Residents & Nonresidents: A hunting license (see Licenses & Permits) or proof of exemption. Any nonresident hunting game birds on a WMA (this includes any GMA, PHA, WRP, WDU, or WMU), must possess a ...

Waterfowl hunting blinds constructed on public lands are to be daily blinds only, unless otherwise provided. Daily blinds are those constructed for use on any given day and removed at the end of the ...

Drivers are urged not to swerve to avoid a deer, because leaving your driving lane could cause a collision with another vehicle or a roadside hazard such as a utility pole, tree or culvert. Experts ...

ODWC’s private lands biologists will meet with landowners, free of charge, to discuss habitat management goals and methods ...

Be Alert When Driving to Avoid Deer on Roadways Oct 20, 2026 ...

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation proposes changes in Title 800, the administrative rules that apply to hunting, fishing and Wildlife Department ...

Selectively bred deer (including those with 96SS genetics) remain susceptible to CWD. Existing genetic research on captive-bred deer has occurred exclusively in penned environments; no peer-reviewed ...

A white-tailed deer located about two miles south of Optima in Texas County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

HONORABLE MENTION: Jeffrey Klinefelter of Etna Green, Ind. / PUBLIC FAVORITE: Garrett Jacobs of Deland, Fla. A total of 22 artworks competed in this year’s contest, which has been held annually for 54 ...

One goal of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) is enhancing public shooting opportunities across the state, a campaign which began in 2015. ODWC is working to ensure hunters, ...

Operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. Impounded in 1953 Ft. Gibson is the last lake in the Grand River chain and is subject to drastic lake level fluctuations. Located near Wagoner, Ok, Ft.

This fall, nonresident deer licenses purchased after the corresponding season has opened will be subject to a two-day validation period before being activated. This is part of an effort to discourage ...