Presented by Wildlife Department biologists, these workshops will cover everything from scouting to putting up the fur.

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 ...

The holiday antlerless deer gun season is Dec. 18-31. Hunters can harvest up to two antlerless deer, which don't count toward ...

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” ...

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 Arcadia Conservation Education Area is a unique management area for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation. With a focus on education, and providing outdoor educational opportunities for ...

Crappie is usually associated with standing timber and brushy cover in lakes. In the spring they inhabit the shallow ends of coves, later moving to water 15 or more feet deep. Food sources: Minnows, ...

Crappie are usually associated with standing timber and brushy cover in lakes. In the spring they inhabit the shallow ends of coves, later moving to water 15 or more feet deep. Food sources: Minnows, ...

There has been a debate of whether the chicken turtle got its name from the exceptionally long neck and egg-shaped shell or ...

An ancient art is the focus of a modern science experiment, as researchers recently teamed up with bowfishing anglers for a unique bowfishing tournament and learning opportunity at Shell Lake in ...

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

Dripping Springs Lake is a fishing only lake (no water sports allowed) operated by the City of Okmulgee. Dripping Springs contains one boat ramp, one boat dock and one fishing dock. Dripping Springs ...