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Below are all the recent Outdoor Oklahoma Journals along with a search option to find a journal related to your subject of interest.

Texas Horned Lizard, photo by Steve Webber
Texas Horned Lizards Can’t Fly Under the Radar at Tinker Air Force Base

While planes thunder down nearby runways and servicemen conduct training, a squadron of Texas horned lizards is searching for ants, seemingly indifferent to the commotion.

Natural Reserve Areas Serve at Tinker
Natural Reserves Serve Wildlife and People at Tinker AFB

Tinker Air Force Base’s natural reserves not only serve as wildlife habitat, they also serve as an outdoor recreation outlet and training platform for people on the base.

A woman stands next to a nest box while holding another nest box in her hands.
For the Love of Bluebirds

A bluebird enthusiast has made it her mission to welcome the brightly colored birds to her Elk City property with a bluebird trail.

A woman stands next to a nest box while holding another nest box in her hands.
Elk City Woman Supports Bluebirds with Nest Box Trail

Ann Freeman has been maintaining a nest box trail for decades to benefit eastern bluebirds and other cavity nesting songbirds.

A landscape view of the Little River taken after the leaves have dropped from the trees
Managing for Mussels

The Wildlife Department works with many partners to enhance endangered populations of the Ouachita rock pocketbook mussel in southeastern Oklahoma.

Big Game Report 2015/2016 - Figure 1: Total Deer Harvest
2015-2016 Big Game Report

The 2015-16 deer seasons are in the books, and many Oklahoma hunters are already directing their thoughts toward the upcoming seasons. While harvest was more than 8,000 fewer deer than the previous year, the good news is that Oklahoma’s deer herd is in great shape. Many portions of the state have received much-needed rainfall and are on the way to a full recovery from the drought. Hopefully, the rains will continue, your treestands are hung, and you are ready for opening day!

A woman attaches the predator guard to a wooden nest box.
Build a Nest Box in Seven Easy Steps

We share a supply list and instructions to build a nest box and increase habitat for cavity-nesting songbirds.

A light brown kangaroo rat, with long hind feet and an even longer tail sits on a sandy hill.
Creatures of the Night

A glimpse of Oklahoma's nocturnal animals.

A close up of a hatchet making a cut in a small tree with a spray bottle in the background
Hack and Squirt

Hack and squirt is one timber management method that can improve forestland quality.

A brown bird with a dark collar and spots on its breast perches on a limb.
Holes for Homes: Cavity Nesting Birds

Dozens of Oklahoma bird species are considered "cavity nesting birds" and build their nests in a cavity of a hollowed out tree or in man-made nest boxes.