April - 2012 - Outdoor Calendar
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2: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Regular Commission Meeting. Meetings are held monthly at the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Building (auditorium), 1801 N. Lincoln, Oklahoma City, OK at 9:00 a.m.
6-May 6: Spring Turkey Season (statewide, excluding SE Region)
13: Norman Chapter 75th Anniversary Ducks Unlimited Fundraising Banquet at Optimist Club Gym, Norman. Doors open at 6 p.m. with dinner at 7 p.m. Individual tickets are $50, couples are $75. For more information contact Tim Miller at (405) 593-2657.
14: NRA Youth SportsFest at Tri-City Gun Club. This is a youth day at the gun range event where participants will rotate through the following events Compass Course, 3D Archery, Air Rifles, 22 Rifles, 22 Pistols, 9M Pistols, Shotguns, Muzzleloaders. The event runs from 8 a.m. - 4 p.m. is open to youth 10-18 and costs $15 which includes lunch. For more information or to register contact Jamie Schmidt at youth@tricitygunclub.org
21-22: Youth Spring Turkey Season in the Southeast region.
21: Youth Hunter Education Challenge at the Woods County Fairgrounds, Alva. Cost is $20.00 with a registration deadline requiring a postmark of April 14. For more information or to register contact Todd Trennepohl at (580) 327-2786. http://www.yhec.org/alva
21: Hackberry Flat Day at Hackberry Flat Center, Frederick 9 a.m. - 3 p.m.
21: Sooner Retriever Club Training day. For more information contact Bill Blochowiak at Labske@aol.com
21: OKNAVHDA Training Day. OKNAVHDA is the local chapter to NAVHDA (North American Versatile Hunting Dog Association) and conducts monthly dog training events including Upland Field work, Waterfowl Retrieving, and Tracking. We welcome guests to come out and see what our training days are all about. For more information, go to www.oknavhda.com and click on the “Training Days” tab, or go to the “Forum” tab where you will find out more about our training days. If you have questions call: Mike Byer at (405) 406-1956.
21: Come celebrate Earth Day as part of Keep Oklahoma Beautiful's Great American Clean-Up, OKC Beautiful’s Litter Blitz, OK Dept. of Transportation’s Trash-Off, and American Rivers’ National River Clean-Up to clean-up Lake Overholser and the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge. A large portion of Oklahoma City gets its drinking water from water that has gone through the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge to Lake Overholser (or to Lake Hefner via the canal), it is important to keep these areas clean. Volunteers will meet at 8:30am at the Overholser Pavilion which is located around NW 14th and East Overholser Drive in Oklahoma City (35o 29’ 00” N; 97o 39’ 51.3” W). To clean-up via kayak, volunteers need to contact Rodney Boegel at rodneyboegel@att.net or (405) 802-3678. For more information or to participate contact Karen Miles at Karen.Miles@deq.ok.gov or at (405) 702-8192. After the clean-up, there will be a free lunch courtesy of Earl’s Rib Palace, Jersey Mike’s, and the Cimarron Steak House. There will also be a drawing for free prizes during lunch. Volunteers should wear sturdy shoes, hat, sturdy gloves, insect repellant, and sunscreen. The clean-up will be held whether rain or shine. We hope you choose to join us and help us rid Lake Overholser and the Stinchcomb Wildlife Refuge of trash and restore these areas to their natural beauty!
23-May 6: Spring Turkey Season (Southeast Region).
27: Backwoods is holding a free clinic with world-renown barefoot runner Jason Robillard from 7-9 p.m. at 12325 North May Avenue Ste. 103, Oklahoma City, OK 73120. For more information (405) 751-7376 or info@backwoods.com.
28: Salt Plains Bird Festival