listed Mycetina cruciata.

Decaying trees, as well as stone blocks, also provide a habitat for mosses and fungi, of which 15 red-listed species have been identified in the nature reserve including Pycnoporellus fulgens, Phellopilus nigrolimitatus and Clavaria fumosa.