Blue Catfish Good on cut bait, live bait, live shad around below the dam, main lake. Black Crappie, White Crappie Fair on jigs, minnows around brush structure, main lake. Largemouth Bass Good on ...

The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission accepted a $10,000 donation from the 1791 Foundation in support of the Hunters ...

A white-tailed deer located about two miles south of Optima in Texas County has tested positive for Chronic Wasting Disease (CWD).

After three rounds of voting, the winner of this year's Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest is Ryan Rickaby of Suamico, Wis. Rickaby’s acrylic painting of a white-fronted goose standing in shallow ...

Hunting is an economic powerhouse and sustains conservation More than 200,000 hunters participate in Oklahoma’s deer season each year. ODWC receives no state general tax dollars and operates as a self ...

Oklahoma offers some of the most diverse and rewarding public land opportunities in the United States. From the antelopes of the shortgrass prairie to the elusive black bears in the southeast, ...

The 2025-26 big game hunting season in Oklahoma marked another highly successful year for hunters statewide. Favorable environmental and habitat conditions again played key roles, creating ideal ...

On top of their everyday survival challenges, Oklahoma’s wildlife have had to deal with grueling summer temperatures and rather dry and crispy conditions across much of the state this year. The ...

Opening day of dove season is one of Oklahoma’s most anticipated hunting days each year — and for good reason. It marks the beginning of hunting season, offers an opportunity to hunt alone or with ...

Bidding is open now on vehicles from the ODWC for anyone interested and will begin to close at 10 a.m. CDT on Tuesday, July 28, 2026.

Hunters and anglers should be aware of several new rules affecting hunting and fishing that begin immediately, and others that may go into effect later this year.

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioners approved emergency rules and resolutions on hunting, fishing and wildlife during their regular June meeting.