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G 15 C r la STATE GAME 14 C ss r E 4 R R 3 E E 3 R e . i s Project Boundary n 99 MANAGEMENT AREA a r. 16 u C a r. i 20 rry C H n Newbe 22 24 a 22 24 e u 9 l t a t 70 Corps Areas Open i H 27 MEAD L 28 27 30 Johnson Cr. 29 26 29 99C KINGSTON 30 . For Hunting 27 r C 70 32 35 34 36 31 y C 17 8 g 33 a T 6 S g 31 t 36 31 33 34 36 70A fis State Areas Open Target practicing is prohibited on Public Lands. 35 o T 6 S h Bay 7 T 7 S B T 7 S C 1 6 T 6 S . M r a 2 1 c 1 6 C n A 6 . R 5 E Check the respective state regulations for any T 7 S 32 3 2 R 4 E r 1 70B L l For Hunting R e b 3 e S C 1 6 LEBANON a e 2 6 b y rt o o a k C u Cr. c m c l g NEWNEW 6 7 r d NEW 11 12 o additional restrictions. o k . h 8 i R c 7 e 9 C li WOODVILLEWOODVILLE n r n WOODVILLE 8 12 r 12 10 . C u C 18 See Restrictions B r r . POWELL . 27 18 R 6 E 13 16 15 R 7 E 18 77S 26 13 18 17 16 14 13 14 17 . r Mc BRIDE C r 24 a SHAY 19 19 ri 23 24 B 24 19 21 32 20 26 5 28 26 30 26 25 20 22 29 25 . MARIETTA r C 44 PLATTER 31 21 35 36 33 e 36 35 36 n T 7 S C o 31 o 32 24 t R 1 E E 1 R T 7 S T 8 S R 2 E E 2 R r s c e R 3 E E 3 R o E 2 R 23 T 8 S T 7 S ra 6 im 3 4 PUBLIC USE AREAS n 2 1 L 3 1 6 T 8 S 5 C 6 5 28 6 1 r. WILLIS ENOS 45 3 43 9 10 7 42 10 1 17 33 12 8 2 Dam Site Area Texoma State Park Cedar Mills Cross 32 40 29 16 35 15 13 CARTWRIGHT Little Mineral 2 18 34 16 13 Timbers Burns Run Alberta Creek Walnut Creek 31 91 22 Trail 23 30 3 Sunset Camp 19 35 Big Mineral 21 39 Washita Point 69 . r 27 C . 46 Overlook k r 38 1 4 20 36 oc C 47 Willafa Woods Roads End Flowing Wells 28 R R aw o P 33 c w k a 120 Resident Office P 5 C DEXTER 21 37 r Platter Flats Soldier Creek Paradise Cove 33 . 31 34 41 Spillway . R GORDONVILLE r 6 M 406 C e 38 i FINK d Lakeside 22 Caney Creek Mill Creek ll e C e 6 4 35 r. n R B 84 aw i THACKERVILLE rus LOCUST Sh v 7 hy e 23 39 Cr r Willow Springs Arrowhead Point Treasure Island . 37 8 Johnson Creek 24 Buncombe Creek 40 North Island 36 16 120 9 Newberry Creek 25 Briar Creek 41 Highport Resort POTTSBORO HAGERMAN 21 DENISON 10 NATIONAL Kansas Creek 26 Lebanon Resort 42 Island View R 1417 e d WILDLIFE 1310 R 28 iv 678 11 Butcher Pen 27 Hickory Creek 43 Preston Fishing Camp e REFUGE 69 r 36 31 32 12 Tishomingo City Park 28 Rock Creek 44 Preston Point 691 l 371 a 29 r 13 Pennington Creek Paw Paw Point 45 Preston Bend Resort e 901 n i M 75 g 14 30 46 i Grandpappy Point B Cumberland Cove Paw Paw Creek Resort 377 Cook County County Cook 15 31 47 SADLER Bridgview Cedar Bayou Eisenhower State Park County Grayson TEXAS 16 32 WHITESBORO Little Glasses Juniper Point SHERMAN 1282 101 23 RESERVOIR DATA 82 82 Top of conservation pool El. 617.0 GAINESVILLE 82 SOUTHMAYD 580 shoreline miles at El. 617.0 Scale of Miles Total project land & water acreage 193326 377 82 US Army Corps 51 75 of Engineers 77 Tulsa District 2013 HUNTING GUIDE RESTRICTED HUNTING LAKE TEXOMA As the result of cooperative arrangements between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Hunting at Lake Texoma is in accordance with applicable Federal and State regulations. Conservation, the Texas Parks Wildlife and Department, and the Tulsa District Corps of Generally, all Corps hunting areas are open for public hunting of all legal species with the use of Engineers, several tracts of Corps lands have been made available to sportsmen for restricted any legal weapon for that open season except in areas designated for restricted hunting. Hunting hunting. With the exception of the special restrictions outlined below, all provisions of the is prohibited in developed recreational areas, lands around the dam and other structures. Oklahoma and Texas hunting regulations are applicable on these areas. Vehicles must remain on established roads and camping is allowed in designated areas only. Hunters are urged to exercise the basic rules of good sportsmanship, safety, and common sense. The following areas are open for hunting of all species which may legally be taken during legal open seasons by archery and shotgun with pellets only. Hunters wishing to obtain current hunting regulations on Corps lands must contact the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd, Oklahoma City, OK 73105 (405) 521- 1) A 380-acre unit below Denison Dam. 2739 or the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, 4200 Smith School Road, Austin, TX 78744, 2) A 800-acre unit in the Platter Flats area. (512) 475-4888. 3) A 1,000-acre unit in the Lakeside area. 4) A 60-acre unit in the Willow Springs area. The two National Wildlife Refuges managed by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service on 5) A 800-acre unit on either side of HWY 70 on the east side of the lake. Lake Texoma are: the Hagerman National Wildlife Refuge, an 11,429-acre waterfowl refuge, on 6) A 1,200-acre unit north of Newberry Creek. the Big Mineral Arm and the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge, a 13,450-acre waterfowl 7) A 300-acre unit south of the Butcher Pen area. refuge, located on the Washita Arm. Both refuges are marked either by buoys or signs. Hunting 8) A 100-acre unit on the north side of Alberta Creek. is restricted to special seasons as determined by US Fish and Wildlife Service personnel. All 9) A 1,110-acre unit in the Washita Point area. boating and fishing is restricted on the refuges from 1 October through 31 March. The 3,170-acre 10) A 500-acre unit southwest of McLaughlin Creek. Tishomingo Cooperative Wildlife Management Area is open for hunting at specified times during 11) A 250-acre unit on the Treasure Island, North Island Group. the fall season. 12) A 110-acre on the Limestone Creek area. 13) A 226-acre unit on the west side of Wilson Creek. Additional information and regulations governing use of Corps land or water as outlined in Title 36 14) A 300-acre unit south of the Denison Dam Spillway. Code of Federal Regulations may be obtained at the Lake Texoma Office, (903) 465-4990, or from the Tulsa District Office, Corps of Engineers, 1645 S. 101st E. Avenue, Tulsa, OK 74128, The following areas are open for hunting of all species which may legally be taken during legal (918) 669-7370. open seasons by ARCHERY ONLY all firearms are prohibited. Hunting maps of all Tulsa District lakes are available on the Corps internet site at 1) A 610-acre unit in the Burns Run area. www.swt.usace.army.mil 2) A 125-acre unit south of Alberta Creek. 3) A 1,200-acre unit along the Cross Timbers Hiking Trail.
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