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Deer gun season to open

Sports | Fri, Nov 21, 2008

Oklahoma’s 16-day deer gun season opens Saturday and state wildlife officials say it’s just in time for the rut in much of the state.

Deer breeding is big business

Sports | Sat, Nov 15, 2008

Should a buck that is legally killed by a hunter in the wild, but is not wild, be considered as a potential state record?
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Buck stolen from Oklahoma City breeder
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