(US) Oklahoma Weekly Hunting News

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A/w local OKC weekend hunting news:

 

The Okla. Dept. of Wildlife Conservation will be holding three public meetings in Jan.

These public meetings will be about proposed hunting, fishing and wildlife regulations.

They will be held in different areas of the state.

 

Univ. of Okla.'s Jan. home basketball game is "Outdoors Night with the Sooners."

A celebrity angler will be appearing and 1000 OU fishing lures will be given away.

 

Trout fishing will begin Friday at Okla. City's Dolese Youth Park Pond

  This is part of the "Close to Home" fishing program which is a joint project of the Okla.

Dept. of Wildlife Conservation and the City of Okla. City.

  More than 8000 rainbows will be put in the pond every two weeks during the season.

  Unless exempt, all anglers ages 10 thru 61 must have a city fishing permit. 

  Fishing from a boat is not allowed and any trough caught and placed on a stinger

cannot be released back into the water.

  The daily limit is six trout per angler and each person is allowed to use only one rod

and reel.  Also, there is a free trout fishing clinic where participants will be taught casting,

knot-tying, fish identification, angler ethics and more.

 

                                                                                        For the Animals,

 

                                                                                        Jana, OKC

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A/w Saturday outdoor news:

 

Last week legislation was introduced at the Okla. state Capitol to provide a tax exempt

weekend on gun purchases in Okla.

  Sen. John Sparks, D-Norman, and Rep. Wes Hilliard, D-Sulphur, are the sponsors of

SB 1322 which is called the Second Amendment Weekend Sales Tax Holiday Act.

  Passage of this bill means there would be no sales taxes charged on the purchase

of handguns, rifles or shotguns for one weekend per year.

 

A very popular outdoors personality will be appearing at Monday night's basketball

game between the Univ. of Okla. and Maryland Eastern Shore.

  This game is being marketed as "Outdoors Night with the Sooners."

  The pro angler is a big OU fan and will sign autographs before the game and conduct

a fishing exhibition and fan contest at halftime.

  In addition, the first 1000 fans will receive a free OU fishing lure.