Big Cottonwood Wildlife Management Area
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| Big Cottonwood Wildlife Management Area | |
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IUCN category IV (habitat/species management area) | |
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| Location | Cassia County, Idaho, United States |
| Nearest city | Oakley, ID |
| Coordinates | 42°18′17″N 114°00′45″W / 42.304728°N 114.012629°W |
| Area | 814 acres (3.3 km2) |
| Established | 1993 |
| Governing body | Idaho Department of Fish and Game |
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Big Cottonwood Wildlife Management Area at 814 acres (3.29 km2) is an Idaho wildlife management area in Cassia County northwest of the town of Oakley.[1] The land for the WMA was purchased in 1993 by the Idaho Department of Fish and Game and had previously been a cattle ranch and farm for nearly 100 years.[2]
The WMA is at the foothills of the South Hills in Sawtooth National Forest.[3] Wildlife found in the WMA include mule deer, Yellowstone cutthroat trout, and reintroduced California bighorn sheep.[4]