Most deer are whitetails with a few mule deer in the area. Turkey numbers are currently low due to habitat loss caused by flooding. Pheasant populations fluctuate yearly with the most hunting pressure during the season opener. Quail numbers are generally fair. In some areas vegetation is heavy and can be difficult to walk through.
Doves are plentiful until cold weather moves in.
Sunflower fields are the best hunting. Geese and ducks use the area during migration, depending on habitat conditions. Most goose hunting occurs when the geese leave the area to feed. Early season duck numbers depend on flooded shoreline vegetation. A water level plan that lowers the lake in June and raises it in September is followed each year, but only rainfall makes the plan work.