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Off the Beaten Path

Outdoor Calendar JESS M. KANE JOINS
WILDLIFE COMMISSION

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GOOUTDOORSOKLAHOMA.COM/EVENT/EVENTS.ASPX Bartlesville attorney Jess
M. Kane, 39, began serving
NOTICE: Events listed were scheduled at press time; events are subject an eight-year term July 2,
to change.
2021, representing District
JULY 2021 1 on the Oklahoma Wildlife
3 Oklahoma City free fishing day; no city permit required. Conservation Commission,
4 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. the eight-member board
5 Independence Day (observed); state offices closed. that oversees the Oklaho-
6 Ask an Angler: Virtual Fishing Course (Summer Stream/Wading Tips), ma Department of Wildlife
1-3 p.m., YouTube Live. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma. Conservation.
com/Event/EventsHome.aspx.
Free Family Fishing Clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Zebco Pond, Jenks Kane, the current Bar-
Aquarium. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/ tlesville city attorney, was
EventsHome.aspx. appointed in January to
10 Youth Hooked on Fishing, ages 5-15, 8-10 a.m., Metro Tech pond,
Oklahoma City. Register: www.okc.gov/departments/parks- succeed Commissioner
recreation/calendar. Robert S. Hughes II of Bar-
11 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. tlesville, whose appointment expired on July 1, 2021.
13 Free Family Fishing Clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Zebco Pond, Jenks Gov. Kevin Stitt said, “Jess Kane is an experienced
Aquarium. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/
EventsHome.aspx. attorney and rancher from rural Oklahoma who under-
18 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. stands the importance of our land and wildlife. I look
20 Free Family Fishing Clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Zebco Pond, Jenks forward to him bringing his strong agriculture perspective
Aquarium. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/
EventsHome.aspx. to the Commission to help foster wildlife conservation
25 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. efforts across our state.”
27 Free Family Fishing Clinic, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Zebco Pond, Jenks Kane is a fifth-generation rancher, having grown up on
Aquarium. Register: license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/ his family’s diversified cow/calf, stocker and grain-farming
EventsHome.aspx.
• Ducks Unlimited events set in Miami, OK, July 12; Oklahoma City, July 16; operation headquartered in Bartlesville.
Edmond/OKC, July 30. Info: www.ducks.org/Oklahoma/events. “The joy of observing and hunting game is one of the great-
• Friends of NRA events set in Ada, July 15; McAlester, July 17; Ardmore, est dividends of successful farm and ranch management,”
July 24. Info: www.FriendsOfNRA.org. Kane said.
• National Wild Turkey Federation events set in Stroud, July 10; Elk City, July
17; Duncan, July 29; El Reno, July 30; Oklahoma City, July 31. “In an industry not known for prodigious profits, this
Info: www.nwtf.org/events. return is of high value to farmers and ranchers. I hope to
AUGUST 2021 add this perspective to the Oklahoma Wildlife Conser-
1 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. vation Commission and will be honored to help preserve
2 Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, 9 a.m., Oklahoma’s long heritage of wildlife conservation.”
Oklahoma City. Kane is a partner with his brother, Richard, in Clover
7 Oklahoma City free fishing day; no city permit required. Leaf Cattle Co. LLC, a stocker enterprise with operations on
Youth Hooked on Fishing, ages 5-15, 8-10 a.m., South Lakes Park,
Oklahoma City. Register: www.okc.gov/departments/parks- owned and leased land in Washington and Rogers counties
recreation/calendar. in Oklahoma and Kiowa County, Kansas. Additionally, Jess
8 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. and his wife, Ashley, are partners in a cow herd based in
15 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. Tillman County, Oklahoma.
17 Okla. Striped Bass Assn. meeting, 7 p.m., Zebco, Tulsa, (918) 639-8114. He is active with the Oklahoma Beef Council, the Feder-
22 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. ation of State Beef Councils, and the Oklahoma Cattlemens
29 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, 8 a.m. and 2:30 p.m., OETA. Association, where he served as a former director.
• Hunter Education Classes: Marietta, Aug. 6; Ada, Aug. 7; Durant, Aug. Kane holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of the
14; McAlester, Aug. 21; Owasso, Aug. 21; Altus, Aug. 21; Bristow, Aug. 21;
Dewey, Aug. 22; Pryor, Aug. 24; Broken Bow; Aug. 28; Walters, Aug. 28; South (Sewanee, Tenn.), a Certificate of Ranch Management
Edmond, Aug. 28; Ponca City, Aug. 28; Marlow, Aug. 28. Register: license. from the Texas Christian University Ranch Management
gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/EventsHome.aspx.
• Ducks Unlimited events set in Earlsboro, Aug. 6; Wagoner/Coweta, Aug. 7; Program, and a Juris Doctorate from the University of
Sand Springs, Aug. 13; Perry, Aug. 14; Bartlesville, Aug. 21; Idabel, Aug. Oklahoma College of Law. He has practiced law with the
21. Info: www.ducks.org/Oklahoma/events. firm Robinett, King, Elias, Buhlinger, Brown & Kane with
• Friends of NRA events set in Oklahoma City, Aug. 5; Shawnee, Aug. 14; offices in Bartlesville and Pawhuska since 2009, and he was
Info: www.FriendsOfNRA.org.
• National Wild Turkey Federation event set in Tulsa/Glenpool, Aug. 27. named a partner in that firm in 2015.
Info: www.nwtf.org/events. The Kanes have two children: Sammy, 9, and Bobby, 6.
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