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JULY/AUGUST • VOLUME 77 • NUMBER 4
Inside

Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2

New Commissioner Jess Kane . . . . . . . . . . . . .3
The Dock: 3 New State Record Fish . . . . . . . . .4
Game Warden of the Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8

Readers’ Photography Showcase 2021 . . . .12

Wildlife Conservation Foundation Spotlight . . 48
Fishing Partnership with OG+E
Profile: Raegen Siegfried, Board of Directors

ON THE COVER: “WOW!” This yellow-crowned night heron nestling seems
to be amazed at all the outstanding images featured in the 2021 Outdoor
Oklahoma Readers’ Photography Showcase. See the other amazing selections
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for yourself, starting on page 12. (Photo by Mark Bright of Oklahoma City)
RIGHT: “A female Wilson’s phalarope in its breeding plumage at Hackberry
Flat WMA.” (Photo by Jeremiah Zurenda of Indiahoma)

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