Similarities: White-throated and white-crowned sparrows are relatively large sparrows, about 7 inches in length, with brown ...

The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is an agreement that recognizes the suspension of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses in member states. This means that illegal activities in one state can ...

Black widow spiders are commonly found around homes, garages, barns, and other man-made structures. They build tough, irregularly shaped webs with strands running in many directions. The “messy” ...

Farmer-rancher Randy Malson of Roger Mills County was named the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation’s 2024 Landowner Conservationist of the Year. Cindy and Randy Malson accept the Oklahoma ...

Dripping Springs Lake is a fishing only lake (no water sports allowed) operated by the City of Okmulgee. Dripping Springs contains one boat ramp, one boat dock and one fishing dock. Dripping Springs ...

Subscriptions: $10 for one year, $18 for two years, and $25 for three years. Go online or in-person at Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation headquarters, 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City, ...

The Arcadia Conservation Education Area is a unique management area for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. With a focus on education, and providing outdoor educational opportunities for ...

The holiday antlerless deer gun season is Dec. 18-31. Hunters can harvest up to two antlerless deer, which don't count toward ...

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 ...

Blackland: Pasture/Prairie Area: 8,131 acres (3,291 ha) Description of Mapped Type: In the modern landscape this type is most often represented by heavily grazed pasture dominated by non-native and ...

Cameron Gammill has only been stationed at the 9,512-acre Lexington Wildlife Management Area since the spring of 2023, but the days have already become a blur. Between busy burning, planting, and ...