The Game Types of Oklahoma

There is much difference of opinion among professional workers in game management as to the value of a Game Type Map and, to date, very few states have completed such a work. Generally, however, it must be conceded that a statewide picture of game environment, is indispensable to those whose responsibility it is to plan and administer the state program. A good many states have substitutes in the materials found necessary to other land use agencies such as the forestry and grazing service, and refer to these works when necessary. In Oklahoma, however, the game and fish department has had opportunity to use the present Game Type Map in its work over a period of a year and has found it well worth more than the effort expended in obtaining the necessary information. Such data as land use figures, human populations, and the like may of course be refined as time goes on, but the chief value of the work has been in acquainting the department in general with the statewide picture. It makes possible the calculation of total habitat type necessary to any particular game species in a relatively short time.

 A quite clear picture can be obtained concerning the present and future of most any species if the map and associated information are carefully considered. The present workers have found this map invaluable in their work with restoration and management in Oklahoma and hope that the sportsmen will take the necessary time to become acquainted with these types of game environments in Oklahoma.

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