Our friends with the Oklahoma Youth Hunting Program (OYHP) pair experienced hunters with youth who have never been hunting and their parents for a weekend of deer hunting memories during Oklahoma’s youth deer gun season.

The program relies on volunteer guides, cooks, drivers and other experienced helpers to pull off this incredible event.

CENTRAL

Overholser: July 6.
Elevation above normal, water low 80s and clearing.
Striped bass slow on crawfish and flukes in the main lake and along shorelines. Channel catfish good on cut bait and worms around points and shorelines. Bluegill good on crickets and worms along shorelines.

NORTHEAST

As President Biden declared the United States’ independence from the COVID-19 pandemic on July 4, he should give credit where it’s due: former president Donald Trump and the Trump administration program that made it possible, Operation Warp Speed - which gave us the world’s most effective coronavirus vaccines in record time.

While there were no whispers from the cornfields, Canadian County has built its new Expo and Event Center and visitors are already coming.

“This is just a brand-new facility and it’s in a good area and that’s what made us come here,” said Scott Gage, a co-promoter with Jeff Smith and Three Point Productions.

The promoters were the first to use the new Expo Center, located at 3001 Jensen Road, bringing in a three-day team roping event.

The “Rope the Rockies” Oklahoma Championships is part of the Signature Series of the U.S. Team Roping Championships.