Northern diamond-backed watersnakes are primarily aquatic but can be found relatively far from obvious bodies of water during heavy rain storms. They live in rivers, streams, ponds, oxbow lakes, lakes ...

Large adult northern cottonmouths reach just over four feet in total length, but most individuals encountered are two to three feet in total length. They appear larger than they are because they are ...

Twenty “first generation” Oklahoma monarchs were tagged with small solar-powered transmitters at the Oklahoma City Zoo to track their northbound migration. These butterflies were raised from eggs laid ...

On April 6, the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission heard presentations from three experts about chronic wasting disease in captive-bred deer.

Oklahoma has a great mix of birds and bird habitats, making the state an epic place to begin or level up your bird watching journey. We share the following recs for where to go birding, regardless of ...

Wildlife Commission accepts $25,000 from Sooner State Quail Coalition May 6, 2026 ...

The first turkey hunting season of this spring, for youths 17 and younger, will open this weekend, to be followed by the regular spring turkey hunting season opening April 16. Turkey numbers are ...

Eastern Oklahoma is home to two growing populations of black bears that have been expanding and dispersing westward out of Arkansas for more than 20 years. Black Bears once inhabited all of what is ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) confirmed the first report of a Black Carp (Mylopharyngodon piceus) within a private pond in McCurtain County.

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is pleased to announce the public opening of a new shooting range at Copan Wildlife Management Area, about 13 miles north of ...

Annual license sales are up 9% in the first half of FY 2026, with strong gains in resident hunting and fishing licenses. Get the full breakdown of what’s driving the increase ...