In Oklahoma, over 97 percent of land is privately owned. In addition to a long history of working closely with landowners on conservation measures that benefit wildlife all over the state, offcials with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation decided that they wanted to team up with landowners to help make some of that property available for public hunting. In 2016 the Oklahoma Land Access Program (OLAP) was created. Through this program, the Wildlife Department leases land from private landowners for public hunting. Most of the properties are archery and shotshell only and follow rules very similar to Department WMAs. Since OLAP’s inception, the program has acquired over 80,000 acres with over 60 different landowners participating.