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MAY/JUNE • VOLUME 77 • NUMBER 3

Inside

Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Cop and Bobbers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12
Officer’s Time Off Means Time On at Nearby Lake 18 26
By Smokey Solis, Communication and Education Specialist
Spawning Sunfish Create Feisty Fun . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
By Nels Rodefeld, Communication and Education Chief
Conservation for Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Pages Providing Learning and Fun for Youngsters
The Flintlock Squirrel Hunt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
By Dee Kelly
Disking for Dove . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .34 34 48
Hunting Enhancement Starts Many Months
Earlier Than the Shooting Does
By Joey McAllister, Wildlife Biologist
Thwarting a Threadfin Shortage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .40
Skiatook Nursery Pond Shores Up Shad Supply
By Jeremy Duck, North Central Region Fisheries Biologist
Wildlife Conservation Foundation Spotlight . . . . . . . . .44

Outdoor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46 ON THE COVER: Just a few years after he began kayak fishing, Michael Galbraith has
Watchable Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 found himself totally embracing the sport and now competes in fishing tournaments
throughout Oklahoma and the southern U.S. Learn more about him and kayak fishing,
The Diamond-backed Watersnake starting on page 12. (Photo by Smokey Solis/ODWC)
By Brooklyn Bloomfield, Communication Intern
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