This tournament gives us a unique opportunity to describe the population level impacts of bowfishing at Shell Lake, but the ...

Crappie is usually associated with standing timber and brushy cover in lakes. In the spring they inhabit the shallow ends of coves, later moving to water 15 or more feet deep. Food sources: Minnows, ...

Crappie are usually associated with standing timber and brushy cover in lakes. In the spring they inhabit the shallow ends of coves, later moving to water 15 or more feet deep. Food sources: Minnows, ...

The 2023-24 season marks the fourth year in a row of meeting the antlerless harvest goal, that being 40% to 45% of total ...

In recent years antlerless harvest has started to trend downwards in Oklahoma. Hunters play a vital role in helping maintain a healthy deer population. A key goal of a healthy herd is an even ...

Canine distemper virus (CDV) is a highly contagious viral disease that affects foxes, raccoons, coyotes, skunks, and ...

Thank you for your interest in commenting on the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation's 2025 Rule Change Proposals. There are six proposed rule changes in total. If you have no comment on a ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) is mandated to manage, protect, and perpetuate Oklahoma’s wildlife. ODWC issues permits to landowners, lessees or their designated agents to ...

For Cheyenne Gonzales, a biologist with the Wildlife Department, Merlin Tuttle’s quote about fearing what we don’t understand rings true at a personal level and has shaped how she approaches ...

At least eight species of burying beetle are thought to occur in Oklahoma, each with black and reddish orange markings and a tendency to bury dead rodents, birds, and other animals. A wild double take ...