Read why Oklahoma sportsmen wanting a longer deer gun season should support stronger trespass laws. Unfortunately, it seems some retailers felt they knew better. Kmart decided to order all of its stores to suspend the sale of rifles, shotguns, and ammunition, claiming the policy was implemented because of concerns over safety. In other words, Kmart management decided it knew better than law-abiding citizens how to ensure their protection. Ironically fescue is still allowed as a CRP planting in Oklahoma by the USDA state technical committee despite efforts in recent years to eliminate non-native species from CRP plantings by wildlife groups.
Fescue is a common pasture grass in eastern Oklahoma.
Photo by L. Dillon. More and more Oklahoma wingshooters have been making treks north of the state line to Kansas in recent years due to the good hunting and the Jayhawk state's excellent walk-in hunting program providing over 800,000 acres of public hunting. If you're looking for value in a bird hunting lease, just look to the north. A hundred dollar bill will buy an annual non-resident license and a WIHA permit providing access to an acreage equivilent of the famed King Ranch at a bargain basement price. However, this season looks to be a downer due to the effects of drought and extreme heat that parched much of Kansas in 2000.