2008 Outdoor Calendar

Outdoor Education classes are in Red
Hunting Seasons  are in Orange
For complete Hunting Season Dates
Department Events are in Green

JULY
**If a phone number is listed next to an Outdoor Education class which is highlighted  in red
Pre-registration Required**

6: Woodward Archers 3-D Shoot. Range Directions from 48th St and Oklahoma Ave (go 1 mile west, turn left off Hwy 15 go south 2 1/2 miles west into) For more information contact Ed Kinney at (580) 256-3320 or Frank Patterson Jr at (580) 256-6613. Memberships available shoots are open events. Sign in begins at 7:30 a.m. and closes at 2:30 p.m.

12: Under the Cover of Darkness at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.  These interpretive tours are open to the general public. Participants will have an opportunity to search for wildlife and other special features of the night. This tour is unique in that it describes an aspect of the Refuge that visitors do not normally experience. Flashlights with red lens covers (red celophane will work) are recommended to increase safety moving to and from the bus. Each tour will depart promptly at 8:30 pm. Ten minutes prior to departure, standbys meeting the age requirement will be accepted. For reservations call which are required and may be made by telephoning the Visitor Center at (580) 429-3222. A $5.00 reservation fee per participant is collected prior to the program.

14: Eastern Oklahoma Branch meeting at Johnnies Charboiler (5001 South Harvard, North side of I-44... East side of Harvard), Tulsa. (918) 743-1110.  6:30 p.m. - 8:30 p.m. Fore more information contact Sam Myers at (918) 447-8864.

19: Under the Cover of Darkness at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.  These interpretive tours are open to the general public. Participants will have an opportunity to search for wildlife and other special features of the night. This tour is unique in that it describes an aspect of the Refuge that visitors do not normally experience. Flashlights with red lens covers (red celophane will work) are recommended to increase safety moving to and from the bus. Each tour will depart promptly at 8:30 pm. Ten minutes prior to departure, standbys meeting the age requirement will be accepted. For reservations call which are required and may be made by telephoning the Visitor Center at (580) 429-3222. A $5.00 reservation fee per participant is collected prior to the program.

19: National Wild Turkey Federation Pushmataha County chapter fundraising banquet will be held at the Choctaw Community Center in Antlers from 6-10 p.m. For more information contact Scott Pace at (580) 298-3530.

19-20: Backwoods Bowhunters 3-D shoot. The Backwoods Bowhunters Range is located 7 1/2 miles west of hwy 4 or 4 1/2 miles east of hwy 81 on Britton Road between Yukon and El Reno. For more information contact Pat Finnigan at (405) 262-7559 or Johnny Pappan at (405) 863-5736.

26: Under the Cover of Darkness at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge.  These interpretive tours are open to the general public. Participants will have an opportunity to search for wildlife and other special features of the night. This tour is unique in that it describes an aspect of the Refuge that visitors do not normally experience. Flashlights with red lens covers (red celophane will work) are recommended to increase safety moving to and from the bus. Each tour will depart promptly at 8:30 pm. Ten minutes prior to departure, standbys meeting the age requirement will be accepted. For reservations call which are required and may be made by telephoning the Visitor Center at (580) 429-3222. A $5.00 reservation fee per participant is collected prior to the program.

26: Sooner Retriever Club Training day. For more information contact  Bill Blochowiak at (405) 279-1288.

31-Aug 8: Tulsa Fly Fishers, Trout Unlimited and Federation of FlyFishers outing to Green River, Utah. For more information contact Billy Howard at (918) 259-5287 or (918) 282-7621.