Tickets are now available for the 2025 Call of the Wild Gala, an unforgettable evening set from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Feb. 28 at the ...

Fishing is deeply ingrained in the culture of Oklahoma, a state blessed with an abundance of lakes, rivers, and streams. Anglers can target a range of species, including bass, catfish, crappie, and ...

Rack Madness is the Wildlife Department's free scoring event, slated this year for March 5 at the agency's headquarters in Oklahoma City. You can bring your deer and elk antlers, antelope horns, or ...

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Turkeys may not be hunted or taken within 100 yards of any bait. Baiting is the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering of shelled, shucked, or unshucked corn, wheat, or other grain ...

Largemouth, smallmouth and spotted bass; black and white crappie; rainbow and brown trout; sauger, saugeye and walleye; white and striped bass; blue and channel catfish. Species not listed are nongame ...

OPERATION GAME THIEF (OGT) is a program of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation designed specifically to stop the illegal killing of the fish and game that belong to YOU, whether you’re a ...

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 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is committed to providing quality hunting resources to hunters of all skill levels as well as those who are interested in trying hunting for the first ...

ODWC manages and operates numerous areas across the state for hunting, fishing, and outdoor recreation purposes. The primary objective on all lands owned or managed by the Department is the sound ...

Mammals have thick fur and layers of fat to stand up to cold weather, but we can’t forget about little amphibians like newts ...

An Oklahoma fishing license is required of all persons 18 or older who take, attempt to take or possess fish or other aquatic dwelling organisms by any method in Oklahoma. All required licenses or ...