Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission Meeting on June 22
On Monday, June 22, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) Commission is holding its next regular meeting to review crucial operational and several 2026-27 wildlife resource decisions that will affect sportsmen and women.
Some items on the agenda:
- Consideration, discussion, and possible action on:
- hunting dates, bag, possession limits, and special means of take for the 2026-27 migratory bird hunting season,
- establishing antlerless deer seasons and bag limits for the 2026-27 hunting season,
- establishing elk seasons and bag limits for the 2026-27 hunting season,
- establishing crappie bag and size limits for the 2026-27 fishing season, and more
Meeting Information and Location
The meeting will take place in person at 9:00 a.m. at the ODWC Headquarters, 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., Oklahoma City. If it is not possible to attend the meeting in person in Oklahoma City, the proceedings can still be followed closely.
- Watch Online: Follow the live or archived video broadcasts directly through the Outdoor Oklahoma YouTube Channel.
Why We Must Stay Vigilant
Anti-sportsmen organizations continually look for opportunities to restrict public land access, ban specific management tools, or complicate existing frameworks. Your presence, whether in the room or watching online, reminds the commissioners that Oklahoma sportsmen expect transparency, scientific wildlife management, and the preservation of our outdoor traditions.
We’ve seen it happen in states across the country: the moment the sporting community looks away, animal-rights activists strike. We cannot allow a vocal, organized minority to dictate how we manage our outdoor heritage.
Securing the Future of our Wildlife
Sportsmen are the frontline defenders of a lifestyle increasingly under scrutiny. While we are out in the field harvesting and investing in our wildlife, anti-sportsmen activists are packing public comment hearings to strip away our traditions. Today, we face unprecedented challenges to our heritage. Sportsmen must mobilize to meet this moment, protecting the right to hunt, fish, and trap so that the legacy passed down to us thrives for our children, grandchildren, and all who follow.
Don’t forget to share this message with your family, friends, and fellow sportsmen, and urge them to join you and the Sportsmen’s Alliance in protecting and defending our hunting, fishing, and trapping heritage in the Sooner State.
The Sportsmen’s Alliance guarantees hunting, fishing, and trapping for the American sportsman now and forever. We’re there when sportsmen need us most. We are the only organization specifically created to protect the individual hunter, angler, and trapper – no matter the threat. We will never compromise when it comes to defending our way of life in the courts, in the legislatures, in the public square, and at the ballot box. We make this promise to the American sportsman: we will never give up and never give in while proudly securing our future against those seeking to destroy our values, beliefs, and traditions.
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