OKLAHOMA UNTIN HFREE official Fall 2013-Spring 2014 HuntingG Guide

Deer Hunter Education Initiative

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/BerettaUSA www.berettausa.com/xtremeduckers Published by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation Big Game Seasons Deer...... 16 Elk...... 21 State of Oklahoma Antelope...... 22 Mary Fallin Bear...... 23 Governor Other Species Wildlife Conservation Mountain Lion...... 23 Commission Turkey...... 24 John P. Zelbst, Meers Upland Game Birds...... 26

Chairman wildlifedepartment.com John D. Groendyke, Enid Migratory Game Birds...... 28 Vice Chairman Crow...... 30 Dan Robbins, Altus ­ General Small Game...... 31 Secretary Information Hogs...... 31 Ed Abel, Oklahoma City Highlights of Changes...... 2 Furbearer Hunting / Trapping...... 32 Mike Bloodworth, Hugo Bruce Mabrey, Okmulgee Partners in Conservation...... 2 Reptile / Amphibian Regulations...... 34 Harland Stonecipher, Centrahoma Licenses and Permits...... 4 Robert S. Hughes II, Bartlesville E-Check...... 8 Public Hunting Hunter Orange Requirements...... 8 Lands Oklahoma Department Field Tagging & Checking...... 9 Department-managed of Wildlife Conservation Hunter Education...... 10 Area Rules...... 36 Richard Hatcher Special Licenses and Permits...... 12 Public Hunting Lands...... 39 Director License Exemptions...... 13 Melinda Sturgess-Streich ? General Hunting Regulations...... 14 Assistant Director of Got a question? Administration & Finance Deer Hunter Education...... 15 ? E-mail us at Wade Free Game Wardens...... 58 [email protected] Assistant Director of Operations Sunrise / Sunset Times...... 60 Alan Peoples ? Wildlife Department Offices...... 60 Also, follow us on Chief, Wildlife Division Facebook at: Barry Bolton facebook.com/ Chief, Fisheries Division wildlifedepartment Nels Rodefeld Chief, Information & Education Division And on Twitter: Robert Fleenor @okwildlifedept Chief, Law Enforcement Division When you see “In A Nutshell,” Don P. Brown pay attention. These acorns Editor contain important conservation J. D. Ridge information or questions that Senior Biologist & Co-Editor might appear on the Hunter Education Certification test!

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Cover photo © Bruce MacQueen / Fotalia This booklet is a summary of Titles 29 and 800 of the Oklahoma Statutes governing fish and wildlife laws as established by the Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission. It is not a legal document. For a complete listing of official regulations, you can check out copies of current Oklahoma statutes through your local OKLAHOMA library, visit the Oklahoma Secretary of State’s web site at www.sos.ok.gov and click on the “Administrative Rules” tab, or visit www.lsb.state.ok.us and click on “OK Statutes and Constitution.”

DEPAR T OF WILD TMEN ION LIFE CONSERVAT 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide 1 Highlights of Changes OKLAHOMA Highlights of Changes UNTIN HFREE OFFICIAL FALL 2013-SPRING 2014 HUNTINGG GUIDE The following are brief descriptions of regulation changes for the 2013-2014 seasons. This section is intended as a reference. However, you must still be familiar with all laws DEER HUNTER EDUCATION INITIATIVE that apply to a particular season.

Page 15 • Anyone convicted of improperly disposing of wildlife will be subject to stiffer penalties. • All deer, elk or turkeys required to be checked will be checked using the E-Check system. See page 8. • Age restrictions have changed for those seeking Hunter Education certification and OKLAHOMA

D W EPART OF ILDL MENT N IFE CONSERVATIO for buying an apprentice-designated hunting license. See pages 10-11. BUY YOUR LICENSES wildlifedepartment.com ONLINE! • Youths hunting during Youth Deer Gun Season may now harvest a turkey in counties having a fall turkey rifle season. See page 16. • Opportunities for harvesting antlerless white-tailed deer have been expanded in Deer Zone 10. See page 20. About this Guide • The bag limit for pheasants has changed: two cocks daily; four in possession after This high-quality regulation guide is offered to the first day. See page 26. you by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife • Regulations governing the pursuit of feral hogs on Department-managed lands Conservation through its unique partnership with have changed. See page 31. J.F. Griffin Publishing, LLC. J.F. Griffin is an award-winning publishing house that specializes in producing state fish & wildlife regulation books. J.F. Griffin supports ODWC’s staff in the design, layout and editing of the guides. It also manages the marketing and sales of advertising to Partners in Conservation appropriate businesses within the book. A simple “Thank You” can’t express the extent of appreciation The revenue generated through ad sales that is felt when someone goes above and beyond to lend a significantly lowers production costs and generates hand. And this is never more true than with the many groups that savings. These savings translate into additional have become invaluable partners with the Wildlife Department funds for other important wildlife and habitat in conserving Oklahoma’s tremendous natural resources. Please programs. visit the Department’s website to read about all the groups contributing to wildlife management and the future of hunting If you have any feedback or are interested in in our state. advertising, please contact us at 413.884.1001 or online at www.JFGriffin.com

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Hunting Licenses License requirements are listed by game animal throughout this book. For many wildlife species a “hunting license” is one of those requirements. There are many different types of “hunting licenses” that meet this requirement, and rather than listing all of them with every species, we have listed them below. So, if a “hunting license” is required, you must possess any one of the following:

If you are a resident a “hunting license” is any one of the following: • Annual Hunting License • Annual Combination Hunting/Fishing License • Annual Youth Hunting License • Annual Youth Combination Hunting/Fishing License • Fiscal-Year Hunting License • Fiscal-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing License • Fiscal-Year Youth Hunting License If you are a nonresident • Fiscal-Year Youth Combination Hunting/Fishing License a “hunting license” is any one of the following: • 5-Year Hunting License • 5-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing License • Nonresident Annual Hunting License • 5-Year Disability Hunting License • Nonresident Fiscal-Year Hunting License • Lifetime Hunting License • Nonresident 5-Day Hunting License • Lifetime Combination Hunting/Fishing License Note: nonresidents who hold a resident lifetime license (hunt- • Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing ing or combination) have the same exemptions as a resident License (under 60 percent disability) lifetime license-holder. • Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing The Nonresident Lifetime Hunting, Nonresident Lifetime Combination License (60 percent or more disability) Hunting/Fishing, Lifetime Nonresident Small Game Hunting and Lifetime • Lifetime Senior Citizen Hunting License Nonresident Combination Small Game Hunting/Fishing licenses are no • Lifetime Senior Citizen Combination Hunting/Fishing longer available for purchase. However, these licenses are honored License for people already possessing one.

