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A COLLECTION OF LETTERS TO THE WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT
We’d like to hear from you! Send your letters to Outdoor
MAY 2018 Oklahoma Letters, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma City, OK 73152,
4 Hackberry Flat Bird Migration Tours, 6-8 p.m., Tillman County, or send e-mail to donald.brown@odwc.ok.gov.
must register: (405) 990-4977.
5 Hackberry Flat Bird Migration Tours, 9 a.m.-noon or 1-4 p.m.,
Tillman County, must register: (405) 990-4977. Dear Wildlife Department,
Adult Fishing Class, 8-11 a.m., Springlake Metro Tech, Oklahoma City. Thank you for making the fourth annual Timber Land
Research Hunt a success! In only four years, we have seen
Family Fishing Clinic, 9:30 a.m.-noon, Wildhorse Park, Mustang,
(405) 376-3411. a 900 percent increase in the number of coveys flushed!
Quail Forever banquet, Deep Fork Canadian (Okemah) chapter, It is easy to see on this hunt how weather and habitat
(405) 712-3737. play a vital role in the life of a bobwhite in Southeastern
5–8 Red Slough Birding Convention, McCurtain County, must register, Oklahoma. As more scientific information becomes avail-
(580) 286-3305. able from the biologists, I will be sure to pass along that
6 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Fishing With Shane Fields, 8 a.m., OETA. information.
7 Oklahoma City free fishing day, no city permit required. Thank you to our hunters/volunteers for your participa-
12 Hooked on Fishing class, 8 a.m., Edwards Park, Oklahoma City. tion in conservation. For some it’s not easy to set aside a
13 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Patriot Turkey, 8 a.m., OETA. weekend during quail season to hunt a nontraditional or
“less productive” area. I think you saw this year that there
14 Okla. Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, 9 a.m., Skiatook. is quality quail hunting available and in some cases better
15 Okla. Striped Bass Assn. meeting, 7 p.m., Zebco, Tulsa, hunting than back west.
(918) 639-8114.
A special thanks to the crew from Outdoor Oklahoma
19 Hooked on Fishing class, 8 a.m., Springlake Metro Tech, TV and magazine for helping to document this event and
Oklahoma City.
Outdoorfest, 2-8 p.m., Will Rogers Park, Oklahoma City. help spread the Quail Forever message beyond our small
contingency. I also want to thank Lacie Lowry for joining
20 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Teacher Brad Cowen Fishing,
8 a.m., OETA. us and sharing her experience via social media with her
26 Hooked on Fishing class, 8 a.m., South Lakes Park, Oklahoma City. fans and followers. You all have no idea how much those
27 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Sunfish at Dahlgren Lake, 8 a.m., OETA. small things mean to our organization in spreading our
message of conservation and showing that we are out in the
* Ducks Unlimited events set in Norman (May 3), Oklahoma City (May 19). state working hard to put habitat on the ground. It is truly
Info: www.ducks.org/events.
* National Wild Turkey Federation events set in Goldsby (WITO, May 12). appreciated, and we are happy to have you as a partner in
Info: www.nwtf.org/events.
conservation!
JUNE 2018 John Bellah, Quail Forever
2 Children’s Fishing Tournament, 8 a.m., South Lakes Park, President, Central Oklahoma ‘89er Chapter
Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City free fishing day, no city permit required.
3 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Fishing With Shane Fields, Dear Outdoor Oklahoma,
8 a.m., OETA. We need to see what can be done about putting a slow-
4 Okla. Wildlife Conservation Commission meeting, down on trash. … You can’t go north of Fort Towson, in
9 a.m., Miami, Okla. the woods where the small streams are, without finding
9 Hooked on Fishing class, 8 a.m., Edwards Park, Oklahoma City. trash. It’s sad. Just over the hill past the old fort, it’s like
Archery Extravaganza, 1-3 p.m., Deep Fork NWR, (918) 652-0456. a dump ground.
10 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Fishing Basics With Daniel Griffith, 8 Jerry Steaveson, via Facebook
a.m., OETA.
16 Hooked on Fishing class, 8 a.m. Springlake Metro Tech,
Oklahoma City. Dear Wildlife Department,
17 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Sunfish at Dahlgren Lake, 8 a.m., OETA. The Fur Takers of Oklahoma would like to thank ODWC
19 Okla. Striped Bass Assn. meeting, 7 p.m., Zebco, Tulsa, and Ms. Corey Jager for having us at the Sportsmen’s Day
(918) 639-8114. at the Capitol event. We enjoyed being there and providing
23 Hooked on Fishing Class, 8 a.m., Dolese Lake, Oklahoma City. answers and education.
24 “Outdoor Oklahoma” TV, Lake Ellsworth, 8 a.m., OETA. Reginald Murray, via Facebook
* National Wild Turkey Federation events set in Altus (June 2), Oklahoma City (June 3),
Edmond (WITO June 9), Ardmore (June 9), Norman (June 21). Info: www.nwtf.org/events.

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