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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!

July 2023

Striped & Hybrid Striped Bass Angler Guide: Top Tips & Area Highlights

Fishing tips and top public destinations for striped and hybrid striped bass fishing in Oklahoma.

Jul 14, 2023

Walleye, Saugeye & Sauger Angler Guide: Top Tips & Area Highlights

Fishing tips and top public destinations for walleye / saugeye / sauger fishing in Oklahoma.

Jul 14, 2023

Managing for Deer Bedding Areas

Deer bedding areas can be a great addition to other habitat management practices to attract and hold deer more closely on a single property.

Jul 13, 2023

Daylighting Forest Roads for Wildlife

Daylighting roads, or removing the tree cover along one or both sides, can have many benefits, and not just for wildlife.

Jul 13, 2023

Sunfish Angler Guide: Top Tips & Area Highlights

Oklahoma's robust array of sunfish species makes for lots of catching statewide.

Jul 1, 2023

June 2023

No Trespassing: Tips for Posting a Property

Oklahoma State Game Warden Jacob Harriet explains our state's trespassing laws and how to best post your property.

Jun 28, 2023

Bermudagrass to Brood Habitat Benefits Upland Game

A Grant County landowner converted bermudagrass to brood habitat and his dedication to habitat is already paying off.

Jun 27, 2023

Tick Basics: A Conversation with a Reluctant Tick Enthusiast

How to identify, avoid ... and maybe appreciate ... Oklahoma's ticks.

Jun 26, 2023

Wild Double Take: Blue Grosbeak and Indigo Bunting

Tips for identifying two Oklahoma look-alike songbirds, the blue grosbeak and indigo bunting.

Jun 22, 2023

Thistles: A prickly ID challenge

We chat with a botanist to weed through the prickly identification challenges associated with thistles and their look-alikes.

Jun 22, 2023