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Check ‘em out today and see if www.MKSChiappa.com you can resist the temptation to All active-duty U.S. military personnel regardless of duty station or take one home! state of residency along with their dependents may purchase any resident annual license with documentation of active-duty status. 4 I’m a Resident Hunter. What Licenses Do I Need? This is a reference chart only. Please read through this guide for complete information about hunter education, license requirements, and exemp- tions. This chart does not apply to good-for-life licenses such as the lifetime hunting or senior citizen licenses. See page 13 for information on lifetime licenses exemptions.

Species Hunted License(s) residents need: Deer: Archery Hunting license & Deer archery license for each deer hunted (must be valid for the current calendar year) Deer: Youth Gun All: Youth deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) for each deer hunted. In addition: • 16-17 years old: hunting license • Younger than 16: exempt from hunting license • Youths may also harvest a turkey in counties having a fall rifle turkey season, provided the hunter has the appropriate turkey license. Deer: Muzzleloader Hunting license & Deer primitive firearms license (antlered or antlerless) for each deer hunted Deer: Gun Hunting license & Deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) for each deer hunted Deer: Holiday Antlerless Hunting license & Holiday antlerless deer gun license Elk Hunting license & Elk license for each elk hunted and written landowner permission Antelope Hunting license & Antelope license for each antelope hunted and written landowner permission Bear: Archery Hunting license & Bear license (Must be purchased prior to the start of archery season.) Bear: Muzzleloader Hunting license & Bear license (must be purchased prior to the start of muzzleloader season). An unfilled bear archery license is also valid Scan this QR code with Squirrel, Rabbit or Prairie Dog Hunting license your smartphone or visit Hog (feral swine) Depends on the time of year. No hunting license is required to pursue wildlifedepartment.com hog, except on public lands (see page 31 for public land information.) to see nonresident license However, individuals pursuing hog during antelope, bear, deer, or elk information. firearm seasons must have the appropriate license for that season. Quail & Pheasant Hunting license Turkey: Fall Archery Hunting license & Fall turkey license Turkey: Fall Gun Hunting license & Fall turkey license Turkey: Youth Spring Hunting license & Spring turkey license Turkey: Spring Hunting license & Spring turkey license for each bird hunted Dove, Rail (sora & Virginia), Gallinule (purple gallinule Hunting license & HIP (Harvest Information Program) permit & common moorhen), Woodcock, Common Snipe Teal, Resident Canada Goose, Hunting license & HIP (Harvest Information Program) permit Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese) & State Waterfowl Stamp & Federal Migratory Bird Stamp

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Licenses and Permits are Valid From Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 (Unless Otherwise Noted) All of these licenses or permits are valid from July 1 to June 30, annually. May be purchased by senior citizens who will turn 65 years old or older during the current These licenses are valid for five (5) years from date of purchase. calendar year. Available online and through ODWC headquarters. Bear licenses have purchase deadlines. See page 23 for more information.

Resident License Costs Nonresident License Costs (see page 4 for residency requirements) (see page 4 for definition of nonresident) License / Permit Cost License / Permit Cost Resident Annual Hunting $25 Nonresident Annual Hunting (not valid for antelope, bear, deer or elk) $142 Nonresident Fiscal-Year Hunting Resident Combination Hunting/Fishing $42 $176 (not valid for antelope, bear, deer or elk) Resident Youth Hunting (valid for 16 & 17 years old only) $5 Nonresident 5-Day Hunting Resident Youth Combination Hunting/Fishing $75 $9 (not valid for antelope, bear, deer, elk or turkey) (valid for 16 & 17 years old only) Nonresident Deer Archery $280 Resident Fiscal-Year Hunting (valid July 1 to June 30) $32 Nonresident Deer Primitive Firearms $280 Resident Fiscal-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing $53 Nonresident Deer Gun $280 (valid July 1 to June 30) Nonresident Elk $306 Resident Youth Fiscal-Year Hunting $7 Nonresident Antelope $306 (valid for 16 & 17 years old only, valid July 1 to June 30) Nonresident Bear $506 Resident Youth Fiscal-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing $19 Turkey (spring) $10 (valid for 16 & 17 years old only, valid July 1 to June 30) Turkey (fall) $10 Resident Disability Hunting (see page 12 for details) $10 Fur License (Bobcat - Raccoon - River Otter - Gray/Red Fox) $51 Resident Deer Archery $20 Trapping (available only through ODWC headquarters) $345 Resident Deer Primitive Firearms (antlered) $20 Oklahoma Waterfowl (waterfowl stamp) $10 Resident Deer Primitive Firearms (antlerless) $20 Federal Duck Stamp (at post office or duckstamp.com) $15 Resident Deer Gun (antlered) $20 Federal Harvest Information Program (HIP Permit) Free online $3 Resident Deer Gun (antlerless) $20 Federal Sandhill Crane Permit $3 Resident Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun $20 Land Access Permit (Honobia Creek WMA & Three Rivers WMA) $85 Resident Youth Deer Archery (under 18) $10 Wildlife Conservation Passport $26 Resident Youth Deer Primitive (antlered) (under 18) $10 5-Day Rattlesnake Permit (see page 12 for details) $5 Resident Youth Deer Primitive (antlerless) (under 18) $10 Resident Youth Deer Gun (antlered) (under 18) $10 Resident Youth Deer Gun (antlerless) (under 18) $10 Resident Youth Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun (under 18) $10 Resident Elk $51 Resident Antelope $51 Resident Bear $101 Turkey (spring) $10 Turkey (fall) $10 Fur License (Bobcat - Raccoon - River Otter - Gray/Red Fox) $10 Resident Annual Trapping $10 Oklahoma Waterfowl (waterfowl stamp) $10 Federal Duck Stamp (at post office or duckstamp.com) $15 Federal Harvest Information Program (HIP Permit) Free online $3 Federal Sandhill Crane Permit $3 Resident 5-Year Hunting $88 Resident 5-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing $148 The Best Hunting App Lifetime Hunting $625 Lifetime Combination Hunting/Fishing $775 of 2013 Lifetime Senior Citizen Hunting $15 Instant and Instant, Mobile Link Sections Public and $25 Lifetime Senior Citizen Combination Hunting/Fishing Localized Deer Diary That Keep You Private Location Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing Weather Input in the Connected To Sharing That $200 (under 60 percent disability) Information Field Your Sites You Control Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing $25 (60 percent or more disability) Scan this QR Code deerdiary.com to see our video! Wildlife Conservation Passport $26 Land Access Permit (Honobia Creek WMA & Three Rivers WMA) $40 Available in: 3-Day Resident Special Use Land Access Permit $10 (for nonhunting/nonfishing users at Honobia & Three Rivers WMA) 5-Day Rattlesnake Permit (see page 12 for details) $5 facebook.com/deerdiary @DeerDiaryApp 6 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide

