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Get Outdoors! for Kids!
Whenever it snows, look around
a park or in the woods to fi nd
evidence of wildlife. things
you might fi nd are tracks in the
snow, food leftovers, or animal
droppings. See if you can identify
which animals left any tracks you Word Search:
can fi nd.
Oklahoma Waterfowl
Hunting Tip C B A F D R A L L A M G A U
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preparation. Some things you A E N P W I G E O N O O O L
can do are study the laws, scout
where you are going, practice N C U B I E G R E T A L W D D
using your gun or bow, and make
sure to have the correct licenses. V E E L C N D B O N G D C A A
you can ask someone older to
help you with these things. A L A U A O T D H A R E G E E
S U B E N R S A R A E N L H H
Fishing Tip
F i s h i n g T ip B N L W A E N R I T B E R E E
Use a sinker to hold A I Y I D H O S E L E Y P L
your bait down in
the water, because C L A N A G W S V D F E L F
the hook and fi shing
line are not heavy K L L G G R G C P I H A P F
enough. the extra weight
also helps in casting your Split N A A T O O O A T M W E L U
bait into the water. Sinkers shot
come in different shapes sinker L G O E O L O U B D W W A B
and sizes. one common
type of sinker is called L O N A S R S P A B E L G D
a split shot, which is
a round ball of metal C B L L E I E G E L L B O E
with a groove in it. the Hook
fi shing line is placed Find the names of these waterfowl that can be seen in Oklahoma:
in the groove, and the Gadwall Pintail Gallinule Goldeneye
sinker is squeezed rail Wigeon mallard Canada goose
together to grip the line. But not
too tight! Canvasback Bluewing teal Bufflehead Snow goose
Scaup redhead egret Heron
Grebe Coot

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