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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!

Migrating Whooping Cranes Expected to Make Spring Stops

Endangered whooping cranes will soon be migrating through Oklahoma to Canadian nesting grounds.

Survey Says: Private Landowners Benefit Oklahoma’s Wildlife

Oklahoma’s most influential habitat managers, private landowners, share their views.

Prepping for 74-Day Duck Season Takes Half a Year

Wetland Manager's Busiest Months Are During Duck Hunters Off-Season

Turkey Hunting Rules Change as Research Examines Slump

2022 Spring Turkey Season Marked by New Dates, Bag Limits for Hunters

Renewal Emerges Like Phoenix After Flames

Biologists use prescribed fire to improve habitat for the federally endangered red-cockaded woodpecker.

Birdbath Tips

Water is an important part of any wildscaping plan.

Gobble Up These Pointers from a Turkey Hunting Guru

An avid turkey hunter shares some of late friend's turkey hunting wisdom and offers 13 turkey hunting tips.

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Muzzleloader Homecoming

Muzzleloader season provides an early opportunity for whitetail deer hunters. Before the rest of deer gun season opens in Oklahoma muzzleloader hunters take to the woods.

The Metamorphosis of a Naturalist

In 2020, amid the windstorm of trending hobbies, one snake fan metamorphosed into a naturalist.