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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!

Fall from Over

Just because it's hunting season doesn't mean you need to put away those rods just yet!

Refer a Friend; Get Free Things!

The Wildlife Department has launched a new Refer-a-Friend program with partner Academy Sports + Outdoors to encourage mentorship among hunters and anglers.

Proper Carcass Disposal & Cervid Importation to Oklahoma

Here's how successful hunters can properly dispose of deer and elk carcasses to help prevent the spread of CWD

OSU Researchers Tag Striped Bass with Angler Rewards

Catch a tagged fish. Help Fisheries Researchers Get a chance at $100. Here's how.

Log into Zoom Meetings from Outdoor Oklahoma

Invite nature to your next meeting with a Zoom virtual background.

What's in a Wing? What ODWC Biologists Can Learn through Quail Wing Collection

Hunters who harvest quail from select WMAs in western Oklahoma are asked to donate a wing from each bird for ODWC research.

Shotgun Sports Explained

Here's the breakdown on the most popular shotgun shooting range sports.

Safe Handling of Paddlefish

New advancements in technology are allowing anglers to target paddlefish more accurately throughout the year. That comes with both excitement and responsibility

Keystone Building a Name as World Record Paddlefish Hotspot

Some fish tales are too tall to believe, but this one is the real deal.

Stunning Nature Photos Featured in Outdoor Oklahoma

One hundred photographs give a hint at what could await you in Outdoor Oklahoma.