I am absolutely speechless. I have lived within 2 hrs of OKC for many years and had no idea. I even lived in Stillwater for several years. How does this happen in such an ag-oriented town, or freaking state for that matter? It has been a very long time since I have been shocked by something...
Glad I can help. If you are ranching, it ain't got much forage to go with it. Not much wildlife value, either. We have that one on some parts of Ft Sill. Not so much where I hang out east of Lawton.
I'm almost certain it is Texas grama (Bouteloua rigidiseta). You might google the scientific name and look at images. It is fairly common in SW OK. A book that might interest you is "Grasses of Southern Oklahoma and North Texas: A Pictoral Guide" by Chuck Coffee and Russell Stevens. I have...
If I were in OK, I wouldn't want them there.
I'm in OK, and I don't want them here. Nothing good happens when feds get involved. There are better ways to recover than have their "help"
Unfortunately, they have been through this before and have the know-how on what to do. Just like any other awful, crappy event, gotta just dive in. It just suck though.
Yes sir May 3, 1999. This one generally followed the same path for a while, but the other one went up I-35 a long ways. Many more casualties in this one though.
If you look further into that msn article, the "Source" link at the end of the paragraph goes to the "gun expert's" intial article. He states that the rifle never entered the school but was found in the trunk of his car. Just the pistols were used. With that being said, it looks like the...