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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!

Falling for Butterflies

Despite the waning activity of butterflies during cooler seasons, plenty of these pollinators are still on the wing.

Winter Hawks of Oklahoma

Four species of hawks regularly join Oklahoma's three year-round residents by mid-fall to make the most of our state's mild winters.

Five Fall Wildflowers for Bees and Butterflies

We share five fall wildflowers that are great for pollinators like bees and butterflies.

Dinosaur-looking Snapping Turtles Emerge from Tishomingo National Fish Hatchery

A restocking program benefits alligator snapping turtles.

To Catch the Early Bird

If it takes an early bird to catch the worm, what does it take to catch the bird? For one researcher, it takes an even earlier wakeup call, special nets and a lot of patience.

Biologist Spends Career Helping Endangered Woodpecker

After 35 years as a biologist, the last 25 of which have been spent managing an endangered woodpecker, John Skeen retires.

Champion the Scissor-tailed Flycatcher this Summer

Champion the scissor-tailed flycatcher this summer with three suggestions.

Slither Into Summer with Snakes

Spend much time wildlife-watching outdoors and you're bound to eventually bump into a snake. Love 'em or hate 'em, snakes are a lasting part of our natural world.

Tending the Cattails

Wetlands wouldn't be complete without cattails. They not only add walls of color to the landscape, but also serve as important habitat for a variety of wildlife.

Oklahoma Snakes: Four of our Favorite Species

Love 'em or hate 'em, snakes are a natural part of our world. To give snakes the credit they deserve, we polled Wildlife Department biologists for their all-time favorite Oklahoma snakes.