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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER • VOLUME 76 • NUMBER 5

Inside

Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2

Ambitious Teams Tackle ODWC’s Strategic Plan . . . . .10
By Corey Jager, Strategic Plan Team Co-chairman

Harvest Numbers Show We Need to “Take a Doe” . . .14
By Dallas Barber, Big Game Wildlife Biologist 26 32
Big Game Report 2019-20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .16
By Dallas Barber, Big Game Wildlife Biologist
Panhandle Pursuits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
By Don P. Brown, Information and Education Specialist
Blind Ambition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .32
By Don P. Brown, Information and Education Specialist
Adventure Awaits on Oklahoma’s Public Lands . . . . . .36 38 48
By Jena Donnell, Wildlife Diversity Information Specialist
Game Wardens: Fueled by Conservation,
Ensuring Opportunity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .38
By Lt. Joe Alexander, Oklahoma Game Warden
Pages From the Past . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42

Watchable Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
Redfin Darter by Brooklyn Bloomfield, Information Intern
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ON THE COVER: Doe harvest has been declining in Oklahoma, and it’s again time for
“Hunters in the Know … Take a Doe!” Learn about the many benefits of filling those doe
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