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SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER • VOLUME 77 • NUMBER 5
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Off the Beaten Path . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .2
Lake Carl Etling Is a Unique Destination for Fishing Trail Fun .10
By Michael Bergin, Senior Communications Specialist
2020-21 Big Game Harvest Report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 10 30
A Season For The Record Books!
By Dallas Barber, ODWC Big-Game Biologist and Emily Clark, Big-Game Technician
Conservation for Kids . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .24
Pages Providing Learning and Fun for Youngsters
Wildlife Silhouettes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .26
Hunters Against Hunger: Donation Record At One Shop
Driven by Doe Limit Increase . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .30 34 37
Story and Photos by Kelly Bostian, KJB Outdoors
Girl Cooks Up Heroic Hunt Plan In Short Order . . . . . . . . . .34
By Kate Myers
A Century of Science . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .37
Oklahoma Academy’s Archives Holds 100 Years of Local Research
By Jena Donnell, Communication and Education Specialist
State Research Dives Deep Into Alligator Gar Mysteries . .40 ON THE COVER: A magnificent bull elk surveys the surroundings as several cows browse
By Craig Springer, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service nearby. Added opportunities for elk hunters in Oklahoma this past season yielded an
unprecedented increase in harvest of more than 150 from the previous year. For more results
Wildlife Conservation Foundation Spotlight . . . . . . . . . . . .44 from the most recent big-game hunting seasons, see the annual Big Game Report starting on
page 12. (Photo by Ryan Hagerty, U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service)
Outdoor Store . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
Watchable Wildlife . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .48 facebook.com/OkWildlifeDept outdooroklahoma
The American Crow instagram.com/OkWildlifeDept @OkWildlifeDept
By Justin Veach, Education Intern

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