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JANUARY/FEBRUARY • VOLUME 80 • NUMBER 1

Published by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
1801 N. Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105
P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152
State of oklahoma
J. Kevin Stitt, Governor
Wildlife ConServation CommiSSion
Leigh Gaddis, Ada — Chairwoman
James V. Barwick, Edmond — Vice Chairman
Rick Holder, Creta — Secretary
Tim Diehl, McAlester
D. Chad Dillingham, Enid
Jess Kane, Bartlesville
Mark Mabrey, Okmulgee 26 34 38
John P. Zelbst, Meers
oklahoma department of Wildlife ConServation
Wade Free, Interim Director
Amanda Storck, Chief Financial Officer
Ken Cunningham, Chief, Fisheries Division
Bill Dinkines, Chief, Wildlife Division
Nathan Erdman, Chief, Law Enforcement Division
Nels Rodefeld, Chief, Communication and Education Division
Nels Rodefeld, Editor
Micah Holmes, Managing Editor
Kelly Adams, Managing Editor
Don P. Brown, Associate Editor TABLE OF CONTENTS
Contributing Staff
Jena Donnell, Rodney Derrick, Darrin Hill, Matt Mattoida,
Lance Meek, Blake Podhajsky, Lily Tumala, Betsey York. OFF THE BEATEN PATH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
phone
(405) 521-3856 CONTROLLED HUNTS: LEARN WHAT YOU CAN CONTROL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
WebSite Increase Your Selection Chances By Studying and Playing the Odds
www.wildlifedepartment.com
LATEST DIGITAL REVOLUTION IN THE WILD WORLD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
e-mail
donald.brown@odwc.ok.gov By Jena Donnell, Communication and Education Specialist
Art direction by Stroud Design, Inc.
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma CONSERVATION FOR KIDS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Copyright ©2024 by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Pages Providing Learning and Fun for Youngsters
Conservation. Reproduction in whole or in part without
permission is prohibited. Outdoor Oklahoma (ISSN 0030-7106)
is published bimonthly by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife FEATHERED FRIENDS FIND WAYS OF WARMING UP TO WINTER . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152. Birds Quash the Cold Using Varied Techniques
Periodicals postage paid at Oklahoma City, OK, and additional
mailing offices. Notification of address change must include By Tina Shaw, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service
both old and new addresses and ZIP codes, with six weeks’
notice. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to Outdoor A HUNT FOR THE AGES . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34
Oklahoma, Attn: Address Changes, P.O. Box 37830
Boone, IA 50037-0830 Old Ways Bear Up in Modern Times
By Don P. Brown, Communication and Education Specialist
This program receives federal assistance from the U.S. Fish
and Wildlife Service and thus prohibits discrimination on the
basis of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age SHOOTING OL’ SMOKEPOLES SPARKS PASSION FOR PAST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
and sex (gender) pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act By Don P. Brown, Communication and Education Specialist
of 1964 (as amended), Title IX of the Education Amendments
of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of
the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans OUTDOOR STORE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
With Disabilities Act of 1990. To request an accommodation Shop for Wildlife Department Merch!
or informational material in an alternative format, contact
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, (405) 521-
3851. If you believe you have been discriminated against in WATCHABLE WILDLIFE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
any program, activity or service, contact U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service, Office for Diversity and Workforce Management, 5275 The Bobcat
Leesburg Pike, Falls Church, VA 22041. By Lily Tumala, Communication Intern
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