Brown bullhead catfish are bottom dwelling fish and are typically found in muddied, vegetated, and warmer parts of lakes, ponds, and slow moving sections of rivers and streams.

Keep conservation efforts going strong in 2026 with a tax-deductible donation to the Wildlife Department's Wildlife Diversity Program .

Gathered to cut the ribbon to reopen the renovated Optima WMA shooting range are, from left, retired Game Warden Max Crocker, ODWC Director Wade Free, Game Warden Lydia Gearhart, Chief of Wildlife ...

Field reports indicate good habitat and plenty of activity ahead of the deer gun season's opening day this Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025. The deer mating season, known as the rut, is well underway in most ...

The judges and voters have spoken, and the winner of this year's Oklahoma Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest is Caleb Metrich of Lake Tomahawk, Wis. Metrich's depiction of a canvasback drake and hen ...

All artists are invited to enter the annual Waterfowl Stamp Design Contest, but the clock is ticking. Art must be at ODWC headquarters by 4:30 p.m. Aug. 29.

Wildlife entities are mapping the spread of invasive black carp throughout the Mississippi River Basin in a program called “Keep, Cool, Call.” ...

Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) funds numerous research projects across the state, from the effects of weather and hunting on Northern bobwhite populations to the ...

Conservation Work Has Been Strong in 2025 – Keep it Going in 2026 Dec 16, 2025 ...

Love ‘em or hate ‘em, snakes are an ecological mainstay in Oklahoma. They can be found across the state – in urban areas as well as places more rural and wild – living in burrows, around rocks and ...

Oklahoma is often thought of as an ecological melting pot, where forests, prairies, and wetlands meet to provide habitat for a truly impressive list of animals. That blend of eastern and western ...

New for 2025, hopeful hunters will be able to buy one extra Preference Point to add to their totals for each hunt category. This feature expands on the option added last year, as it was only available ...