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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.
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!