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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER • VOLUME 78 •
NUMBER 6

Published by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
1801 N. Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152
State of oklahoma
J. Kevin Stitt, Governor
Wildlife ConServation CommiSSion
Leigh Gaddis, Ada — Chairman
James V. Barwick, Edmond — Vice Chairman
Rick Holder, Creta — Secretary
Tim Diehl, McAlester
D. Chad Dillingham
Jess Kane, Bartlesville
Mark Mabrey, Okmulgee
John P. Zelbst, Meers
oklahoma department of Wildlife ConServation
J.D. Strong, Director
Wade Free, Assistant Director of Operations
Amanda Storck, Chief Financial Officer
Ken Cunningham, Chief, Fisheries Division 8 37 48
Bill Dinkines, Chief, Wildlife Division
Nathan Erdman, Chief, Law Enforcement Division
Nels Rodefeld, Chief, Communication and Education Division
Nels Rodefeld, Editor
Micah Holmes, Managing Editor
Kelly Adams, Managing Editor
Don P. Brown, Associate Editor
Contributing Staff
Jennifer Benge, Jerrod Davis, Jena Donnell, Wade Free,
Lydia Gearhart, Rhonda Hurst, J.D. Strong, Smokey Solis.
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donald.brown@odwc.ok.gov OFF THE BEATEN PATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
Art direction by Stroud Design, Inc. OF ELK AND ETHICS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma ON THE COVER:
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Conservation. Reproduction in whole or in part without By Kyle Wright
permission is prohibited. Outdoor Oklahoma (ISSN 0030-7106) a crouching bobcat
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Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. 2023 OKLAHOMA WILDLIFE
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