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JUG LINER TAKES RECORD BLUE CAT AT KERR

New state- or lake-record fish have been added
Robert S. Kerr to the Wildlife Department’s official database in
Record Blue Catfish recent weeks. Here is a snapshot of the big ones that
didn’t get away!
(Unrestricted) What’s the big-
gest fish you’ve
Weight: ever caught? A
64.7 pounds. 7-pound large-
Length: mouth, a 2-pound
47-5/8 inches. crappie or a
Girth: 45-pound blue cat-
34 inches. fish? While your
Angler: fish might not be a new state record, it possibly could
Kyle Gilstrap of Porum. be the biggest fish ever caught from your favorite lake.
Method of Catch: Thanks to a network of record-keepers at lakes across
Jug line. the state, your next trophy could qualify as a lake record.
Date Caught: The Lake Record Fish Program was established as
Sept. 13, 2019. a way to serve anglers and recognize big fish and the
Area Caught: lakes they come from. To find out more, go online to
N/A.
www.wildlifedepartment.com/fishing/records.htm.

2. Answered interview questions for a young 4-H student
Game Bag 3. Provided much-needed support this morning! He arrived
for a poster contest. The topic was STEM careers and
draw a scientist.

early to the Kids Day program, and my presenting partner
was running late. He helped me set up the arrow curtain
A COLLECTION OF LETTERS TO THE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT and my casting targets for our spincast and bowfishing
We’d like to hear from you! Send your letters to Outdoor activity. Thanks for helping a frazzled presenter return to
Oklahoma Letters, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152, a state of calm!
or send e-mail to donald.brown@odwc.ok.gov. Thank you Jerrod Davis for helping Grady County 4-H stu-
dents continue to learn and excel in Outdoor Education, and for
Dear Director J.D. Strong, helping this beginner set up her first Outdoor Ed casting and
My daughter and I were fishing July 14 on the Illinois River bowfishing event on a large scale!
in Tahlequah. Game Warden Ben Haff was on duty and check- Katherine Renee Brown Hughes
ing on licensing at our location. We felt compelled to write of
his professionalism. He showed complete respect to us and
everyone else we observed that he came in contact with. In our Dear Wildlife Department,
world today, it is so notable when law enforcement has all the The best Wildlife Expo (Sept. 28-29) we’ve been to! You guys
qualities that make a person feel good even when a violation have outdone yourselves. We love all the stuff geared toward
has occurred and must be handled. kids as well as adults. This was our first year but definitely
What an asset Game Warden Haff is to his profession and won’t be our last. Thank you for all you do!
the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. We thank Tara Childress Helms, via Facebook
him and wish him all the best.
Patricia Strader and Mechelle Strader
Dear Director J.D. Strong,
I just visited the Webbers Falls Wildlife Management Area
Dear Wildlife Department, road project undertaken by Wildlife Technician Jeff Howard.
Shout out to Wildlife Biologist Jerrod Davis, who: He has done an outstanding job bringing that area back to
1. Volunteered to help a 4-H student with her wildlife and life! I am very happy with the progress so far, and he has other
trapping presentation at the Grady County Free Fair’s improvements in store for this fall.
Kids Day event. Oklahoma State Sen. Dewayne Pemberton

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