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Wild Double Take: Swift and Gray Foxes
Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike foxes, the swift and gray foxes.
State’s Flying Mammal Focus of Ongoing OU Research
Researchers from the University of Oklahoma are assessing the overall health and movements of the Mexican free-tailed bat at the Wildlife Department’s Selman Bat Cave WMA.
Endangered Whooping Cranes to Move through Oklahoma
Whooping cranes to make 2,500-mile migration with stops in Oklahoma.
Youth Deer Gun Season Tips: A Guide for Youth & Parents
The full scoop on how to "go out and do" the youth deer gun season, for kids and adult mentors.
Tracking Wildlife in the Latest Digital Revolution
A new Motus Wildlife Tracking System tower was recently installed at the Selman Living Laboratory in northwestern Oklahoma. The end goal of this technology is tracking wildlife as they migrate through the state.
Wild Double Take: Buffalofish and Carp
Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike fish, buffalofish and carp
2022-2023 Big Game Harvest Report
This past season, Oklahoma’s big game hunters set several harvest records — again! A new mark was set for overall deer harvest in the state; hunters reported taking 134,158 combined in all 2022-23 deer seasons.
The Pros and Cons of Food Plots
A common misconception is that managing habitat for wildlife requires food plantings or a food plot. Conversely, good wildlife management does not require food plantings and, likewise, food plantings alone are not indicative of good wildlife management.
The Ins and Outs of Ideal Wild Turkey Roost Trees
Roost trees are vital for a turkey on a daily basis as well as on a seasonal basis. In the evenings, turkeys will perch up off the ground where they are protected from predators, then fly down in early mornings.