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 ...

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When you’re processing your deer, you’ll spot the fat easily. It is the white, firm layer along the meat. Trim it off and ...

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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 ...

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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As Oklahoma’s hunting season begins, many hunters are planning where to go. An opportunity that should not be overlooked is ODWC’s Land Access Program. OLAP began around 2016 with the goal of ...

Archery hunters again demonstrated strong performance during the 2024-25 deer season, harvesting 38,787 deer. Although this number did not surpass recent record-setting years, it remains a significant ...

Jocelyn Howell has spent her USDA Forest Service career managing habitat to benefit the red-cockaded woodpecker and monitoring the bird’s populations across multiple states and administrative ...

STEP 1: All applicants (residents and non-residents) must possess or purchase a valid Oklahoma hunting license for the current calendar year of the drawing. Licenses are sold online at ...