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APPLY FOR CONTROLLED HUNTS OUTDOOR CALENDAR

The Wildlife Department’s Controlled Hunts Program could be FOR THE LATEST UPDATES, GO ONLINE TO LICENSE .
your path to individual, group, and youth hunting opportunities, GOOUTDOORSOKLAHOMA .COM/EVENT/EVENTS .ASPX
including once-in-a-lifetime elk and pronghorn hunts! NOTICE: Events were scheduled at press time; they are subject
The Controlled Hunts application period is open through May 20. to change.
Hunters can enter drawings for hundreds of quality, ODWC-sanc- MAY 2024
tioned hunts for species including deer, elk, pronghorn, and wild
turkey! New this year, hunters can buy one additional preference 4 Oklahoma City Free Fishing Day, no city permit required.
point for the once-in-a-lifetime elk hunts, which carries forward for Camp OKC Latina Fishing Clinic, 10 a.m., Route 66 Park, Yukon.
those hunters who aren’t selected for an elk hunt this year. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/ViewEvent.
Two important changes to the Controlled Hunts Program are aspx?id=108477.
being implemented this year, including the option to buy additional Women of the West art show opens, Woolaroc Museum,
hunt choice selections within each category, and better odds for Bartlesville.
longtime elk and antelope hunt applicants. 5 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Learn more on the Wildlife Department's Controlled Hunts web- 6 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, 9 a.m.,
page at wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/controlledhunts. Oklahoma City. Livestream: YouTube.com/OutdoorOklahoma.
Also, check out our blog post on the Outdoor Oklahoma Journal
for more information about group, elk, and 12 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
youth hunts. Just scan the code: 18 Hike the Dike, 8 a.m., Hackberry Flat WMA Crawford Building.
All applications are submitted through Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/
your Go Outdoors Oklahoma profile. ViewEvent.aspx.
Once logged in, select the "Controlled 19 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Hunts" link.
20 ODWC Controlled Hunts application deadline;
wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/controlledhunts.
WAYS TO SUPPORT WILDLIFE DIVERSITY ODWC Outdoor Oklahoma Adventures raffle ticket sales
deadline; wildlifedepartment.com/outdoorok/adventures.
Donating $5, $15, or even $25 to the Wildlife Diversity 26 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Fund is just one of the many ways you can get involved 27 Memorial Day; state offices closed.
in conservation efforts of our state’s fish and wildlife. The “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Wildlife Department can use these donations to learn more 31
about where our nongame fish and wildlife live and identify • Ducks Unlimited events (date) set in Norman (2); Miami (4); Eufaula
(9); Bixby (18). Info: www.ducks.org/events.
potential strongholds for rare or declining species.
• National Wild Turkey Federation events (date) set in Erick (10);
And, we’re able to nearly triple every donation when we Skiatook (18). Info: https://your.nwtf.org/members/events.
leverage them with available federal funds. This means we JUNE 2024
can fund more time in the field to research our state’s spe- 1–2 Oklahoma Free Fishing Days, no state license required.
cies of greatest conservation need.
Adding a Wildlife Conservation specialty license plate 3 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, 9 a.m.,
Oklahoma City. Livestream: YouTube.com/OutdoorOklahoma.
to your vehicle is another way to help the Wildlife Diversity
Program fund surveys of rare or declining nongame fish and 4 Cross Timbers Forest and Range Management Field Day, 9 a.m.,
Camp Redlands at Lake Carl Blackwell. Register: https://license.
wildlife. Twenty dollars of the $39 fee ($36.50 for renewals) gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/ViewEvent.aspx?id=108628.
goes to the Wildlife Department. 9 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Specialty license plate fees are in Scan the code
addition to annual registration fees. to donate to 16 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
Lastly, you can donate all or a the Wildlife 23 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
portion of your state tax refund Diversity Fund. 30 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m., OETA.
to the Wildlife Department’s Wild-
• Ducks Unlimited event (date) set in Weatherford (14).
life Diversity Program. So next tax
Info: ducks.org/events.
season, look for the Wildlife Diver- • Friends of NRA event (date) set in McAlester (14).
sity Program on Schedule 511-H, Info: friendsofnra.org/events.
the donations list of your income ** FOR HUNTING SEASON DATES, GO TO
tax form. www.wildlifedepartment.com/hunting/seasons **

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