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Tickets are now available for the 2025 Call of the Wild Gala, an unforgettable evening set from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the iconic National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City. 

This annual fundraising event celebrates the vital work of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation in preserving and promoting our state’s rich outdoor heritage. Guests will enjoy a night filled with live music, including a performance by the award-winning group The Great Divide, as they mingle and bid on an array of exciting items in both live and silent auctions. Attendees will have the chance to bid on auction items, all while supporting crucial conservation efforts that empower the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to maximize federal funding for projects at an incredible 3:1 and even 9:1 ratio. 

The Foundation has been hard at work securing some amazing items for both the silent and live auction. Items are added daily, so be sure to check back often at onecau.se/owcfgala2025. Items are subject to change. 

  • One either sex Special Elk Permit - More Info
  • One either sex Special Pronghorn Antelope Permit - More Info
  • Custom rifle with suppressor from Scheels
  • A week of lodging for 4 at the Seven Mile Beach Resort in Grand Cayman
  • Guided fishing in Canada for two people  
  • Guided bear hunt in Saskatchewan
  • Argentina fly fishing trip with World Champion and Olympic Gold Medalist John Smith
  • Guided paddlefish with the Wildlife Department’s Director, Wade Free 

Go To Event Website

 


 

Hall Of Fame

This year’s Hall of Fame honorees are Larry and Brenda Potterfield, owners of MidwayUSA and founders of MidwayUSA Foundation. Their selfless and generous contributions to youth shooting sports have catapulted opportunities for youths across the country, including here in Oklahoma.  


“I am looking forward to meeting you at this year’s event and hearing more about your own passion for Oklahoma and our great outdoors,” said OWCF Executive Director Sean McCabe. “Your sponsorship or attendance at this year’s gala will not only provide critical matching funds that allow the Wildlife Department to leverage federal monies for wildlife and fisheries conservation projects throughout Oklahoma, but will also help establish long-term and sustainable support through endowments that will continue to fuel the passion of Oklahoma outdoorsmen and outdoorswomen for generations. Your tax-deductible gift will enable us to support the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation in a bigger way and bring projects to Oklahoma more quickly.”  
 

To become a Call of the Wild Gala sponsor or to buy tickets, visit onecau.se/owcfgala2025

 


 

Special Permits

These are special permits authorized by Commission order, based on state statute (T29 3-103A), to go through the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Foundation. State law requires they be sold via public auction or sealed bid (raffle is not currently allowed). ODWC will seek legislation to make raffles an option in the future. 

The special permit can be purchased by someone and transferred, but not sold or bartered, one time, to another individual authorized to hunt.  

The successful bidder will receive a special permit certificate that will serve as their license. 


One either sex Special Elk Permit 

Valid statewide for private land only, with landowner permission. 

Valid Dates: Oct. 1, 2025 – Jan. 15, 2026 (archery); Oct. 25, 2025 – Nov. 2, 2025 (muzzleloader); Nov. 22, 2025 – Dec. 7, 2025 (gun) 

 

One either sex Special Pronghorn Antelope Permit 

Valid within the counties open for hunting, for private land only, with landowner permission. 

Valid Dates: Sept. 4-7, 2025 Either-sex hunt (State and Landowner) 

Sept. 8-17, 2025 State Doe only 

Oct. 1-14 Either-Sex Archery 

Nov. 29, 2025-Jan 15, 2026 Landowner Doe only  

 

Animals are to be checked in via ODWC headquarters through the License Section and/or Brandt system administrator.