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Deer, Elk and Turkey Hunter Orange (Daylight Fluorescent orange) Now Checked Online All hunters participating in any This year, all deer, all elk, and turkeys that require checking must be antelope, bear, deer or elk season reported online at wildlifedepartment.com within 24 hours (or checked using a firearm (muzzleloader by an authorized Department employee, when available). The E-Check or gun) must wear both a head website will generate a number on a carcass tag that can be printed and covering and an outer garment attached to the harvest. If a printer is unavailable, the number may be above the waistline, both totaling at written on a field tag and attached to the harvest. This number must re- least 400 square inches of hunter orange main with the carcass to its final destination or through processing and/ that are clearly visible while in the field. or storage at commercial processing or storage facilities. Camouflage hunter orange is legal as long E-check offers hunters a more convenient way to report their harvest to as there are at least 400 square inches of Department biologists, who use the information to make the best manage- hunter orange. ment decisions. No longer must deer, elk and turkey hunters take their harvested game to a physical check station for reporting, although some Antelope, bear, deer or elk hunters using archery locations will offer E-Check as a service to hunters. equipment during any antelope, bear, deer or elk Physical checking will continue for bear and antelope harvests. firearms (muzzleloader or gun) season in any open hunting area (zone, county, or area) must Deer Processors: conspicuously wear either a head covering or an Deer hunters can find a list of deer processing sites on- outer garment above the waistline consisting of line at wildlifedepartment.com. Many deer processors hunter orange. Camouflage hunter orange is legal. participate in the Hunters Against Hunger program, All other hunters, except those hunting waterfowl, which allows hunters who Deer crow or crane, or while hunting furbearing animals Processors E-Check legally harvest a deer dur- at night, must wear either a head covering or upper ing any deer season to garment of hunter orange clothing while hunting donate the meat to feed during any antelope, bear, deer or elk firearms hungry Oklahomans. (muzzleloader or gun) season in any open hunting area (zone, county or area). Camouflage E-Check, Processors hunter orange is legal. Available Online To access E-Check or to see a list of deer proces- sors, scan the QR codes with a smartphone.

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Oklahoma residents ages 10 and older may now take the complete Hunter Education course and Hunter Education certification test totally online. Scan it with your smartphone! Students who pass the online test will be able to print their Hunter Education certification immediately. To view a video about the online version of the Hunter Education course, scan the QR code to the right with a smartphone.

Scan the code to the right to learn more about online Hunter Education or to see a list of in-class and home-study courses available statewide.

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LAW BEFORE NOV. 1, 2013 LA W After NOV. 1, 2013 • Hunter Education Certification: Anyone age 10 and • Hunter Education Certification: Anyone age 10 and older may complete the Hunter Education course online and older may complete the Hunter Education course online receive certification. All ages may attend a Hunter Education and receive certification. Anyone may attend a Hunter classroom course and test for certification. Anyone age 31 Education classroom course, but only students who are and older does not need Hunter Education certification to 10 and older will be eligible to test for certification. buy a hunting license. Anyone age 31 and older does not need Hunter Education certification to buy a hunting license. • Hunters ages 8 to 30: Anyone who is not Hunter Education certified may buy • H unters under age 30: Anyone who is an apprentice-designated hunting license, not Hunter Education certified may buy and the apprentice hunter must abide by WHAT’S CHANGING? an apprentice-designated hunting license. accompanying hunter requirements: Such hunters must abide by accompanying • Prospective hunters ages hunter requirements. • Hunters age 9 and younger: May only 9 and younger no longer hunt deer, elk, antelope or bear with an are eligible to take the • H unters age 9 and younger: Anyone accompanying hunter. test for Hunter Education who is not Hunter Education certified may certification; instead, these buy an apprentice-designated hunting • Hunters age 7 and younger: Must be hunters will be able to buy license, and apprentice hunters must abide Hunter Education certified to hunt deer, elk, an apprentice-designated by accompanying hunter requirements. antelope or bear. May hunt small game, hunting license. including turkey, with an accompanying • Accompanying Hunter Requirements: hunter. • Anyone age 30 or younger A person 18 or older who is licensed (unless may buy an apprentice- exempt) and Hunter Education certified • Accompanying Hunter Requirements: designated hunting (unless exempt). For big game hunting, an A person 18 or older who is licensed (unless license. accompanying hunter must be within arm’s exempt) and Hunter Education certified length of the hunter or close enough to take (unless exempt). For big game hunting, immediate control of the firearm or bow of the accompanying hunter must be within the apprentice. For small game hunting, arm’s length of the hunter or close enough to take immediate the accompanying hunter must be within control of the firearm or bow of the apprentice; for small sight of and able to communicate with the game hunting, the accompanying hunter must be within sight apprentice in a normal voice without aid. of and able to communicate with the apprentice in a normal voice without aid. When a license is not required (residents under age 16 or nonresidents under 14), the hunter must still be accompanied.

