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Attract Birds to Your Yard

Birds in particular can be readily attracted to your yard when it has been designed with wildlife needs in mind.

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Explore Oklahoma

Explore Oklahoma wildlife. See our expanded field guide!

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Be Prepared for Bass Season

New largemouth and smallmouth bass rule changes are in effect.

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Outdoor Journal

A 365-day map of rainfall logged at Oklahoma Mesonet stations

Managing Wildlife in Oklahoma’s Diverse Regions

We visit with biologists near Oklahoma Mesonet stations receiving the lowest and highest rainfall amounts in 2022 to learn how the Wildlife Department meets its habitat management goals and adapts to wildly different conditions.

Jan 26, 2023

Morning sun rays light up a wheat field with a barbed wire fence in the foreground

Trickle Down Economics for Wildlife

Is maintaining or even boosting your bottom-line while improving wildlife habitat a pipe dream? It’s a topic that is worth exploring.

Jan 12, 2023

Family members of Herman Jones, ODWC Landowner of the Year

Herman Jones Named ODWC Landowner of the Year

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation acknowledges Adair County landowner Herman Jones of Stilwell as the 2022 Landowner Conservationist of the Year.

Jan 12, 2023

Outdoor Oklahoma TV

Watch 4717 Outdoor Oklahoma (Opening day deer season 2021, Lake Lawtonka) on YouTube.

4717 Outdoor Oklahoma (Jancy's Story, Lake Lawtonka)

Species Spotlight

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Broad-banded Watersnake

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Mike Novotny

Caught 01/14/2023 at: Eufaula