Monday night- Fires on Walnut and HQ rds. Tuesday- burning west of Bolin Hollow out to front gate, Bolin/Headquarters/Blue Top roads loop. Wednesday- burning S. of the Towers. Beaver ...

Think you have to leave Oklahoma to find the best fish and wildlife law enforcement training in the U.S.? Think again. The ...

Marcus Thibodeau, ODWC wildlife senior biologist, was presented the 2026 Joe Kurz Excellence in Wildlife Management Award, ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) is mandated to manage, protect, and perpetuate Oklahoma’s wildlife. ODWC issues permits to landowners, lessees or their designated agents to ...

The spawning urge is triggered at water temperatures of 55 to 70 degrees F., reaching a peak at about 65 degrees. Female stripers may produce up to five million eggs. The eggs are semi-buoyant and ...

McClellan-Kerr WMA covers 9,366 acres in Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell and Sequoyah counties. The McClellan-Kerr WRP is also part of the WMA. Located along the McClellen-Kerr navigation system the area ...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted new rules in 2025 that require non-residents accessing certain Oklahoma public hunting and fishing areas to check in and out of the area. By ...

The trapping season for passage peregrine falcons is September 20 through October 20. The Oklahoma allocation for peregrine falcon take is 5 for 2023. The season will be open until 5 peregrines have ...

Archery hunters again demonstrated strong performance during the 2024-25 deer season, harvesting 38,787 deer. Although this number did not surpass recent record-setting years, it remains a significant ...

Members of the perch family (Percidae), native sauger and introduced walleye and saugeye inhabit many of Oklahoma's water bodies. Often referred to as the best tasting freshwater fish, these toothy ...

Annual license sales are up 9% in the first half of FY 2026, with strong gains in resident hunting and fishing licenses. Get the full breakdown of what’s driving the increase ...