Area Sports
2022 Quail Roadside Survey Results and Quail Hunting Outlook
Quail Season Prospects Slightly Higher for 2022-23 2022 Quail Roadside Survey Results and Quail Hunting Outlook By Tell Judkins, Upland Game Biologist More than 30 years ago, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation began conducting roadside surveys to monitor quail numbers throughout the state. There are 83 twenty-mile routes surveyed in August and…
Read MoreHAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE. Nov 5
HAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE By Billie Gail Fox On Wednesday, October 26th, John Avey came into the clubhouse after his round of golf. He was headed to…
Read MoreCowboy Football Ranked No. 18 in Polls
Cowboy Football Ranked No. 18 in Polls STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team landed at No. 18 in both the Associated Press Top 25 and the USA TODAY Sports AFCA Coaches Poll, which were released Sunday. The ranking snapped a program record of 20 consecutive weeks being ranked in the top 15 of every Associated…
Read MoreBobby Forman has been named as the head coach of the Connors State College softball team.
Warner, OK – Bobby Forman has been named as the head coach of the Connors State College softball team. Coach Foreman is a familiar face at Connors State, where he has served as the assistant coach of the baseball program for over 20 years. In his time with CSC, Coach Foreman has been a part…
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NORTHEAST Eucha: October 16. Elevation is 4.5 ft. below normal and falling, water temperature 70°F and clear. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on Alabama rigs, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, docks, main lake, points, and riprap. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, channels, coves, docks, main lake, and points. Crappie…
Read MoreResearchers Prepare to Capture Turkeys in Southwest
Researchers Prepare to Capture Turkeys in Southwest WILD TURKEY POPULATION DYNAMICS AND BROOD SURVIVAL PROJECT REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2022 Provided by Oklahoma Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit, Oklahoma State University Wild turkey genetics is among the focus areas in a planned 4.5-year study launched at the beginning of 2022 by the Oklahoma Department…
Read MoreHunters Can Slow Avian Flu, Help Protect Food Supply
Hunters Can Slow Avian Flu, Help Protect Food Supply An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is underway in wild birds across the nation, including Oklahoma, which could pose a serious threat to domestic poultry production. HPAI has been confirmed in hunter-harvested birds this fall in Oklahoma. It is likely that migratory birds…
Read MoreOklahoma State Lands at No. 8/7 in New Rankings
Oklahoma State Lands at No. 8/7 in New Rankings STILLWATER – The Oklahoma State football team remained at No. 7 in the USA Today Sports AFCA Coaches Poll and moved down one spot in the Associated Press Top 25 to No. 8, which were released Sunday. Oklahoma State has been ranked in the top 15…
Read MoreHAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE
HAPPENINGS AT THE GOLF COURSE By Billie Gail Fox Jeremy Baker came in on Friday, September 30th. I found out that I had his dad, Roger Baker, in class when…
Read MoreAugust’s Quail Roadside Survey Shows Slight Decline Statewide
August’s Quail Roadside Survey Shows Slight Decline Statewide By Tell Judkins, Upland Game Biologist This year’s August roadside survey results suggest northern bobwhite numbers have declined slightly from last year on average across all of Oklahoma. But when broken into regions, the north-central and northeastern parts of the state showed better quail numbers…
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