A male bison, called a bull, can stand up to 6 feet tall, weigh from 1,000 to 2,000 pounds, and can be up to 12 feet in length. The heaviest wild bull recorded weighed about 2,800 pounds. A female ...

ODWC Chief of Wildlife Bill Dinkines stands with David Thionnet, president of Sooner State Quail Coalition, after the group ...

Oklahoma has a great mix of birds and bird habitats, making the state an epic place to begin or level up your bird watching journey. We share the following recs for where to go birding, regardless of ...

The first turkey hunting season of this spring, for youths 17 and younger, will open this weekend, to be followed by the regular spring turkey hunting season opening April 16. Turkey numbers are ...

Annual license sales are up 9% in the first half of FY 2026, with strong gains in resident hunting and fishing licenses. Get the full breakdown of what’s driving the increase ...

Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commissioners welcomed a $42,975 donation from NWTF during a regular meeting Jan. 12 in Enid.

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The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) currently has nine state game warden positions vacant across Oklahoma. The hiring process will take place over the next three months. No prior ...

As Oklahoma’s hunting season begins, many hunters are planning where to go. An opportunity that should not be overlooked is ODWC’s Land Access Program. OLAP began around 2016 with the goal of ...

Oklahoma Wildlife Commissioners chat with ODWC fisheries personnel and project engineers during a visit to the Watonga Lake dam renovation project. Wildlife Commissioners Meet, Hear Updates in ...

Archery hunters again demonstrated strong performance during the 2024-25 deer season, harvesting 38,787 deer. Although this number did not surpass recent record-setting years, it remains a significant ...