LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - The Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge is closing some public use areas for a few days to conduct controlled hunts. All of the public use areas east of the Visitor Center and ...

LAWTON, Okla. (KSWO) - This year in 2024, the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge saw an estimated 1,654,000 visitors. Through all of the visits, officials with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Services ...

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The primary reason for this rebound is active management, especially on the Wichita Mountains National Wildlife Refuge and Ft. Sill Army Base. USFWS Refuge personnel have implemented a rigorous ...

In Oklahoma, the largest free-ranging elk herds can be found in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, as well as at Pushmataha, Cookson Hills, Spavinaw, and Cherokee wildlife management areas. Small ...

Lawton native Haley Wilson anchors our evening newscasts at 4 and 5 p.m. When she's not at work, you can find her with her family at the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, Medicine Park ...