Whether you’re making tallow for the first time or refining your yearly tradition, remember that this process is about more than just making something useful; it’s about honoring your harvest and ...

The Cy Curtis Award celebrates Oklahoma's trophy animals and the hunters who harvest them. Established in 1972, the award honors Cy Curtis, a former Wildlife Department biologist widely credited with ...

Operation Game Thief (OGT) is a program of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation designed specifically to stop illegal killing of the fish and game which belong to you, whether you’re an ...

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When you’re processing your deer, you’ll spot the fat easily. It is the white, firm layer along the meat. Trim it off and ...

A team from Northeastern State University has been conducting bat surveys at Wildlife Management Areas within 100 miles of their Tahlequah campus to learn more about the region’s bat community. At ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is hosting a field day from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., Saturday Oct. 25, at Okmulgee Wildlife Management Area with a waterfowl hunting workshop. Space is ...

As Oklahoma’s hunting season begins, many hunters are planning where to go. An opportunity that should not be overlooked is ODWC’s Land Access Program. OLAP began around 2016 with the goal of ...

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 ...

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) funds numerous research projects across the state, from the effects of weather and hunting on Northern bobwhite populations to the ...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, snakes are an ecological mainstay in Oklahoma. They can be found across the state – in urban areas as well as places more rural and wild – living in burrows, around rocks and ...

Oklahoma is often thought of as an ecological melting pot, where forests, prairies, and wetlands meet to provide habitat for a truly impressive list of animals. That blend of eastern and western ...