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Want to see the International
Space Station pass over
Oklahoma? Look to the southwest
just before 10 p.m. CDT March
15. You should watch for the
“bright star” moving northeast.
ISS should be overhead about
10:04 p.m. then fade out as it Word Search:
approaches the Big Dipper low in
the northeast. Bonus: Mars will be Oklahoma Native Fish
almost straight up, and Venus will
be setting low in the west.
L O N G N O S E G A R T W K O N
U R U K I G M Q S S A M G F I Z
Hunting Tip R N E H Z W J A S F M E P F Y W

There’s still a few days left to E J W T Y L I U A Q T H W R T J
go rabbit hunting in Oklahoma;
that season closes March 15. N N V G R E R S B H P O G I K A
Youth spring turkey season will I W Q N O A F C H X B D F V W L
be April 8-9.
H J F T P Q D A T J N I Z E H L
S O R V P A O T U M G P X R I I
Fishing Tip R I L D M Q V F O K V J V R T G

Get ready for spring fishing by E E D Q C D G I M P Q E I E E E
organizing your tackle box! It can
make for a more enjoyable day on V Y K M K O W S E J S C B D B U
the water. Here are a few tips: Use
clear compartment boxes to store I P G F F Y S H G J V D R H A L
and organize terminal tackle such R L E E N A C I R E M A E O S B
as lures, hooks, and sinkers; sort
tackle by type such as topwaters, V B U F F A L O A T U I D R S I
spoons, crankbaits, etc.; preserve
soft plastic baits in the bags they Y W L T E Z J G L A R I M S K R
came in; avoid mixing colors or D N F I R B R J X J D B O E F C
placing soft baits with hard baits as
the chemicals can cause damage
and the colors can bleed; put pliers, Find and circle the names of these fish that are native to Oklahoma.
line-cutters, and de-hookers in an American Eel Bluegill Bowfin
easy-to-reach external pouch. Buffalo Catfish Drum
Largemouth Bass Longnose Gar Redspot Darter
River Redhorse River Shiner White Bass

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