10 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide R eplace FAQs About Hunter Education License What is hunter education? Hunter education covers a variety of topics includ- Online ing firearms safety, wildlife identification, wildlife If you lose your hunting license conservation and management, survival, archery, or hunter education certifi- muzzleloading and hunter responsibility. cation card, don’t despair! You may now request a Why do I need it? replacement online at the Since 1980, hunting-related accidents and fatali- Department’s website. ties have declined by more than 70 percent in To get a replacement appli- Oklahoma. Mandatory hunter education courses cation form, just log on to have reduced accidents in Oklahoma and in every wildlifedepartment.com and state with similar programs. click on “License.” Then Does hunter education select the type of license or cost anything? card you wish to replace. Fill out the application form and No, the course is available free of charge. mail it to us, along with the Can I see the materials appropriate fee. before attending class? To make it easier, scan the Yes, you can download the hunter educa- QR code with a smartphone tion manual and the study guide for free at to go directly to the replace- wildlifedepartment.com/education/huntered.htm. ment application page!

Heather Del Moral How do I get a replacement card? People who took a hunter education course in Can I get a replacement card Oklahoma can look up and download a copy of that is not made of paper? their hunter education card at wildlifedepartment. Yes. If you would like a hard plastic replacement com/education/card.htm. If you can’t find your card, you can download an application form at number online, call (405) 521-3855. To replace wildlifedepartment.com/education/oklahomadu cards issued by other states, you will need to plicatehuntereducationcard.pdf, fill it out and send contact the state in which you took the course. $5 to the address provided on the form. Social Networking,

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Fiscal-Year Licenses Disability Hunting License Oklahoma residents who are under 18 years The Fiscal-Year licenses (hunting, combination, Persons who have resided in Oklahoma for at least of age on the first day of the current calendar youth hunting, youth combination, nonresident six months and who are receiving Social Security year or are 64 years old or older are exempt hunting) are valid from July 1 to June 30. These disability, Supplemental Security Income benefits, from land access permit requirements. licenses cover many hunting seasons that extend or persons receiving disability benefits under the Wildlife Conservation Passport beyond the calendar year. Federal Railroad Retirement Act or the Multiple The Wildlife Conservation Passport is required Injury Trust Fund may purchase a 5-year dis- Resident 5-Year Hunting License on certain ODWC lands, although individu- ability hunting license for $10. Applicants for this or 5-Year Combination als who possess any current hunting or fishing license are urged to ask for a Benefits Verification Hunting / Fishing License license issued by the ODWC, except the 2-day Statement from Social Security at (800) 772-1213. fishing, 6-day fishing or the 5-day hunting li- Persons who have been residents of Oklahoma Lifetime Disabled Veteran cense, are exempt from the passport. for at least six months may purchase a 5-year Combination Hunting / Fishing hunting or 5-year combination hunting/ License Motor Vehicle Permit to Hunt from a fishing license. Holders of these licenses are Motorized Vehicle This license is available to resident disabled vet- exempt from the annual hunting license only. Use of a motor vehicle for hunting is intended erans, as certified by the Department of Veterans Holders of the resident 5-year licenses who only as a means of facilitating access. During the Affairs. For veterans with a disability of less become residents of another state during the actual taking of any wildlife, the vehicle being than 60 percent, the cost of the license is $200. 5-year period of their license may continue used by the permittee must be stopped and the For veterans with a disability of 60 percent or to use their license as a nonresident annual engine must be turned off. more, the cost of the license is $25. hunting license. However, they must purchase A 5-year motor vehicle permit to hunt or take The license provides the same exemptions any season-specific licenses, such as antelope, wildlife with the aid of a motor-driven vehicle as a resident lifetime combination hunting/ bear, deer, elk or turkey, that are not covered on Department-managed lands may be issued fishing license (see page 13). by a nonresident annual hunting license. to residents having a permanent disability which Lifetime Senior Citizen Hunting / Harvest Information Program confines them to a wheelchair, or requires the use Combination License (HIP) Permit of crutches, a walker or other means of support A Harvest Information Program (HIP) permit or assistance for body mobility as certified by a Residents born on or after Jan. 1, 1923, upon reach- is required of all migratory bird hunters, except medical doctor licensed to practice in Oklahoma ing age 65 (or those who turn 65 during the calen- those under 16 years of age, those 64 years old or any state which borders this state. dar year) are eligible to purchase a senior citizen or older, those who turn 64 during the calendar Use of a vehicle on Department-managed hunting license or combination hunting/fishing year in which they intend to hunt migratory lands by a motor vehicle permittee is authorized license which is good for life. The license provides birds and landowners hunting on their own only on roads or trails specifically designated the same exemptions as a resident lifetime com- property. as open for such activity. Off-road travel by a bination hunting/fishing license (see page 13). The permit is valid from, July 1 through motor vehicle permittee is prohibited. Anyone born before Jan. 1, 1923, is exempt but the following June 30, and may be obtained must carry proof of age such as a driver’s license. Non-ambulatory Permit to Hunt from free of charge at wildlifedepartment.com or a Motorized Vehicle is available at all state hunting license dealer Use of a motor vehicle for hunting is intended locations for $3. only as a means of facilitating access. During the Land Access Permits actual taking of any wildlife, the vehicle being A $40 annual land access permit is required used by the permittee must be stopped and the of all residents who hunt or fish on Honobia engine must be turned off. Creek and Three Rivers WMAs, unless exempt. A 5-year non-ambulatory permit to hunt or Question: Nonresidents are required to purchase a $85 take wildlife with the aid of a motor-driven When unloading a firearm, where annual permit, no exemptions. vehicle on Department-managed lands may be A $10, 3-day special use land access permit issued to residents who are unable to walk due should you point the muzzle? is available to residents for non-hunting and to a single or double leg amputation, paralysis Answer: non-fishing related activities. Individuals who of lower extremity(ies) and/or disease or injury In a safe direction. possess the $40 annual land access permit are and are confined to the use of a wheelchair as exempt from the special use permit. their primary source of mobility, as certified by a medical doctor licensed to practice in Okla- homa, or any state which borders this state. Off-road use of a vehicle on Department-man- aged lands by a non-ambulatory permittee is authorized only on lands specifically designated Wildlife Conservation For a list of Wildlife as open for such activity. Maps of areas open to Management Areas and off-road use may be obtained from Department Passport Fishing Areas where a headquarters in Oklahoma City. passport is required, The Wildlife Conservation Passport is required of all persons go online to: 5-Day Rattlesnake Permit who enter or use most Department-managed areas for tinyurl.com/d3kr9rq Any person hunting, pursuing, trapping, har- nonhunting and nonfishing related activities, unless exempt. or scan this QR code: assing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting Individuals who possess any current hunting or fishing license to take in any manner any species of rattlesnake issued by the ODWC (except the 2-day fishing, 6-day fishing during an organized rattlesnake hunting event or the 5-day hunting license) are exempt from this passport. or festival must have a rattlesnake permit, un- Also exempt are residents who are under 18 years of age on less exempt. the first day of the calendar year; and students and instructors Persons with a valid hunting or combination participating in bona fide educational tours or activities hunting/fishing license are exempt from the sponsored or organized by an educational institution or any rattlesnake permit. other organized event sanctioned and approved in advance Permits are available by calling (405) 521-3852, by the Department. online at wildlifedepartment.com, or at any hunting or fishing license dealer.

