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Conservation

Get Outdoors! for Kids!

Get your family together for an
autumn picnic at a local lake or
park. Enjoy some outdoor games
like cornhole, horseshoes, or
football. Take a walk to look at the
turning leaves. Build a campfire
if permitted, and make s’mores.
Enjoy family time together! Word Search:
Lets Go Hunting!

Hunting Tip N B B R V N H K U E U P K H D A

Have you ever been dove hunting
and noticed mourning doves A O N W W X U F L N J J J C V V
perched on power lines along W G Q F H A M M U N I T I O N G
country roads? Of course, it’s
not legal to shoot at those birds V E M C A C H R B S G L S Z U R
on power lines. But seeing doves
on the line indicates that the M M L V T B M E C R K L D F G X
birds are feeding in fields in the B Z Z F K L U Z L A S V I J T N
area. If you watch closely, you
might be able to tell which fields C M E C I Z A I E L E R W Q O P
or watering spots are attracting
the doves, and you’ll have a C W A D E R S O G U V K G P H J
good idea where you might have F R A E C S Y J A C O C H Y S O
a successful dove hunt.
S D O S F J T G L O L D F V K U

U Y Q S O I K B F N G H S N X R
Fishing Tip Z D J W S J N S U I B F P S Z K

Since fish are cold-blooded, I O J Y S B T K O B H N X W V B
their body metabolism slows
as the temperature of the water E I Q E Y O O M M Z Y D T A R M
drops. That means the fish, and
the prey they are chasing, are J N K L O Y R W A M W L K T Z Q
slowing down. Keep this in mind E M B B G U Z B C E C O V R P S
when fishing with artificial lures.
You want to mimic the prey that
game fish are hunting, so don’t Find and circle these words related to a hunting trip in Oklahoma!
make fast and erratic retrieves. Ammunition Binoculars Boots
Instead, reel in your lure in a Bow Camouflage Crossbow
slow and steady fashion. This Gloves Hat Knife
will usually be more effective as
the weather gets cooler. Rifle Shotgun Waders

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