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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!

Con Mi Familia - With My Family

For Hispanics and Latin Americans, the outdoors are becoming a common addition to an already family focused culture.

Opposites in Outdoor Oklahoma

We're putting a different spin on Opposite Day and showcasing opposites found in Outdoor Oklahoma!

Fish Local, Buy Local

Fishing's impact on Oklahoma has tremendous value both recreationally and economically.

Disking for Dove: Management Begins Well Before Season

Management practices for dove food resources legal for hunting will take place months before the season ever opens.

Water and Its Importance to Quail

Though quail don't require water in the traditional sense, it doesn't make water any less important!

Make 2021 a Year of Hunting & Fishing

Prioritize hunting and fishing in 2021; we know you won't regret it.

Trepper Farms - 2020 Landowner of the Year

Our 2020 Landowner of the Year is among those elite that go above and beyond for wildlife and for youth.

CRP SAFE - Bigger and Better for Butterflies and Bobwhites

Few creatures attract as much attention today as the monarch butterfly and northern bobwhite quail. Both are highly desired, but some properties have but few. Thankfully, funding programs and habitat enhancement opportunities abound for landowners wishing to see more. CRP SAFE is a great example.

Got a Fishing Question? Just Ask an Angler . . .

Fishing Coordinator Skylar St.Yves helps keep anglers informed through ODWC’s Fishing Resources webpage and Ask an Angler Virtual Fishing Courses Series.

Pheasant Season Remains Open thru Jan. 31

Northern Oklahoma is pheasant country. Get tips for finding them here.