12 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide License Exemptions Residents Under 16 Years of Age purchase of the annual hunting license; deer, elk, empt from the purchase of the fur license. Residents under 16 years of age are exempt from antelope and turkey licenses; Oklahoma waterfowl No landowner or lessee who takes these spe- the purchase of the hunting license, federal duck license, trapping license and the fur license. cies under the depredation exemption may stamp, Oklahoma waterfowl license, Wildlife Holders of these lifetime licenses are not remove any part of the fur or unskinned carcass Conservation Passport, land access permit and exempt from the purchase of the federal duck from the premises where taken. HIP requirements. stamp, bear licenses, land access permit, HIP Landowners or lessees taking furbearers in open Under 18 Years of Age requirements or federal sandhill crane permit, season with intent to sell must possess a fur license. unless exempt by age as listed above. This license is not required for those who run or Any person under 18 years of age in the physical chase furbearers with dogs but do not take. custody of a child-care facility is exempt from Landowners or Tenants the purchase of a hunting license. Resident landowners or tenants who hunt only Disability Also, any person under 18 years of age is on land owned or leased by them (not including Residents having a proven permanent disability exempt from the Wildlife Conservation Pass- hunting leases) are exempt from the hunting li- which renders them non-ambulatory and confines port and land access permit. cense. Resident landowners who hunt waterfowl them to a wheelchair, as certified by a medical 64 Years Old or Older and other migratory game birds only on their doctor, are exempt from the hunting license. own property are exempt from the Oklahoma Residents 64 years old or older are exempt from Proof of Exemption waterfowl license and HIP requirements. the purchase of a land access permit and HIP Proof of exemption from a license or permit Only resident landowners or tenants or such requirements (including those who will turn 64 must be carried while in the field. individuals’ children who trap on land owned during the calendar year in which they intend or leased by such owners or tenants (not includ- Veterans Affairs Disability Exemptions to hunt migratory birds). Residents 65 years ing hunting leases) are exempt from purchasing Resident veterans 60 percent or more disabled, old or older are exempt from the purchase of a trapping license. as certified by the Department of Veterans Af- the Oklahoma waterfowl license. Persons residing in another state who own fairs, are exempt only from the hunting license. Lifetime Licenses land in Oklahoma but do not live on that land Resident veterans 100 percent disabled, as certi- (Hunting, Combination, Senior Citizen & are considered nonresidents and are not exempt. fied by the Department of Veterans Affairs, are ex- Disabled Veteran) Landowners or Lessees empt from the hunting license and all deer licenses. All resident holders of a lifetime hunting, lifetime Veterans may contact the Oklahoma Department Landowners or lessees who kill bobcats, rac- combination, senior citizen hunting , senior citizen of Veterans Affairs at 1 (888) 655-2838 for a card that coons, gray/red foxes or river otters actually combination or lifetime disabled veteran combina- verifies their exemption; or they may carry V.A. found destroying livestock or poultry are ex- tion hunting/fishing license are exempt from the documentation stating their percent of disability.

