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Father’s Day is just around the corner, making June the perfect time to honor and appreciate your dad, uncle, grandfather, or any special father figure in your life. Here are our six favorite outdoor ...
Oklahoma has two introduced species of trout - rainbows, and browns, with rainbows being far more abundant. Brown trout are stocked in the Lower Mountain Fork River below Broken Bow dam and in the ...
As a conservation biologist assigned to track rare and declining species, the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory’s Brenda Smith has spent the past six years digging through scant and scattered ...
New for 2025, hopeful hunters will be able to buy one extra Preference Point to add to their totals for each hunt category. This feature expands on the option added last year, as it was only available ...
The summer season isn't complete without a wet wading trip to one of Oklahoma's clear-water streams! Oklahoma streams are filled with an array of catchable species, highlighted by the smallmouth bass.
Snakes aren’t on everyone’s must-see list, but the chances of an encounter increase as you spend more time in Outdoor Oklahoma. To get tips for avoiding negative snake encounters, we checked in with ...
For many, Halloween and the coinciding Bat Week are open invitations to break out the bat-shaped cookie cutters, costumes, and seasonal decorations. But for a team of University of Oklahoma ...
Tinker Air Force Base, located a few miles east of Oklahoma City, has long been celebrated as the military’s largest air defense depot and is home to a number of very large, very impressive planes.
As a deer hunter, you are truly a boots on the ground wildlife manager, regardless if you are hunting private or public land. Your choice to harvest, or more importantly, pass on an animal has an ...
Have you ever used split shot on your fishing line? I'm a big believer in downsizing your bait or lure profile to catch more fish overall and using split shot is the simplest and most effective way to ...
It’s easy to imagine this scenario: A couple of old hunters are sitting around the fireplace, telling tales of grand trips afield, remembering the years in the early-2020s and saying, “Those were the ...
A curious bird has made a handful of curious appearances in the state, sparking a rare bird alert in the bird watching community and in the media. At least seven limpkins, a bird most often found in ...