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          A COLLECTION OF LETTERS                            GOOUTDOORSOKLAHOMA .COM/EVENT/EVENTS .ASPX
          TO THE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT                         NOTICE: Events listed are subject to change.
          We’d like to hear from you! Send your letters to Outdoor   MAY 2023
          Oklahoma Letters, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152,   6  Oklahoma City Free Fishing Day, no city permit required.
          or send e-mail to donald.brown@odwc.ok.gov.           Oklahoma Youth Hunting Program Family Festival, The Cedar Gate,
                                                                  Kingfisher. Register: “Events” at www.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com.
          Dear Keith Thomas, Central Region                  7  “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
          Fisheries Supervisor, and Fisheries crew,
            Thank you again to you and your                  12  Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation benefit sporting clays
          staff for an amazing day of replenish-                  tournament. The Cedar Gate, Kingfisher.
                                                                  www.okwildlifefoundation.org.
          ing the structure in Lake Arcadia. We
          appreciate the partnership we have                 14  “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
          and hold it in high value. I am proud              21  “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
          to share with our fishermen that you
          added 80 cedars to our lake. Please                22 Outdoor Oklahoma Adventure raffles ticket purchase deadline;
          do not hesitate to let us know how we                   www.wildlifedepartment.com/outdoorok/adventures.
          can help or work together in the future.              Controlled Hunts application deadline;
                                                                  www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/controlledhunts.
            Our Arcadia Lake Commission was   Keith Thomas
          excited to host you and your group. Thanks again for all the work,  28 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
          especially when the weather didn’t play especially fair and we all left with   • Ducks Unlimited events set in Norman, May 4.
          wind-blown rosy cheeks. You are a great benefit to our city and our lake.  Info: www.ducks.org/Oklahoma/events.
           Rocky McElvany, chairman, Edmond’s Arcadia Lake Commission  • Friends of NRA event info: www.FriendsOfNRA.org.
                                                             • National Wild Turkey Federation events set in Ardmore, May 20.
                                                              Info: www.nwtf.org/events.
                                                             • Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever events set in Okemah, May 15.
          Dear Wildlife Department,                           Info: https://pfqf.myeventscenter.com.
            I had a blowout yesterday about                  JUNE 2023
          30 miles south of Norman on Inter-
          state 35. A Game Warden stopped and                3  Growing Up Wild workshop for educators, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., UCO
          helped me change my tire, and I was so                  Boathouse at Arcadia Lake. Register: “Events” at
                                                                  www.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com.
          overwhelmed I forgot to get his name!                 Oklahoma City Free Fishing Day, no city permit required.
            I  know  it’s a long shot, but I just
          wanted to reach out and see if you                 4  Project Wild workshop for educators, 9 a.m.-3 p.m., UCO Boathouse
          could connect me with him. He was                       at Arcadia Lake. Register: “Events” at
                                                                  www.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com.
          on his way to Oklahoma City for some-                 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
          thing job-related, but that’s really all
          the information I have. Thank you!  Game Warden Zane Arnold  5  Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, 9 a.m.,
                                                                  Oklahoma City. Livestream: YouTube.com/OutdoorOklahoma.
                          Kiarra Bombard
                                                             11  “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
          EDITOR’S NOTE: A survey of the Department’s Law Enforcement   15  Controlled Hunts results announced;
          Division quickly provided the answer. Game Warden Zane Arnold,   www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/controlledhunts.
          based in Coal County, was the helper               18  “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
          on the highway. Thank you, Kiarra, for
          writing in to let us know.                         25 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
                                                             • Ducks Unlimited events set in Weatherford, June 9. Info: www.ducks.org/
                                                              Oklahoma/events.
          ERRATA                                             • Friends of NRA event set in McAlester, June 10. Info: www.
            On page 7 of the March/April issue,               FriendsOfNRA.org.
          a mugshot photo labeled as Wildlife                • National Wild Turkey Federation events set Kingfisher, June 2;
                                                              Claremore, June 10. Info: www.nwtf.org/events.
          Biologist Hayden Savage was incor-                 • Pheasants Forever/Quail Forever event info: https://pfqf.
          rect. The correct photo of Savage                   myeventscenter.com.
          appears here.
                                                                       ** FOR HUNTING SEASON DATES, GO TO
                                         Hayden Savage               www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/seasons **



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