National School Picture Day is just around the corner! We leaned on Oklahoma’s photogenic wildlife for tips to help find your smile, strike a pose, and stay your adorable and wild self. After each tip ...

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 ...

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

Archery hunters again demonstrated strong performance during the 2024-25 deer season, harvesting 38,787 deer. Although this ...

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 ...

Western pygmy rattlesnakes are relatively small-sized pit-vipers with a tiny rattle on the tail. Like other pit-vipers, they have elliptical pupils in the eyes and heat sensory pits located below and ...

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 waterfowl hunting workshop in the ...

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) funds numerous research projects across the state, from the effects of weather and hunting on Northern bobwhite populations to the ...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, snakes are an ecological mainstay in Oklahoma. They can be found across the state – in urban areas as well as places more rural and wild – living in burrows, around rocks and ...

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 ...