Eastern Oklahoma is home to two growing populations of black bears that have been expanding and dispersing westward out of Arkansas for more than 20 years. Black Bears once inhabited all of what is ...

Think you have to leave Oklahoma to find the best fish and wildlife law enforcement training in the U.S.? Think again. The ...

Marcus Thibodeau, ODWC wildlife senior biologist, was presented the 2026 Joe Kurz Excellence in Wildlife Management Award, and Michael Taylor, game warden based in Cotton County, was presented the ...

Annual license sales are up 9% in the first half of FY 2026, with strong gains in resident hunting and fishing licenses. Get the full breakdown of what’s driving the increase ...

Nothing holds him back.” So when the school’s annual talent show rolled around last year, Samuel wanted to demonstrate his ...

Build your bird identification skills and learn how to level up your birding experience during four events geared to beginner, intermediate, and advanced bird watchers.

Oklahoma’s 2025 holiday antlerless deer gun season opens Dec. 18. Hunters can take up to two antlerless deer, for themselves or for Hunters Against Hunger.

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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation annually proposes changes in Title 800, the administrative rules that govern hunting, fishing and operations.

The judges and voters have spoken, and the winner of this year's Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest is Caleb Metrich of Lake Tomahawk, Wis. Metrich's depiction of a canvasback drake and hen ...

Oklahoma Wildlife Commissioners chat with ODWC fisheries personnel and project engineers during a visit to the Watonga Lake dam renovation project. Wildlife Commissioners Meet, Hear Updates in ...