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Increase Your Winning Odds for Controlled Hunts

These exciting what-if scenarios might become real-life experiences for hunters selected in the next round of controlled ...
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Redcedar Removal a Big First Step to Improving Habitat

Removing eastern redcedars is a huge first step in reclaiming quality habitat for a number of wildlife species. When that ...
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Wildlife Commission raises concerns about proposed legislation affecting wild deer management

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ODWC Confirms First Report of Invasive Black Carp in Oklahoma

Black Carp are benthic molluscivores that stay close to the bottom of the water column feeding on mussels and snails. They have strong pharyngeal teeth that they use to crush mollusk shells. Black ...
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Watchable Wildlife: Daddy Longlegs

Contrary to popular belief, the daddy longlegs (order Opiliones) is not a true spider, but it is related. A spider is an ...
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The Dock - Upload Your Catch

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Black Widow

Black widow spiders are commonly found around homes, garages, barns, and other man-made structures. They build tough, irregularly shaped webs with strands running in many directions. The “messy” ...
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Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact

The Interstate Wildlife Violator Compact is an agreement that recognizes the suspension of hunting, fishing, and trapping licenses in member states. This means that illegal activities in one state can ...
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NWCO - Additional Info

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 ...