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Outdoor Oklahoma Journal

This is the Outdoor Oklahoma Journal, where we're all about helping you pursue and engage in Oklahoma's vibrant outdoor lifestyle. Follow us for great hunting and fishing stories, wildlife features, insider information about unique opportunities, and tangible details on how to go out and be a hunter, angler, and conservationist. The outdoors are always open, so don't miss out!

Online Tools for Identifying Songbirds

Get recommendations for apps that can help with identifying songbirds.

Harvest Two More Deer During Holiday Antlerless Deer Season

Holiday antlerless deer gun hunters can harvest up to two more deer.

Becoming a Deer Hunter

Watch the story of one hunter's journey of learning to hunt whitetails in Oklahoma.

Trout Angler Guide: Top Tips & Area Highlights

Trout fishing has something for the whole family!

New Field Tags on Go Outdoors Oklahoma Provide Option for Big Game Hunters

Want something better than duct tape for your big game field tag? Get a set of three custom field tags available through your Go Outdoors Oklahoma profile for just $6.

Journey Into Hunting

Connect to the outdoors with Heather Del Moral as she tells the story of what hunting means to her.

OOTV: Deer Season Special

Get inspired with our annual "Deer Season Special" episode of Outdoor Oklahoma TV which just aired on OETA!

These Species Put the EEK! In Ecology

We share ecological stories of five eek-worthy species.

Pioneering Grant Program Reaches Milestone

Wildlife Department celebrates 20 years of the State Wildlife Grant Program, a grant program dedicated to funding research and surveys for nongame species.

Hickman to Retire after 32 Years of Service

Wildlife biologist Melynda Hickman retires after a productive and impactful career.