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                 Get Outdoors!                   for Kids!

                 Plan  an  outing  to  learn  about
                 creatures that are active after
                 sundown! Find a dark and quiet
                 area where you and your parents
                 or friends can sit under the stars
                 and simply listen. You will hear
                 all sorts of sounds that you don’t
                 hear during the daytime. How    Word Search:
                 many birds, bugs or animals can
                 you identify that are making these   Snakes in Oklahoma
                 sounds in the dark?

                                                  B S H X A K U Y T V U C H K P J

                 Hunting Tip                      L E E D R A T S N A K E J S J C

                 As summer begins, hunters can    C Z O Q Q N N O U L D U V O O C
                 take some time to prepare for next   K I N G S N A K E D S E A T C A
                 fall. Some off-season activities
                 include shooting practice with   W P Y G M Y E E L K N D T O W Z
                 firearms or archery gear; scout   T S P L N X S I G O A O G L P T
                 areas you will be hunting; search
                 for new hunting areas; maintain   S F C T L K G N M E N A R B X H
                 any gear that needs attention;
                 or  break-in  new  gear  you’ll  be   H G X M F H X O H M R Z T J S I
                 using soon.
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                                                  D L M A A S E U E U F X S H L Q

                 Fishing Tip                      D I Q M F P T R Y S J B G Z T B

                 If you are a state resident 15 or   I D P N P H S N G G E Q N M T A
                 younger,  you  are  exempt from   N N S O P N N L N B I L C A A Q
                 needing  a  fishing  license  in
                 Oklahoma. But, on June 4 and 5,   G C C T A V V V J W S B A Q R K
                 everyone  can  fish in  Oklahoma
                 without needing a fishing license.   L B T K Q P I H W H C A O C Q Y
                 Those  are  the  annual  Free    I L E O E R Y I Q Q B M N B S V
                 Fishing Days, so make sure to
                 ask someone new to go fishing
                 with you!                       Find and circle these words associated with snakes found in Oklahoma:
                                                          Rattles             Ratsnake              Kingsnake
                                                        Shedding             Gartersnake           Coachwhip
                                                        Venomous                Scales               Fangs
                                                       Copperhead              Pygmy              Cottonmouth


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