Youth from Vinita, Collinsville, Edmond and Leedey have been awarded outdoor getaways for winning an outdoor writing contest designed to help youth share their hunting heritage.
Contestants in the annual youth writing contest — sponsored by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the Oklahoma Station Chapter of Safari Club International — chose between two different [...]
December 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Hunters having withdrawals now that deer gun season is over will be happy to know that, for the seventh year in a row, they will have an additional six days of antlerless deer gun hunting during the holidays.
The season dates will be right before the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays — Dec. 19-21 and [...]
December 19, 2008 | Posted in
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Reports from hunters say 2008 is proving to be a good year to be a quail hunter. In fact, hunters are reporting better hunting than they have enjoyed in a long time.
This summer’s weather has for the most part been favorable for quail reproduction, and reports from landowners and biologists in the field indicate that [...]
December 9, 2008 | Posted in
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With deer, quail, and several small game seasons in full swing across Oklahoma, sportsmen may wonder if it could get any better — it can. Dec. 1 brings with it yet another hunting opportunity — pheasant season.
“From our surveys and reports from the field it looks like this pheasant season will be similar to last [...]
November 30, 2008 | Posted in
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While deer archery hunters are already afield hunting, hunters await the opening of the 2008 deer muzzleloader season slated for Oct. 25.
Muzzleloader season spans nine days (Oct. 25 – Nov. 2). The modern gun season opens Nov. 22 and runs for 16 days. Archery season remains open through Jan. 15, 2009.
From wide-open prairie to pine-covered [...]
October 13, 2008 | Posted in
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Many outdoorsmen know the value of a good utility vehicle, but those who don’t can test-drive one at this year’s Oklahoma Wildlife Expo, and one lucky sportsman will take one home with them.
The fourth annual Oklahoma Wildlife Expo is slated for Sept. 26-28 at the Lazy E Arena, just north of Oklahoma City, but those [...]
September 17, 2008 | Posted in
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On Wednesday, Sept. 3, seven species of birds that are rare in Oklahoma were spotted at Red Slough Wildlife Management Area in southeast Oklahoma. Two of these – Cory’s Shearwater and Sooty Tern – had never been seen in the state before. The Cory’s Shearwater and the Sooty Tern are both open-ocean species, meaning that [...]
September 17, 2008 | Posted in
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Waterfowl hunters will get another generous duck and goose season now that the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission has set the dates and limits for the 2008-09 migratory bird hunting season.
“The federal framework sets our guidelines for the season, and then we set our season according to our situation,” said Alan Peoples, chief of Wildlife for [...]
September 17, 2008 | Posted in
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The fourth annual Oklahoma Wildlife Expo is slated for Sept. 26-28, but those planning to attend can pre-register now for the event at wildlifedepartment.com and secure their chance at one of several great prizes.
“Tens of thousands of people show up to the Expo each year, but those who take a few extra minutes to pre-register [...]
August 19, 2008 | Posted in
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The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is accepting entries for this year’s Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest through Aug. 15, 2008.
The gadwall is the featured species for the 2009-10 contest, and the winning art will be printed on the 2009-10 Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp.
“Last year we introduced two new elements to this competition,” said Micah Holmes, [...]
July 29, 2008 | Posted in
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