License fraud, wildlife trafficking, and cases that span complex multistate, multicounty jurisdictions can require hours of ...

Find Public Lands Managed For Dove With ODWC's New Map! The interactive map includes all actively managed dove fields from available Wildlife Management Areas across Oklahoma. Just zoom in to your ...

Detailed rules will be posted at each range or for more information contact the wildlife biologist in that area. Target shooting is not allowed in areas where shooting ranges are not provided.

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” ...

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 ...

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The 2025-26 big game hunting season in Oklahoma marked another highly successful year for hunters statewide. Favorable environmental and habitat conditions again played key roles, creating ideal ...

Twenty “first generation” Oklahoma monarchs were tagged with small solar-powered transmitters at the Oklahoma City Zoo to track their northbound migration. These butterflies were raised from eggs laid ...

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 ...

Whether you live in Oklahoma's prairies or forests, chances are high that you have bats as neighbors. The Wildlife Department's "Bats of Oklahoma Field Guide" gives a great introduction to these ...

Apply Now for Private-Lands Bonus Youth Deer Hunts Aug 7, 2026 ...

The first turkey hunting season of this spring, for youths 17 and younger, will open this weekend, to be followed by the regular spring turkey hunting season opening April 16. Turkey numbers are ...