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NOVEMBER/DECEMBER • VOLUME 77 • NUMBER 6
Inside

Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Dad Finds Reward As Son’s Friend Joins First Hunt . . .8
By Kurt Kuklinski, Wildlife Diversity Research Supervisor

Pullout Section: 2022 Oklahoma
Wildlife Habitat Management Calendar . . . . . . . . . . . .11

Woods County Landowner Wins 2021 8 36
Conservation Honor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .36
By Don P. Brown, Communication Specialist

Okie Fly Gal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
By Kelly Bostian, KJB Outdoors
Conservation for Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .42
Pages Providing Learning and Fun for Youngsters
37 48
Wildlife Conservation Foundation Spotlight . . . . . . . . .44

Outdoor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Watchable Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48
The Eastern Mole
by Rylee Rolling, Education Intern
ON THE COVER: “Hunters in the Know ... Take a Doe!” Antlerless harvest is a priority in
facebook.com/OkWildlifeDept outdooroklahoma managing for optimum deer herd health in Oklahoma. Hunters are asked to take advantage
of increased antlerless harvest opportunities during this year’s archery, gun and holiday deer
instagram.com/OkWildlifeDept @OkWildlifeDept hunting seasons. To learn more, see the Panoramas column on the preceding page. (Photo
courtesy of Garett Gabriel/iNaturalist)

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