Skip to main content

Outdoor Oklahoma Journal

This is the Outdoor Oklahoma Journal, where we're all about helping you pursue and engage in Oklahoma's vibrant outdoor lifestyle. Follow us for great hunting and fishing stories, wildlife features, insider information about unique opportunities, and tangible details on how to go out and be a hunter, angler, and conservationist. The outdoors are always open, so don't miss out!

New Field Tags on Go Outdoors Oklahoma Provide Option for Big Game Hunters

Want something better than duct tape for your big game field tag? Get a set of three custom field tags available through your Go Outdoors Oklahoma profile for just $6.

Journey Into Hunting

Connect to the outdoors with Heather Del Moral as she tells the story of what hunting means to her.

OOTV: Deer Season Special

Get inspired with our annual "Deer Season Special" episode of Outdoor Oklahoma TV which just aired on OETA!

These Species Put the EEK! In Ecology

We share ecological stories of five eek-worthy species.

Pioneering Grant Program Reaches Milestone

Wildlife Department celebrates 20 years of the State Wildlife Grant Program, a grant program dedicated to funding research and surveys for nongame species.

Hickman to Retire after 32 Years of Service

Wildlife biologist Melynda Hickman retires after a productive and impactful career.

ODWC's Top Tips for Youth Deer Gun Season

While the most important thing is to make sure you just get out and go, we've got some additional important tips that we think you should know about for youth deer gun season!

Benefits of Trapping for Landowners

A brief history on the evolution of trapping and how landowners can use regulated trapping in a variety of management strategies.

How to Fix a Stunted Bass Pond

Biologist Cliff Sager gives advice for one of the more common pond-related questions, how to fix a stunted bass pond.

The White-tailed Diet: More than just Acorns and Corn

A discussion about the white-tailed diet that extends to browse, forbs, mast, and other native foods.