Photographers are invited to submit their best digital images to Outdoor Oklahoma magazine’s annual Readers’ Photography Showcase contest. The entry period is open now through April 15, 2026, at ...

Build your bird identification skills and learn how to level up your birding experience during four events geared to beginner, intermediate, and advanced bird watchers.

A four-man certified judging panel measured the 9-by-9 set of antlers on Dec. 29 at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters and arrived at an official net score of 411 1/8. The ...

The size of the black bullhead catfish ranges from a length of 3-22” and a weight of 1-7lbs. Black Bullhead catfish are ...

Ducks Unlimited presented more than $112,000 in donations for land acquisition at Drummond Flats WMA and for the purchase of equipment for Waurika WMA. Gathered, from left, are ODWC Chief of Wildlife ...

Gathered to cut the ribbon to reopen the renovated Optima WMA shooting range are, from left, retired Game Warden Max Crocker, ODWC Director Wade Free, Game Warden Lydia Gearhart, Chief of Wildlife ...

Field reports indicate good habitat and plenty of activity ahead of the deer gun season's opening day this Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. The deer mating season, known as the rut, is well underway in most ...

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The judges and voters have spoken, and the winner of this year's Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest is Caleb Metrich of Lake Tomahawk, Wis. Metrich's depiction of a canvasback drake and hen ...

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 ...

Oklahoma Wildlife Commissioners chat with ODWC fisheries personnel and project engineers during a visit to the Watonga Lake dam renovation project. Wildlife Commissioners Meet, Hear Updates in ...

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 ...