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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…

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  HAPPENINGS 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…

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Cowboy 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…

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Fishing Report

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…

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Researchers 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…

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Hunters 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…

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Oklahoma 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…

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 HAPPENINGS 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…

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August’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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