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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!

New Trout Limit Set for Benefit of Stocking Program, Anglers in Future

New trout limit benefits trout stocking program and anglers.

Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area

Those who claim that western Oklahoma is flat and featureless must have never taken a drive out west, and they certainly have never scuffed up a pair of boots at the Packsaddl

Honobia and Three Rivers – A Pair of Southeast Oklahoma Gems

Three Rivers WMA, owned by Weyerhaeuser Company, covers about 450,000 acres in McCurtain and Pushmataha counties, while Honobia Creek WMA, owned by Hancock Natural Resource Gr

Beaver River Wildlife Management Area

"Live water." Folks in northwest Oklahoma, particularly hunters, know the importance of live water and its relationship to good wildlife habitat. While much of northwest Oklah

How to Protect Wildlife from Contaminated Seed

Neonicotinoid pesticides and aflatoxins contaminate grains frequently used to feed or bait wildlife. Care should be taken to reduce the risk of toxicity in wildlife through th

Perch vs. Percidae: How-To Catch Walleye & Saugeye

Perch is a common vernacular used in Oklahoma to identify sunfish, but the real perch family provides a unique fishing experience in Oklahoma.

Youth Hunter Cooks Up Hunting Season Plans in Short Order

This Oklahoma youth's speech about her quick but deep dive into hunting will inspire you to make the most of your time afield this fall!

National Dog Day - A Celebration We Can All Get Behind

Take a minute to reflect on the joy of having a dog in the hunt, then give your pup a treat. He deserves it.

How to Keep Your Bird Feeder Open for Business

Tips for keeping your bird feeder clean.

Fifty Fish Factoids

We've reeled in 50 fish factoids that share the story of Oklahoma's fishes from below the surface.