Oklahoma Game Warden Association Magazine

In February, the most-decorated archer in Oklahoma National Archery in the Schools history competed for the final time at State! Chandler High School Senior Caden Eyestone has competed in OKNASP for 10 years.

In that time, he achieved:
8 x Oklahoma State High individual
9 x NASP Nationals qualifier with 5 top 10 finishes
8 x NASP World Championship qualifier with 4 top 10 finishes

Congrats Caden!

You can learn more about OKNASP at the link in the comments.

NEW SHOOTING RANGE: The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation just opened a new public shooting range at Copan Wildlife Management Area, about 13 miles north of Bartlesville. The Copan range has 50-yard pistol and a 100-yard rifle ranges with six covered shooting benches each. It also has an archery range including an elevated shooting platform.

ODWC has completed 11 shooting range projects since 2017, with 15 additional sites to be built or upgraded.

Congrats to Zane Scrivner for taking the new state record non-typical elk! Taken at Ft. Sill in September, the elk measures at 411 1/8 - 21 inches larger than the previous record!

Starting Thursday, Oct. 23, the entire shooting range at Lexington WMA will be closed for major improvements. The project is expected to take about 6 months, with a targeted reopening in Spring 2026.

We understand that closing a shooting range during hunting seasons isn’t ideal and we appreciate your patience. Improvements will include renovations to the 100-yard rifle ranges, including the addition of a covered shooting area, berms and backstops, and the addition of a shotgun range and an archery range.

For more information and updates, check out the shooting range page on our website, linked in the comments!

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Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation hosts annual youth camp The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is hosting their annual youth camp, this year at Camp Goddard on Arbuckle Lake.

Join us and the Oklahoma State Game Warden Association to celebrate Father’s Day with some free fishing and burgers! Spots are limited, so sign up today: https://license.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com/Event/ViewEvent.aspx?id=112937