Waterfowl numbers remain relatively low, though bird numbers have picked up on some portions of the lake. Lake level over a foot above normal. Habitat conditions fair.

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Hunters Against Hunger is a cooperative program with YOU, your local processor, and the Wildlife Department, that provides high-quality meals to Oklahoma’s hungry. Hunters who legally harvest a deer ...

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation proposes changes in Title 800, the administrative rules that ...

A team from Northeastern State University has been conducting bat surveys at Wildlife Management Areas within 100 miles of their Tahlequah campus to learn more about the region’s bat community. At ...

“This was the first Yuma bat record tied to a bridge in Oklahoma, and the first record of a Yuma bat maternity colony using a ...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted new rules in 2025 that require non-residents accessing certain Oklahoma public hunting and fishing areas to check in and out of the area. By ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is hosting a field day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday Oct. 25, at Okmulgee Wildlife Management Area with a waterfowl hunting workshop. Space is ...

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Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) funds numerous research projects across the state, from the effects of weather and hunting on Northern bobwhite populations to the ...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, snakes are an ecological mainstay in Oklahoma. They can be found across the state – in urban areas as well as places more rural and wild – living in burrows, around rocks and ...

Oklahoma is often thought of as an ecological melting pot, where forests, prairies, and wetlands meet to provide habitat for a truly impressive list of animals. That blend of eastern and western ...