Page 26 - Outdoor Oklahoma - May/June 2021 Issue

Conservation

Get Outdoors! for Kids!

spring has sprung, and it’s a great
time to go camping, hiking and
fishing! If you live in Oklahoma and
are 15 or younger, you can fish
without a state license. Research
state parks, campgrounds and
recreation areas near you. Ask Word Search:
your parent or guardian to plan a
camping or hiking trip, and take
your fishing rod! Oklahoma Springtime
P.s.: Don’t forget the bug spray!
W I L D F L O W E R S I R S

Hunting Tip R T U R K E Y S F W T S E G

May 15 is when squirrel hunting M E N I H S N U S S D T E L
season opens in Oklahoma.
squirrel hunting is a great way R K R S F N G R E U H I B N
for youngsters to start hunting
and learn all about it. Oklahoma O R E D L R N K E T L R I D
has two species of squirrels: fox
and gray. If you are an Oklahoma T D S R A F A A B O W G R R
resident 15 or younger, you can
hunt squirrels without a hunting S O I N N N R E F A W N D R
license, but someone at least 18
who is hunter education-certified R U N O S O D O E D S I N T
(unless exempt) must be with
you. You can learn how to clean E U R I R D N E G R N H E R
squirrels and ask Mom or Dad to
cook them for dinner! Yum! D T W T L W T T L S T S S F
N O A G R E E N E I I I T S

Fishing Tip U B D G T O Y G N R O F S U

When the water at your favorite H T O R N A D O S T O N E N
fishing spot turns muddy, don’t
give up trying to catch some fish. T S F B R N T I D O G N A E
black bass might not be able
to see your underwater lures in Find the names of these things that can be found in Oklahoma:
muddy water. so, change tactics. Tornado snakes Fishing sunshine
Fish with top-water plugs or fly-
rod poppers, and make them Thunderstorm Green bird Nest Turkeys
splash and sputter as much as Fawn Frogs Dandelion Wildflowers
you can. That just might tempt
that big bass to strike!

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