Opening duck season looks strong across Oklahoma
Reports from Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation compiled by Lem Due indicate healthy waterfowl numbers for the opening weekend. Populations include gadwall and widgeon with thousands of ducks at Lake Oologah, Lake Tishomingo, and other lakes. shooting hours run before sunrise to sunset with limits in place and licensing requirements. Deer archery also marked a historic start with does harvested on Cookson and Cherokee GMAs and a statewide total of 63 deer in the first two days.
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Oklahoma City
Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservaton
Lem
Oklahoma
Lake Oologah
Lake Hulah
Lake
Bufaula
Great Salt Plains
Washita Refuge
Suquoyah Refuge
Canton
Tishomingo Refuge
Fort Cobb
Lu Bert
Wister
Pine Creek
Ducs
Regal
Cookson
Cherokee Games
Dale Westmorland
Haskell
Cherokee Gma
Cocksaw Gma
Don Biles Norman
Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission
Caokgon
Cherokee
Spavinaw
SMA
Paul Neal
Coweta
Tim Crawford
el Reno
Neal
Fort Gibson
Crawford
McAlester Naval Ammunition Depot
Vernon i Kyle
Tulsa
Lexington
Cleveland County
McAkester Nad
Muskogee
Wagloner
Jeff Stoup
Checatah
Highway 69
Dorothy Craine
Delaware County
Environmentalists hail EPA limit on Shell Ocean Incineration
Environmentalists score a major win as the EPA approves a limited research permit for Shell Chemical to incinerate 5,000 tons of organic chlorine wastes at sea aboard the MV Vulcanus in the Gulf of Mexico. The test will be monitored to assess potential environmental effects and seek alternatives to ocean dumping.
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Thomas L. Kimball
National Wildlife Federation
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Shell Chemical Company
High Seas
EPA
Jona R. Quarles
Shell
Deer Park
Tex
Vulcanus
Gulf of Mexico
Kimball
Shell-Vulcanus
E Kimball
Conservation Movement
DuPont
Belle, W. Va
New York City
Allied Chemical
NL Industries
Rebels Chemical
The
Oklahoma OSU extends workshops for young families
OSU Extension home economists will run week long workshops across five districts in October to December to train county staff on young family needs. The aim is to align programs with families aged 15 to 34, cover budgeting child care and time management, and update materials for outreach. District sessions are Muskogee October 21 Arrowhead Lodge October 28 Woodward November 4 Stillwater November 18 Chickasha December 2.
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Stillwater
Oklahoma State University Extension Home Economists
Ars
Ladora Smith
OSU
Oklahoma
County Extension
Muskogee
Arrowhead State Lodge
Northwest
Woodward
Central
Southwest
Chickasha
Inhofe Visits Ada As Governor Candidate Outlines Plan
State Senate hopeful Jim Inhofe spoke with East Central students and Ada business leaders about reducing state government size through Blue Ribbon committees that function without salaries. He cited drug policy reform and a shift of duties to local levels, and criticized earmarking and overreliance on federal funds while opposing federal intervention on equal rights.
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Jim Inhofe
Ada
Inhofe
East Central
Dewey Bartlet
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Crime Bureau
David Boren
U.S. Supreme Court
Dipping Vat Unveiled At Tish Field Day For Cattle Parasites
Oklahoma Department of Agriculture will unveil a field day at Murray State College in Tishomingo on Oct. 31 to demonstrate a new truck mounted portable dipping vat for external parasites in cattle. The device supplements stationary vats and aims to reach more cattle. Project leader James Curtis says it will treat lice, flies, grubs, and ticks. Dr. Jackie from Oklahoma State University will discuss external parasites. The program starts at 1 p.m. and is open to the public. cattlemen and extension staff are urged to attend.
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Qxlahoma City
Oklahore
James Curtis
Plant Industry
Jakie
Oklahoma State University
Curtis
New beef terms emerge in market shifts
Stillwater based Oklahoma State University economist explains the beef market is seeing a revival of terms such as grain-fed grass-fed calf and baby beef due to economic pressures. Grain-fed cattle remain dominant but grass-fed and calf categories are gaining counter space with shifts in feeding duration weight and price dynamics.
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Stillwater
Ward
Pecans Ready for Harvest Preparations Begin Now
Native pecans and early varieties are opening and dropping. Homeowners and commercial growers should remove livestock from groves, clear brush, level ground, and prepare for mechanical harvesters. Delayed harvests harm quality, as spoilage begins when nuts hit the ground, warns Oklahoma State University horticulturist Dr. Glenn Taylor.
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Lawrence Baker
Calvin
Don Cook
United States
McAlester State Prison
Coak
Houston Ward
Stillwatier
Glenn Taylor
Taylor
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