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Conservation

Fun Outdoors! for Kids!

Late spring is when you can find a
bunch of bugs and start your own
insect collection. You will need to
learn how to properly capture,
kill, mount, and label the insects.
Creating your own insect collection
gives you a chance to learn about the
wide and wonderful world of insects. Word Search:
A collection preserves insects and
helps you to identify them, recognize Nongame Fish and Wildlife
body parts and learn how they live
their lives. To learn more, to https://
tinyurl.com/collectbugs. W T M S C U L P I N P X G O J J
Y A X O F T F I W S Q U H D K M

I B N Y Y M E E H Z F E O O I C
Hunting Tip T D Q N G M B K C Q P X O R W M

If you are a youngster wanting to E I C H I P M U N K F S W B O T
have a great time outdoors, ask
a parent or a trusted adult to take P L P R Z A C U I R A W W U O K
you squirrel hunting. Oklahoma’s
squirrel season is open from I L N E O O H W F X K J S A D X
May 15 to Jan. 31. These hunts L A I Y E A N P E M Q E J S C Z
will help you develop safety,
marksmanship, and confidence. M P Z Y S I H B S K Z B R Q H N
Squirrels are smart, so you’ll surely
develop patience, too. J O Z E F U U W U K M S E N U J
X P B B U H C T O P S D E R C A
K P H H Z L T G H B R M D B K D

Fishing Tip E N Z F P Z F G M R S L L C B K

Using minnows for bait often leads Y T F L G O S P R E Y Y L D P U
to angling success. But keeping
minnows fresh and lively can be J U D A O T W S F N X L I K C P
tough as days get warmer. Keep N E O S H O M U C K E T K P E Y
minnows in an insulated bucket
(not in the lake) with water about
55 degrees. A great way to do this Find and circle the names of these nongame wildlife and fish
is to freeze some plastic bottles of species found in Oklahoma.
water ahead of time, then put one Chipmunk House Finch Killdeer
in the minnow bucket when you buy Mouse Neosho Mucket Osprey
your bait. When the bottle thaws, Pallid Bat Redspot Chub Sculpin
replace it with a new frozen bottle.
Swift Fox Toad Woodchuck

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