At least eight species of burying beetle are thought to occur in Oklahoma, each with black and reddish orange markings and a ...

The Cy Curtis Award recognizes trophy animals in Oklahoma and the hunters who harvest them. Established in 1972 in honor of the former Wildlife Department biologist largely credited for 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 ...

STEP 1: All applicants (residents and non-residents) must possess or purchase a valid Oklahoma hunting license for the current calendar year of the drawing. Licenses are sold online at ...

Black widows are considered web-building spiders while brown recluses are in the ambush hunter guild. Both species prefer ...

The animal communities found on glades follow a similar pattern to the plants and are the best places in the region to see ...

The size of these animals varies by sex. Males average seven feet long (from nose to the tip of its tail) and weigh around 140 pounds, while females average six feet in length with a body weight ...

Announcing the new Oklahoma Fishing Trail tourism initiative are, from left, Wildlife Department Director J.D. Strong, Lt. Gov. Matt Pinnell, pro angler Jimmy Houston, and Tourism Department Executive ...

White bass is very prolific. One female can produce up to one million eggs. Reproductive activities are triggered by water temperatures of 50 to 55 degrees F. Spawning is at random over weeds, debris, ...

The state’s Close to Home Fishing Program was designed as a partnership between the Wildlife Department and municipalities across Oklahoma to provide urban angling opportunities. These small bodies of ...

Mountain Lion Confirmations 2002 to present. 2002 – McClain Co. – Male. Mountain lion was struck and killed by a motorist on I-35. 2004 – Noble Co. – Male. Radio collared mountain lion killed by train ...

For requirements on hunter orange, legal means of taking, public lands, shooting hours, carcass disposal, more than one method of take in the field, tracking with dogs, field tagging, and checking ...