Common Questions Is there an age limit? Who can take the online course? Students under the age of 10 may attend a hunter education class but will not be allowed to take the test or get a card. The ...

The draft plan identifies 397 fish and wildlife as Species of Greatest Conservation Need. Some of these SGCN are well-known by the public: Texas horned lizard, lesser prairie-chicken, alligator gar, ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is hosting a field day from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., Saturday Sept. 6, at Kaw Wildlife Management Area with an optional mentored small game hunt in the ...

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 Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is committed to showcasing your proud fish catches to the world! The Dock is a place to share your fish photos and see what's being caught around the ...

This is a pilot controlled goose hunt. One group of 4 hunters will be drawn to hunt geese for two days in Keystone State Park during early resident goose season. The hunt will take place September 15 ...

Jocelyn Howell has spent her USDA Forest Service career managing habitat to benefit the red-cockaded woodpecker and monitoring the bird’s populations across multiple states and administrative ...

Summer rolls in through the great plains of Oklahoma, starting another field season for Oklahoma State University (OSU) Ph.D. student, Molly Koeck (Chitwood Lab), studying mule deer. These mammals are ...

Turning the Tables: How Oklahoma Snakes Defend Against Unwanted Encounters Oklahoma’s snake diversity includes 49 species, the large majority of which are considered nonvenomous. Beyond this bulk of ...

Oklahoma is often thought of as an ecological melting pot, where forests, prairies, and wetlands meet to provide habitat for a truly impressive list of animals. That blend of eastern and western ...

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR PREFERENCE POINTS Controlled hunts applicants have two ways to protect their valuable preference points so they continue to count for them in future years. The PointGuard and ...