Nonresidents Landowners Military Personnel Under 14 Years of Age There are no license or permit exemptions for All active-duty military personnel along with their Nonresidents under 14 years of age are exempt nonresident landowners. dependents may purchase any resident annual from the purchase of a hunting license, HIP license with documentation of active-duty status. requirements and federal duck stamp. Under 16 Years of Age Nonresidents under 16 years of age are exempt from the purchase of the federal duck stamp and HIP requirements. THE Under 18 Years of Age Any person under 18 years of age in the physi- cal custody of an Oklahoma child-care facility is BIGGER exempt from the purchase of a hunting license. Lifetime Licenses held by former residents Nonresidents who formerly lived in Oklaho- Picture! • ma and purchased a resident lifetime hunting, Highest Seller of ANY resident lifetime combination, resident senior Livestock citizen hunting, resident senior citizen combi- • Farm Deer on Small Tracks nation or lifetime disabled veteran license may of Land still use the license with all the same privileges. • Genetic Enhancement Those privileges are listed on this page in the • “residents” column. Best (Family) Investment Opportunity Nonresident Lifetime Licenses Nonresidents who hold a nonresident lifetime hunting or combination license are exempt from Thance the purchase of a nonresident annual hunting license. To hunt antelope, bear, deer or elk, non- Big Daddys Deer Farm resident lifetime license holders must purchase James & Jennifer Hail a nonresident antelope, bear, deer or elk license. Inola, Oklahoma (c) 918-636-5196 Cattle Farming is good. The owner of a nonresident lifetime license must [email protected] Deer Farming is purchase a nonresident annual hunting license in www.bigdaddysdeerfarm.com addition to a turkey license to hunt turkey. GREAT. Nonresident lifetime license holders need the Give us a call and we following for certain types of migratory bird will tell you why! hunting: a HIP permit to hunt migratory game birds, a federal sandhill crane permit to hunt sandhill cranes, a federal duck stamp and an Tulsa Rumble Oklahoma waterfowl license to hunt waterfowl.

13 General Hunting Regulations

Computer-Aided Hunting conveyances with a non-ambulatory or motor Selling of Wildlife The use of computer software or services that vehicle permit. Provided, however, nothing in Except as otherwise provided for by law, no person allow a person, not physically present, to re- this code shall prevent the use of motor-driven may buy, barter, trade, sell or offer, or expose for sale motely control a firearm or weapon to hunt any land or water conveyances for following dogs in all or any part of any fish or wildlife or the nest or live animal or bird is prohibited. the act of hunting, when use of said conveyances eggs of any bird, protected by law. Dogs For Hunting is restricted to public roads or waterways. Said Shooting From Road conveyances may be used on private property Dogs may not be used in taking bear, deer, elk, Shooting from or across any public road, highway (or for following dogs in the act of hunting with the antelope and turkey. right-of-way) or railroad right-of-way is prohibited. landowner’s or occupant’s permission. Except as otherwise provided, nothing shall Public roadways are defined as any governmental prohibit the year-round pursuit of game (species Landowner Permission or corporate roadways where vehicular traffic is not that can be lawfully hunted with dogs) for dog Hunters must obtain permission to enter any restricted and the roadway is routinely used by the training or sport only. However, unless otherwise posted or occupied land or land primarily de- general public. provided, no person in pursuit of game with hunt- voted to farming, ranching or forestry purposes. Shotgun Pellet Size ing dogs outside the regular harvest season shall Nothing in this guide shall be interpreted No person in the field may possess or attempt to possess the means to harvest such game. as permitting hunting or allowing access into harvest any wildlife, except waterfowl and crane, any area, public or private, without permission Final Destination with a shotgun using shot larger than conventional from the owners or custodian as required by law. For purposes of pheasant, turkey, bear, deer, BB (.180 in. diameter). All persons are prohibited from entering land elk, Eurasian collared dove and antelope, “final Hogs are not wildlife; see page 31 for shotgun owned by another without permission for the destination” shall be the hunter’s residence or provisions. sole purpose of retrieving domestic livestock or place of consumption. other animals. Suppressors (Silencers) Headlighting / Spotlighting Consent is not valid for more than one year, Landowners hunting on their own property and No person may attempt to take, take, attempt to unless the owner, lessee, or occupant specifically guests of those landowners will be allowed to use catch, catch, attempt to capture, capture, attempt to grants consent for a specified period of time. legally acquired and possessed suppressors to hunt kill, or kill any deer, feral animal or other wildlife, Possessing Wildlife game animals, game or nongame birds. except fish and frogs or except as provided by law, No person may possess any game bird, animal or Taking of Wildlife by the use of a vehicle-mounted spotlight or other other wildlife, or portions thereof, that have been No person, including but not limited to persons powerful light at night, by what is commonly taken by another person unless written informa- licensed for commercial hunting or wildlife breeders, known as “headlighting” (or “spotlighting”) or tion giving the taker’s name, address, license may hunt, chase, capture, shoot, shoot at, wound, use any light enhancement device (night scope). number, date taken and the number and kinds attempt to take or take, attempt to kill or kill, or Provided, however, nothing in this code shall of game birds, animals or other wildlife, is at- slaughter an antelope, moose, whitetail or mule prevent one from possessing a .22 caliber rimfire tached to the game birds, animal or other wildlife, deer, bear, elk, mountain lion, Rocky Mountain big- rifle or .22 caliber rimfire pistol and a light carried or portions thereof. In addition, information on horn sheep, wild turkey, or any subspecies except as on his person while in pursuit of furbearers with turkey (east of Interstate 35), bear, deer, elk, and otherwise provided by statute or commission rule. hounds during the legal open furbearer season, antelope must include where game was checked while possessing a valid hunting license and fur Transportation of Firearms, Bows or the online confirmation number. The person’s license, unless exempt. & Crossbows name and address receiving said wildlife must Except as otherwise provided, no person may trans- Hunting During Big Game Seasons also appear on the written information. port a loaded firearm in a land or water motor ve- Any person hunting any wildlife in open areas It shall be unlawful for any person to have hicle. “Loaded firearm” shall mean any firearm during the youth deer gun, bear muzzleloader,­ in their possession any meat, head, hide, or any that has live rounds in an inserted clip, attached deer muzzleloader, deer gun, holiday antler- part of the carcass of any wildlife, not legally magazine, cylinder or chamber, or a capped muz- less deer gun (in open zones), elk gun (in open taken. The keeping of wildlife as pets and the zleloader with a loaded powder charge and bullet. counties) or September antelope gun (in open sale of wildlife or parts is strictly controlled by No bow may be transported at full or partial draw areas) seasons with a shotgun and rifled slug, state and federal laws. in a motorized vehicle. or any rifle or handgun larger than a .22 caliber Protected Species Muzzleloaders may be transported with a loaded long rifle, must possess a valid bear, deer, elk, All migratory birds, which include all hawks, powder charge and bullet as long as the gun is un- or antelope license, unless otherwise exempt. owls, eagles, songbirds and all other birds except capped or battery is disconnected. Hunting From Motor Vehicles resident game birds, house sparrows and starlings Crossbows may not be transported in a motorized No person may harass, attempt to capture, are protected by federal and state law. House spar- vehicle unless uncocked or disassembled. capture, attempt to take, take, kill or attempt rows and starlings are the only birds that are not Use of Fire to kill any wildlife with the aid of any motor- protected by either federal or state law. However, No person shall concentrate, drive, molest, hunt, take, driven land, air or water conveyance, except federal regulations provide for the control of black capture, kill, or attempt to take any wildlife by aid a non-ambulatory person may hunt from said birds under a depredation order. For complete of any fire or smoke whether man-made or natural. regulations, see 50 CFR, Part 20.43. Endangered and threatened species are pro- Wanton Waste tected by federal and/or state law. No person may capture, kill or destroy any wild- life protected by law and remove the head, claws, teeth, hide, antlers, horns or any or all of such parts Oklahoma’s Endangered from the carcass with the intent to abandon the & Threatened Species: carcass. No person may kill any wildlife protected Oklahoma’s 250,000 deer hunters Gray bat, Indiana bat, Ozark big-eared bat, by law and abandon the carcass without disposing black-capped vireo, piping plover, whooping of the carcass in the most appropriate manner. No play a major role in conservation of crane, red-cockaded woodpecker, interior the resource. When a hunter chooses person may dump the carcass of any dead animal least tern, American alligator, leopard darter, in any well, spring, pond, or stream of water or to harvest an older buck, he helps Ozark cavefish, longnose darter, Neosho mad- leave it within 1/4 mile of any occupied dwelling improve the age structure of the tom, Arkansas River shiner, blackside darter, Oklahoma cave crayfish,A merican burying or public highway without burying the carcass in an state’s deer herd. beetle, Ouachita rock pocketbook, Neosho appropriate manner where it is not liable to become “Hunters in the know… mucket, scaleshell mussel, and winged ma- exposed through erosion of the soil or where such pleleaf mussel. land is subject to overflow. Penalties and fines have let young bucks grow!” been increased for anyone convicted of improperly disposing of wildlife.

