Outdoor Oklahoma Journal
This is the Outdoor Oklahoma Journal, where we're all about helping you pursue and engage in Oklahoma's vibrant outdoor lifestyle. Follow us for great hunting and fishing stories, wildlife features, insider information about unique opportunities, and tangible details on how to go out and be a hunter, angler, and conservationist. The outdoors are always open, so don't miss out!
Next Year's Hunting Season Dates
How and when Oklahoma's hunting season dates are set can get complicated. But for the most part, hunting seasons are either on the same date or the same weekend every year.
Deer Licenses Just Got an Upgrade
If you have an annual hunting license, then a single deer license is all you need for a full bag limit of deer. Read on for details.
Establishing Plantings for Wildlife
Most wildlife rely upon plants, either eating the fruit, seeds, or nectar provided or using the plant as a source of shelter or cover. Establishing plantings for wildlife can attract more species to your property.
Tips for Sharing the Hunting Heritage with Kids
Conservation is funded by sportsmen when they buy hunting and fishing licenses and pay federal excise taxes on sporting goods, so an important part of ensuring a future for conservation includes ensuring a future for sportsmen. Share your heritage!
Problem Wildlife Guests or Pesky Pests?
On occasion, some animals behave more like pests than welcomed visitors, which means adapting your behavior to theirs – outsmarting or excluding them when they create a nuisance you can’t live with. This guide provides tips for dealing with problem wildlife guests or pesky pests.
Lexington WMA "Open House"
You and your family are invited to learn about squirrel hunting and public land hunting while spending time at the gun range! This free event is hosted by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation.
Bobcats Focus of Study on Three Wildlife Management Areas
The Wildlife Department partnered with Oklahoma State University to study the bobcat density and the relationships between Oklahoma’s most-harvested furbearer and their prey.
Missed Hunting Opportunities
Lots of opportunities to enjoy the outdoors exist on Oklahoma's wildlife management areas.
Public Land Alternatives to Private Land Hunting
Wondering where to hunt? If you're looking for public hunting opportunities in Oklahoma, here are a few areas to get you started.
Bird Feeding Tips
We share tips for maintaining a bird feeding station.