As a conservation biologist assigned to track rare and declining species, the Oklahoma Natural Heritage Inventory’s Brenda Smith has spent the past six years digging through scant and scattered ...

After decades of being cast from the state, American black bears have slowly but steadily returned to Oklahoma’s landscape. And while bears are often associated with only our southeastern forests, a ...

After entering from the main entrance to the park, turn right on Cherokee Drive and the pond is located just under 1/2 a mile down the road on the left (the larger pond is the one being managed for ...

The Wildlife Department is in the business of conserving Oklahoma’s fish and wildlife. And as with any business, conservation comes with its share of administrative tasks. Before any drift fence is ...

At first glance, the ongoing study of Oklahoma’s secretive crawfish frog reads like a nursery rhyme from Mother Goose. A field season triggered by early spring rains. The study’s main character ...

Just as anglers can fill their tackle boxes with everything from jigs and crankbaits to sinkers and bobbers, biologists also depend on different “gear types” to sample Oklahoma’s fish communities.

It's approximately 2 acres in size and has 4 fishing docks, some with handicap access. We are currently stocking the pond with hybrid sunfish and channel catfish. The pond has a resident population of ...

Crappie, Black, Crappie, White Fair on hair jigs, minnows, spoons, tube jigs around brush structure, docks, riprap. Catfish, Blue, Catfish, Channel Good on chicken ...

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 ...