14 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Deer Hunter Education

States where the % of yearling bucks in the adult buck harvest declined from 2001 to 2011 Management Decisions (and the size of the decline). State Percentage SOUND CHOICES BY HUNTERS IN THE FIELD CAN Pennsylvania...... -28% IMPROVE HEALTH OF STATE’S DEER HERD Kentucky...... -27% Bartholomew added that the state’s deer hunt- Statistics from the past few years indicate that Nebraska...... -25% ers can continue to improve the health and age Oklahoma’s deer hunters are doing a much structure of the deer herd by working together. Oklahoma...... -21% better job in their selection of the animals they “Hunters should continue to take advantage harvest. The figures indicate that Oklahomans of antlerless deer hunting opportunities, and Indiana...... -17% are bagging fewer yearling bucks and taking they should strive to keep up the good work of Vermont...... -16% advantage of more frequent opportunities to introducing youth to deer hunting. harvest antlerless deer. Ohio...... -12% “Also, we encourage hunters to continue think- “Hunters are better educated, and they are ing about the bucks they are harvesting each year. Arkansas...... -8% being more selective about what they are harvest- Ask yourself each time you see a buck, ‘Is he the New York...... -8% ing,” said Erik Bartholomew, big game biologist one I want?’ And look for opportunities to pass on for the Wildlife Department. “This shows that Rhode Island...... -8% younger bucks in order to wait for an older one.” more of the state’s 250,000 deer hunters are rec- Texas...... -5% ognizing that they are deer managers when they Illinois...... -4% are out hunting,” he said. In the late 1980s, yearling bucks accounted for Wisconsin...... -4% nearly 70 percent of the state’s total buck harvest. Maryland...... -3% But over the past two decades, the percentage Michigan...... -3% of yearling bucks in the total buck harvest has shrunk to 25 percent in the state. This is a trend drawing great support from From QDMA’s 2013 Whitetail Report experts such as wildlife biologist Kip Adams, director of education and outreach with the www.QDMA.com Quality Deer Management Association. “I think that Oklahoma has done a tremendous job protecting yearling bucks and improving the age structure of the deer herd,” Adams said. The QDMA recently released a report detailing the 2011 deer harvest across the United States. It showed that Oklahoma was among the top five states where hunters harvest more older bucks, those at least 3.5 years old. In Oklahoma, 51 percent of the bucks taken in 2011 were at least 3.5 years old, compared with a national average of 33 percent. What this means is that the state’s deer hunt- ers are letting more and more young bucks walk away in favor of waiting for a more mature, per- haps trophy, deer. “This is very positive for the deer population, and especially for Oklahoma hunters,” Adams said. The States with the highest harvest of 1 Top-5 3 ⁄2-year-old and older bucks in 2011. State Percentage Mississippi...... 70% Arkansas...... 67% Louisiana*...... 64% *DMAP Areas Texas...... 60% From QDMA’s 2013 Whitetail Report Oklahoma...... 51% www.QDMA.com

