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The Tailgate Submission

Submission Guidelines

Photos will not be published unless they meet the following criteria: 

  • The animal was harvested DURING THE CURRENT HUNTING SEASON.

  • The animal must be harvested in Oklahoma. 

  • The hunter must be present in the photo with their harvest.

  • Any person(s) shown in the photo must be appropriately dressed, wearing hunter orange if needed, and no red, white, or blue during turkey season. If the photo is taken in the field during a season that requires hunter orange, THE HUNTER SHOULD MEET THE LEGAL HUNTER ORANGE REQUIREMENTS.

  • No tobacco, alcohol, drugs, and/or drug paraphernalia or advertising of such products on clothing.  

  • Firearms present in the photo must be pointed in a safe direction. 

  • The animal must be clean and whole (no blood, guts, and tongue). 

  • Must be within the proper season limits. 

What date was the animal harvested?

County animal harvested?

Game species harvested?

Was the animal harvested on private or public land?

Was the animal harvested in a Wildlife Management Area (WMA)?

If the animal was harvested on a WMA, which area was it?

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* By hitting "Submit," the photographer acknowledges that, while he or she retains full ownership of the submitted image(s), he or she is granting the Wildlife Department a non-exclusive, perpetual, royalty-free right to publish the photograph(s) in "Outdoor Oklahoma" magazine, on the Department's website, and in related printed material or other means of communication and visual media that relate to the Department's educational programs and overall mission. The photographer warrants that he or she is the sole owner of all copyright interests in the photograph(s) and has full authority to grant the Department the rights referenced herein. The photographer will be credited for his or her image(s), and submissions may qualify as a tax-deductible donation to the Wildlife Department.