Copan Wildlife Area

The Little Caney River provides excellent stream fishing, 3 miles of which bisects the area. White bass and crappie travel upstream from Copan Lake for spawning in the spring and provide area anglers with excellent fishing. A low-water dam on the wildlife area provides a barrier to fish moving upstream. Boating is confined to small craft or canoes due to numerous log-jams on the river. Channel and flathead catfish along with largemouth and spotted bass also inhabit the river. Hunters will find many opportunities and diversified habitat, including riparian, woodlands, native grass, cropland, and numerous waterfowl marshes. White-tailed deer, turkey, squirrels, bobwhite quail, waterfowl, and rabbits are abundant. Five waterfowl marshes were constructed previously as borrow areas for fill dirt in the Caney levee, and often have naturally occuring vegetation. The numerous blocks of woodlands interspersed with croplands provide excellent hunting for deer. Squirrel hunting is also abundant on the area.