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HUNTER EDUCATION CLASS
Outdoor Calendar SCHEDULE ONLINE
FOR NEW UPDATES TO THE OUTDOOR CALENDAR, Hunter Education certification is required for anyone
PLEASE VISIT THE DEPARTMENT’S ages 10-30 who wants to hunt in Oklahoma with any reg-
WEBSITE: WILDLIFEDEPARTMENT.COM/CALENDAR.HTM
ular hunting license, unless exempt. Otherwise, anyone
up to age 30 may hunt using an apprentice-designat-
** FOR HUNTING SEASON DATES, GO TO ed license while following
WILDLIFEDEPARTMENT.COM/HUNTING/SEASONS **
requirements pertaining
SEPTEMBER 2018 to the apprentice license.
1 Oklahoma City free fishing day, no city permit required. The Oklahoma hunter
2 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Dove Hunting, 8 a.m., OETA. education course is offered
4 Okla. Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, 9 a.m., OKC. free online at the Wildlife
8 Boat safety class, 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Bass Pro Broken Arrow, email Department’s website,
okboated@gmail.com. wildlifedepartment.com.
9 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Eufaula Crappie Fishing, 8 a.m., OETA. The Department doesn’t
15 Deep Fork NWR 25th Anniversary Conservation Celebration, 9 a.m.- charge a fee for hunter edu-
4 p.m., refuge visitors center near Okmulgee, (918) 652-0456. cation certification.
Fly fishing clinic, 10 a.m., Bass Pro OKC, (405) 218-5200. Some people prefer to
16 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Ellsworth Sandies, 8 a.m., OETA. attend a free hunter edu-
18 Okla. Striped Bass Assn. meeting, 7 p.m., Zebco, Tulsa, cation course in person, in
(918) 639-8114. a classroom setting with
21–23 Oklahoma Wildlife Expo, Lazy E Arena, near Guthrie, instructors. At least one
www.wildlifedepartment.com/expo. physical class is offered
23 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Texoma Catfish/Oologah Crappie, each year in all of the
8 a.m., OETA. state’s counties. Anyone
30 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Lawtonka Survey/Wisconsin Trade, of any age may attend classes, but only students
8 a.m., OETA.
• Ducks Unlimited events set in Elk City (Sept. 20); Ada (Sept. 27). 10 and older are allowed to test and become hunter education
Info: www.ducks.org/events. certified. Students don’t have to reside in the county where
• Friends of NRA events set in Tahlequah (Sept. 13); Idabel (Sept. 15); the class is conducted.
Stillwater (Sept. 20); Altus (Sept. 22); Duncan (Sept. 29). The majority of physical classes are offered during September
Info: www.FriendsOfNRA.org. and October, in the weeks leading up to deer hunting seasons. For
• National Wild Turkey Federation events set in Broken Arrow (Sept. a list of classes, go to www.wildlifedepartment.com/education
17); Newkirk (Sept.27). Info: www.nwtf.org/events.
and click on “Hunter Education.”
OCTOBER 2018
1 Okla. Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, 9 a.m., OKC.
1–3 Great Plains Fire Summit, Ardmore Convention Center,
https://www.noble.org/events/great-plains-fire-summit.
2 NWTF Women in the Outdoors, 5 p.m., Cookson, (918) 489-5641.
6 Oklahoma City free fishing day, no city permit required.
7 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Dove Hunting, 8 a.m., OETA.
14 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, McCurtain County Wilderness Area’s
100 Years, 8 a.m., OETA.
16 Okla. Striped Bass Assn. meeting, 7 p.m., Zebco, Tulsa,
(918) 639-8114.
21 Okla. Youth Hunting Program 500th Hunt Celebration, Buffalo
Rock Golf Course, near Cushing.
“Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, American Burying Beetle/Alligator Gar,
8 a.m., OETA.
28 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Hickory Creek Crappie, 8 a.m., OETA.
• Friends of NRA events set in Dewey (Oct. 6); Woodward (Oct. 13);
Oklahoma City (Oct. 31); Wilburton (Oct. 31).
Info: www.FriendsOfNRA.org.
• Ducks Unlimited events set in Poteau (Oct. 4); Enid (Oct. 4); Claremore
(Oct. 11); Kellyville (Oct. 13); Guthrie (Oct. 13); Durant (Oct. 18).
Info: www.ducks.org/events.
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