The area is owned by the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACOE).

Wildlife includes deer, turkey, squirrel, rabbit, waterfowl, woodcock, dove, and snipe.

Furbearers are the raccoon, mink, nutria, beaver, bobcat, fox, otter, and coyote.

There is an annual public alligator lottery and fishing includes bass, bluegill, crappie, and catfish.

The Bureau of Sport Fisheries and Wildlife was against extending the 1965–66 Teal season that Yancey pushed for, but it became a reality.