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BRett BiLLinGs/UsFWs NEW DURABLE CARDS FOR 2021!

DAVE WHITLOCK
Crappie
“Morning in the Cedars”

NORA HALL
Elk
Another great mentor-student moment! Oklahoma Animal Series

Fishing in the Schools educational curriculum.
It’s a comprehensive guide designed for
Oklahoma hunters and anglers have often said they wish the paper hunting or
youngsters (but good for a novice of any age)
fishing licenses they carry in the field were more durable. Well, now that choice is here!
who are being introduced for fishing for the
The Wildlife Department’s durable collector’s license cards are the answer.
first time. Mentors will find plenty of useful
These stylish collectible cards allow you to carry up to nine licenses, encoded on
information here: www.wildlifedepartment.
one long-lasting card that fits in your pocket. And each one features the work of an
com/sites/default/files/education/2019_
Oklahoma wildlife artist.
okfits_manual_web_sm.pdf.
New cards with different artwork are issued periodically, usually every year, and are
ODWC Aquatic Resources Education
sure to become your badge of support for Oklahoma’s outdoor heritage.
Program: An AREP clinic consists of an
The durable license cards for 2021 are now on sale. One card features artwork of
educational component that teaches basic
a bull elk, created by Nora Hall as part of her Oklahoma Animal Series. The other
fishing techniques and is usually followed
card features “Morning in the Cedars,” created by Dave Whitlock, which shows an
by an opportunity to fish at a nearby
Oklahoma angler favorite: crappie. Both artists are featured on Outdoor Oklahoma
pond or lake. Clinics are conducted by
Journal, the Department’s blog at www.wildlifedepartment.com/OOJ.
certified volunteer instructors or ODWC
Be sure to harvest one — or both — of these cards today! To order, log on to
employees. Clinics are held during warmer
the Wildlife Department’s Go Outdoors Oklahoma license system at license.
months, and participants must pre-register.
GoOutdoorsOklahoma.com and click “Print Licenses.” Even lifetime license holders
Learn more at www.wildlifedepartment.
can order one of these classy artistic cards. And if you are getting a new license or
com/education/fishing-education/fishing-
renewing, you will have the option to choose a collectible card.
education-aquatic-ed.
Proceeds from card sales help fund the Wildlife Department’s efforts to recruit new
Explore Bowfishing Manual: Another
sportsmen and women, and its to conserve and protect the state’s fish and wildlife
ODWC educational curriculum that
resources and habitat.
introduces an alternative way to fish.
See the instruction manual at www.
wildlifedepartment.com/sites/default/files/ Hunting Regulations, viewable at www. year. Those who attend the live event can
education/ok_explore_bowfishing.pdf. wildlifedepartment.com/law/fishing_ have their questions answered in real time.
Oklahoma Fishing Regulations: Of guide or on the Go Outdoors Oklahoma Each event is recorded and available later
course, knowing the regulations is a must mobile app. for viewing at www.wildlifedepartment.
for every angler — novice or seasoned. Ask an Angler Virtual Fishing com/fishing/ask-angler-virtual-fishing-
What’s a game fish? Nongame fish? Does Courses:˜This video series is another way courses-archive.
a certain lake have a length limit? Can I anglers can stay in the loop on relevant Go to the Fishing Resources webpage to
use artificial bait in this stream? Learn the fishing topics. The courses are being held register for these upcoming virtual courses:
answers to all of these questions and much online once a month and touch on fishing • Ask an Angler Virtual Course:
more in the annual Oklahoma Fishing and tips that pertain to that particular time of Spawning White Bass Fishing Tips,
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