Oklahoma is often thought of as an ecological melting pot, where forests, prairies, and wetlands meet to provide habitat for ...

May 25. Elevation is 1 ft. below normal (stable), water temperature 65°F and murky. Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, jigs, minnows, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap, ...

Hybrids appear to prefer areas within lakes and streams similar to striped bass and white bass, typically traveling in large schools in open water. Food sources: Shad, minnows, crustaceans, and ...

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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 ...

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 ...

The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is an agreement that recognizes the suspension of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses in member states. This means that illegal activities in one state can ...

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 ...

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” ...

Donate today to help support Oklahoma's wildlife.

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 ...