Duck hunting season is now in full force statewide with the opening of Zone 2 this past weekend. Josh Richardson, migratory game bird biologist for the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, said waterfowl numbers “look very good” this year, although slightly down from the last two record-setting production years. In addition, improved habitat conditions over …
After a model year for Oklahoma rainfall and cooler temperatures during the spring and summer, the 2013 statewide quail index has increased 31 percent from last year and is up eight percent from 2011. “This is welcome news after the record heat and drought our quail populations have had to endure in recent years,” said …
Oklahoma hunters to take to the air in hunting feral hogs by helicopter beginning Friday when a new law goes into effect. Hunters will be able to take to the air starting Friday to shoot wild pigs. “Feral hogs are a huge problem in southeastern Oklahoma, and lawmakers have been working to create opportunities for …
