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Oct. Brings in Big Game & Turkey Archery Seasons
October 1 in Oklahoma: If you know, you know. If you don't know, then jump on board for the 2021 archery seasons
Kaw Wildlife Management Area
I should have known better. We were knee-deep in very birdy cover and the dog was on a rock solid, if not stylish, point. But when a dozen bobwhites exploded out of the grass
Texoma-Washita Arm Wildlife Management Area
Its headwaters are found way out in the Texas panhandle. From its dusty and dry birthplace, the Washita River snakes generally southeast some 626 miles (including 580 miles wi
McGee Creek Wildlife Management Area
If you ever find yourself going southbound on the Indian Nation turnpike, you'll likely notice a fairly abrupt change in the scenery about 25 miles south of McAlester. The Jac
Red Slough Wildlife Management Area
With its rich biodiversity and natural history, Red Slough is one of the best examples of how nature can re-exert itself with a nudge here and there. Manipulated by farmers in the early 20th century to produce quality crops. In the 1960's, a variety of forces: including demand for rice, a poor economy in southeast Oklahoma, and industrious farmers combined to reduce the habitat at Red Slough to a fraction of its former glory.
Cherokee Wildlife Management Area
There's a spot on the Cherokee Wildlife Management Area where you can feel Oklahoma's pioneer history. It's an old homestead, long ago reclaimed by the surrounding rolling hil
Pushmataha Wildlife Management Area
“The wooded hill prevailed on either hand without any prospect of termination, and strongly resemble the mountain of the Blue Ridge, at Harper’s Ferry, in Virginia,” wrote Tho
Spavinaw Wildlife Management Area
Your heart is racing, adrenaline is flowing, all because a nice 8~point buck has stepped into view. You slowly pull back on your bow as your target finally draws close enough
Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area
Before Oklahoma became a state, adventurous settlers were already seeking out land for home sites to raise families, livestock and crops in a landscape blanketed with prairie.
ODWC Fisheries Biologists Watchful of Black Bass Populations
The catch-and-release of largemouth and smallmouth bass is deeply rooted in fishing culture across the nation. In fact, keeping bass has become somewhat taboo.