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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!

Shooting Sports Take Aim at Proficiency, Safety, Fun

Shooting is big-time popular in Oklahoma, evidenced by more than 180 schools now participating in the ODWC's Oklahoma Scholastic Shooting Sports Program.

The Primarily Problematic Callery Pear Tree

We share control options and alternate plants for a common invasive plant, the callery pear.

Controlling Cattails in Your Pond

Cattails aren't necessarily bad plants to have in a pond, but can be stubborn to control after they become established.

Video: How to Choose a Proper Life Jacket

One of the ODWC's top voices on safe outdoor recreation weighs in with industry pros on life jacket fitment and safety

Chasing Butterflies

Seeking a secretive skipper

Texoma Guide Pays for Striper Limit Violations

Oklahoma State Game Wardens go undercover to find striped bass limit violations.

Oklahoma Darter Elevated to Full Species

The subspecies of orangebelly darter, a fish found in Oklahoma's Blue River drainage, was recently elevated to a full species.

Video: How to Catch Sunfish - The Ultimate Guide

A short how to video on fishing for sunfish.

Watch Bats with the Wildlife Department

Mail your registration form by June 1 to be considered in the drawing.

Tenkara - Simply Fishing

Tenkara originated in Japan and has been practiced there for at least several centuries. But now it's an opportunity to fish Oklahoma a different way.