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JANUARY 2023
1 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
2 New Year’s Day observed; state offices closed.
3 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting,
9 a.m., Oklahoma City.
4 Learn to Hunt Squirrel and Rabbit free online seminar.
Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/
EventsHome.aspx.
5 Entry period opens for Outdoor Oklahoma Readers’ Photo
Showcase contest; www.tinyurl.com/enterRPS.
7 Oklahoma City Free Fishing Day, no city permit required.
8 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
SWANS TO GRACE FEDERAL DUCK 15 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.

STAMP FOR 2023-24 16 Martin Luther King Jr. Day; state offices closed.
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Trout fishing clinics, four time slots, Route 66 Park pond,
Yukon. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/
Joseph Hautman of Plymouth, Minn., emerged Event/EventsHome.aspx.
as the winner from 187 entrants in the 2022 Fed- 21–22 ODWC trapping workshop, Fort Gibson WDU.
Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/
eral Duck Stamp Art Contest with his painting of EventsHome.aspx.
three tundra swans flying over a wetland. This is 22 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
his sixth win of the prestigious contest. 29 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Hautman’s acrylic painting will be made into • Ducks Unlimited events set in Chandler, Jan. 7; Lawton, Jan. 27;
the 2023-2024 Federal Migratory Bird Hunting Weatherford, Jan. 28. Info: www.ducks.org/Oklahoma/events.
and Conservation Stamp, or “duck stamp”, which • Friends of NRA event info: www.FriendsOfNRA.org.
will go on sale in late June 2023. The Service • National Wild Turkey Federation event info: www.nwtf.org/events.
produces the federal duck stamp, which sells for FEBRUARY 2023
$25 and raises about $40 million in sales each 4 Oklahoma City Free Fishing Day, no city permit required.
year. These funds support critical conservation to Oklahoma Station-Safari Club International banquet, 5-10 p.m.,
protect wetland habitats in the National Wildlife 5 Oklahoma History Center, https://tinyurl.com/kfbyjp9c.
Refuge System for the benefit of wildlife and the “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
enjoyment of people. 6 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting,
9 a.m., Oklahoma City. Livestream: YouTube.com/
This year, the Migratory Bird Conservation Com- OutdoorOklahoma.
mission approved the allocation of more than $105 11 Trout fishing clinics, four time slots, Edwards Park Pond,
million through the North American Wetlands Con- Oklahoma City. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.
com/Event/EventsHome.aspx.
servation Act and funds from the Migratory Bird 11–12 ODWC trapping workshop, Packsaddle WMA. Register: license.
Conservation Fund. The fund, made up partly of gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/EventsHome.aspx.
duck stamp dollars, supports the acquisition of lands 12 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
from willing sellers for the wildlife refuge system. 19 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Since it was established in 1934, sales of the duck 20 Presidents Day; state offices closed.
stamp have raised more than $1.1 billion to con- 24 Rack Madness scoring event, TBA, John D. Groendyke
serve over 6 million acres of habitat for birds and Wildlife Conservation Building, Oklahoma City.
other wildlife and provide countless opportunities 25 Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation, Tulsa banquet. Tickets:
email tulsaburnside@netscape.net.
for hunting and other wildlife-oriented recreation on Trout fishing clinics, four time slots, Veterans Park pond,
our public lands. Jenks. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/
Waterfowl hunters 16 and older are required to Event/EventsHome.aspx.
purchase and carry the current federal duck stamp. 26 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Many non-hunters, including birdwatchers, conser- • Ducks Unlimited events set in Collinsville, Feb. 3; Kingfisher, Feb. 4;
vationists, stamp collectors, and others also pur- Edmond (OKC), Feb. 11. Info: www.ducks.org/Oklahoma/events.
chase the stamp in support of habitat conservation. • Friends of NRA event info: www.FriendsOfNRA.org.
Also, a current federal duck stamp can be used for • National Wild Turkey Federation events set in El Reno, Feb. 3;
Edmond, Feb. 4; Idabel, Feb. 25. Info: www.nwtf.org/events.
free admission to any national wildlife refuge that ** FOR HUNTING SEASON DATES, GO TO
charges an entry fee. www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/seasons **

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