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Natural Resources
Jim Chapman Lake offers a wide range of wildlife and fisheries for a rural lake experience. Wildlife range from waterfowl, to small game and large game animals. Jim Chapman Lake's wildlife are present throughout the lake's 14,480 acre wildlife management area (WMA) managed by the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.
Wildlife information can be obtained by calling the Cooper Lake Wildlife Management Area Office at (903) 945-3132 or visiting the TPWD WMA website by clicking on the icon below.