OKC Saturday hunting news:

The Washita National Wildlife Refuge near Butler, Okla. and on the upper
end of Foss Reservoir is now accepting applications for blinds for goose
hunting for the upcoming hunting seasons.

There will be ten blinds on the edges of wheat fields available to
hunters. On six Wednesday hunts, blinds will be filled by reservation only on a
first-call, first -served basis that week. Applicants must be 18 years or older.The refuge has been offering goose hunts since 1982 and is one of the premier public waterfowl hunts in Oklahoma.
Last season, 223 hunters bagged 271 geese during the refuge hunts. The
bag limit for geese has increased this year.

The refuge manager states “Washita continues to be a prime goose-hunting
destination and offers some of the most economical hunting in the state.
With a peak population near 100,000 most years, true water fowlers are
sure to get a thrill whether or not they take home their limit.”

Okla.’s annual free hunting days on Sept. 7th thru the 8th. Dove and
squirrel are in season those days.

[They gotta always have something to shoot at, don’t they?]

Photo by Jim Robertson