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TIM DIEHL OF MCALESTER JOINS WILDLIFE COMMISSION

Appointed in October 2022 by Gov. Kevin Stitt, a kid hunting in southeast Oklahoma.”
Tim Diehl will complete the unexpired term of the Diehl is broker/owner of Southeastern Oklahoma
late Bill Brewster of Marietta, who had served as Realty LLC in McAlester. He also serves on the board
District 3 representative on the Oklahoma Wildlife of directors for Bank NA in McAlester.
Conservation Commission since July 2016. Diehl graduated from Lindsay High School and
“I am very pleased to have been given the oppor- attended Oklahoma State University, earning a bach-
tunity to serve on the Oklahoma Wildlife Conserva- elor’s degree in marketing. He is a lifetime member
tion Commission,” Diehl said. He is an avid hunter of the NRA and member of the Oklahoma Wildlife
and has a passion for encouraging youths to get Management Association.
involved in hunting and fishing. He has coordinated Stitt also appointed Diehl to a regular eight-year
Tim Diehl
and hosted youth events through the Oklahoma term beginning in July 2023, which will require state
Department of Wildlife Conservation. Senate approval.
“My father was an avid deer hunter and exposed “I look forward to serving on the Commission,
me to hunting in southeast Oklahoma, and I have and protecting and growing our wildlife resources
been hunting in the same area for over 40 years. It’s through good management practices,” Diehl said.
unbelievable the job the Wildlife Department has He and his wife, Shelley, have two daughters and
done in improving our wildlife resources since I was two grandsons.

TY SCHERMAN/READERS' PHOTO SHOWCASE 2021 PHOTO SHOWCASE ENTRY
PERIOD OPENS JAN. 5

Imagine the pride you will feel when you open
the July/August issue of Outdoor Oklahoma and
point out to your friends the remarkable photograph
that you took! If you would like a chance for your
outdoors-related photo to appear in a high-quality
magazine, we invite you to enter the annual Readers’
Photography Showcase competition!
Entries will be accepted online starting Jan. 5. We
ask you to share up to three of your best original pho-
tos, preferably all taken in Oklahoma in recent years.
April 15 is the deadline for entries, so there’s plenty
of time to share your images with Outdoor Oklahoma.
The Readers’ Photo Showcase issue is always the
most popular Outdoor Oklahoma magazine of the
whole year! And you can be a part of it just by going
online, uploading your best digital photos, and hit-
ting the “submit” button. It’s easy!
Go to the entry page online at
www.tinyurl.com/enterRPS, or scan
the code.

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