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Wildlife Department creates Sandhills WMA in Woods County By Ed Godfrey
The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation soon will be adding another wildlife management area. The 5,212-acre Sandhills Wildlife Management Area in Woods County should be open in time for the...
Oklahoma man invents gadget to make fish hook removal safer
PONCA CITY, Okla. (AP) — The light bulb came on for Keith Lawrence several years ago during a fishing trip to Canada with his father for walleye and pike. Lawrence had bought a local coil-spring tool to hold open the mouth of a fish while removing f...
Archery programs in Oklahoma schools successful
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — Much has been written about the National Archery in the Schools program in Oklahoma the past decade, but more proof of its success comes from the recent Red River Shoot Out in Sherman, Texas. Two Oklahoma schools — Houchin Ele...
More hunting, fishing opportunities to Oklahoma residents
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — More land for hunting, fishing and wildlife viewing will be available to Oklahoma sportsmen and women beginning Sept. 1. That's when the Oklahoma Land Access Program begins through the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife C...
Man a conservation commission member for 40 years
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — For four decades, John Groendyke of Enid has been a member of the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. Groendyke, 72, recently completed his 40th year on the eight-member commission that oversees the Oklahoma Department o...