From the 1940s to the 1960s, E.A. Vaughn WMA was a game farm where a number of pheasant species were raised and released. It was also an area where wildlife biologists experimented with plants and planting arrangements which would most benefit wildlife. Today, these plantings and the mixture of forests, fields and marshes attract and support a multitude of wildlife species. Outdoor recreationists have also enjoyed the diversity of activities available to them here.