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The total limit for deer across the archery, youth gun, muzzleloader, and regular gun seasons is six deer. Out of these six, a maximum of two can be antlered deer. Any deer harvested between Jan. 1 ...

A team from Northeastern State University has been conducting bat surveys at Wildlife Management Areas within 100 miles of their Tahlequah campus to learn more about the region’s bat community. At ...

If you witness a violation, call your game warden or contact Operation Game Thief hotline at (800) 522-8039. If you can’t reach your local game warden and have an emergency or see someone committing a ...

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation proposes changes in Title 800, the administrative rules that ...

In 1998, CWD was confirmed in a captive elk herd in Oklahoma County which had originally been imported from Montana. The U.S. Department of Agriculture euthanized that herd to decrease the threat of ...

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 ...

Tarantulas in general live in arid, desert regions, but they can also live in a damp forest environment. The Oklahoma brown tarantula finds shelter near small rocks and logs that they can burrow ...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission adopted new rules in 2025 that require non-residents accessing certain Oklahoma public hunting and fishing areas to check in and out of the area. By ...

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation publishes the 2025-26 Oklahoma Fishing & Hunting regulations. You can access the rules by downloading the pdf below ...

Administered by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, The Oklahoma Land Access Program (OLAP) provides financial incentives to landowners who allow public access for hunting, fishing, ...

The Cy Curtis Award celebrates Oklahoma's trophy animals and the hunters who harvest them. Established in 1972, the award honors Cy Curtis, a former Wildlife Department biologist widely credited with ...