The Heyburn WMA is a 5,725 acre tract of US Army COE land surrounding Heyburn Lake. It has numerous post oak-blackjack ridges and old abandoned agricultural fields. It is located south of Hwy. 33, ...

People who use Department-owned areas for nonhunting or nonfishing activities, such as bird-watching or photography, are required to have either a Wildlife Conservation Passport or any current hunting ...

Drivers are urged not to swerve to avoid a deer, because leaving your driving lane could cause a collision with another vehicle or a roadside hazard such as a utility pole, tree or culvert. Experts ...

ODWC’s private lands biologists will meet with landowners, free of charge, to discuss habitat management goals and methods ...

Top photo shows part of the ranch that was cleared by a wildfire in spring 2026. In bottom photo, grasses and forbs are ...

One goal of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) is enhancing public shooting opportunities across the state, a campaign which began in 2015. ODWC is working to ensure hunters, ...

This fall, nonresident deer licenses purchased after the corresponding season has opened will be subject to a two-day validation period before being activated. This is part of an effort to discourage ...

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 ...

Youth deer hunters who've never harvested a deer, or have taken just one deer, may apply to go on bonus private-land youth deer hunts offered through ODWC.

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.

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