2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide 15 Big Game Seasons

water or leave it within 1/4 mile of any occupied Combined Season Limit dwelling or public highway without burying the Deer The combined season limit for deer archery, carcass in an appropriate manner where it is not youth deer gun, deer muzzleloader and deer liable to become exposed through erosion of the gun seasons is no more than six deer per indi- soil or where such land is subject to overflow. Youth Licenses vidual. This limit may include no more than Resident Youth Hunting, Resident Youth Com- two antlered deer. bination Hunting/Fishing, Fiscal-Year Youth Deer taken by a hunter participating in Holi- Youth Deer Gun Hunting, Fiscal-Year Youth Combination Hunt- day Antlerless Deer Gun season or controlled Age Requirements ing/Fishing: Legal residents of Oklahoma who hunts are not included in the hunter’s combined Youths under 18 years of age: All youths while are 16 or 17 years old are eligible to purchase season limit. hunting are required to be accompanied by an any of the youth hunting licenses. Deer taken during Jan. 1-15, 2014, count to- adult, 18 years old or older. The adult cannot • Resident Youth Deer Archery: Available to ward the 2013 bag limit. gun hunt, but may archery hunt while accom- legal residents of Oklahoma who are under panying the youth hunter. The adult hunter 18 years of age. The youth deer archery li- H unter Orange may not possess any firearms except under cense may be used during the regular deer For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. provisions of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act archery season. and Oklahoma Firearms Act. • Resident Youth Deer Gun and Resident Public Lands License Requirements Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide Youth Deer Primitive: Available to legal Resident youths under 16 years of age must seasons. Consult public lands section beginning residents of Oklahoma who are under 18 possess a youth deer gun license (antlered or on page 39. years of age. Each license costs $10. The youth antlerless) or an apprentice-designated youth deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) may deer gun license or proof of exemption, and be used during the youth deer gun season Shooting Hours they are exempt from the purchase of a hunting One-half hour before official sunrise to one-half or during the regular deer gun season. The license. For the 2013 Youth Deer Gun Season, hour after official sunset. For sunrise/sunset youth deer primitive license (antlered or youths 7 or younger must be hunter-education table, see page 60. antlerless) may be used during the regular certified to hunt deer. deer muzzleloader season. Antlered Deer Definition • Resident youths 16 and 17 years old: Must • Resident Youth Holiday Antlerless Deer Any deer, regardless of sex, with at least three possess a hunting license (see page 4) Gun: Legal residents of Oklahoma who are inches of antler length above the natural hairline or proof of exemption, and must possess a under 18 years of age are eligible to purchase on either side. youth deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) the $10 youth Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun for each deer hunted or proof of exemption. license. It may only be used during the Holi- White Deer • Nonresident youths 17 years of age and day Antlerless Deer Gun season. Hunters are permitted to harvest white deer younger: Must possess a nonresident deer (albino or piebald) as part of their season limit. gun license or apprentice-designated nonresi- Nonresident dent deer gun license, and are exempt from a Field Tagging & Checking hunting license. For the 2013 Youth Deer Gun For field tagging and checking requirements for Deer Licenses Season, youths 7 and younger must be hunter- Nonresidents may purchase three season-spe- deer, see page 9. education certified to hunt deer. cific deer licenses: a nonresident deer archery license, a nonresident deer primitive firearms More Than One Method Dates & Open Areas license or a nonresident deer gun license. Each Oct. 18-20, 2013; statewide. of the three types of nonresident deer licenses of Take in the Field Hunters are allowed to carry both archery Public Lands permit the hunter to hunt for all deer allowed equipment and a muzzleloader during the Seasons on public lands may vary from state- during the specified season. For the specific muzzleloader season provided they have the wide seasons. Consult public lands section season limits, see the information for each sea- appropriate licenses and follow other muz- beginning on page 39. son. The combined season limit of all seasons zleloader season regulations. remains six deer per individual with no more Youth Deer Gun Limit Hunters also are allowed to carry both archery than two antlered deer. Two deer, only one of which may be antlered. equipment and legal firearms during any modern These licenses are valid on both public and The harvest of antlerless mule deer is prohib- gun season, again provided they have the ap- private lands. Licenses are not transferable be- ited during the youth deer gun season. propriate licenses and follow other regulations tween seasons. The nonresident deer gun license Deer taken by youth hunters participating to participate in those seasons. also covers the holiday antlerless deer season. in the youth deer gun season are included in Note: Individuals hunting with a nonresident the hunter’s combined season limit but do not deer archery license will need a 2014 license for Tracking Devices count as part of the regular deer gun season limit. Telemetric radio tracking devices for deer hunt- hunting starting Jan. 1, 2014. Youths hunting during Youth Deer Gun Sea- ing are legal. However, thermal tracking devices son may also harvest a turkey in counties listed are illegal. below, provided they have the appropriate fall turkey license (unless exempt). Dates and le- Carcass Disposal gal means of taking are the same as for Youth No person may dump the carcass of any dead Deer Gun Season. A turkey taken during Youth animal in any well, spring, pond, or stream of Deer Gun Season counts toward the statewide fall turkey bag limit. One-tom limit in Alfalfa, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cimarron, Cotton, Creek, Custer, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Hughes, Jefferson, Kay, Kiowa, Love, Murray, Noble, Okfuskee, Pawnee, Seminole, Stephens, Texas and Washita counties. One either-sex turkey limit in Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Comanche, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Jackson, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, Osage, Payne, Roger Mills, Tillman, Woods and Woodward. wildlifedepartment.com

16 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Youth Deer Gun Licenses deer archery license. Holders of nonresident • Firearms Restriction: No person may carry Resident youth hunters who do not harvest a lifetime hunting and lifetime combination or use any firearm in conjunction with ar- deer during the youth deer gun season may use licenses are not exempt from purchasing chery equipment during the archery season their unfilled youth deer gun license(s) during deer licenses. while hunting deer, except under provisions the regular deer gun season to take a deer. of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act and the • Jan. 1-15: All hunters must possess a deer Resident youth hunters who do harvest a deer Oklahoma Firearms Act. archery license for the current calendar year during the youth deer gun season may purchase Hunters are allowed to carry both archery and a current hunting license (see page 4) another youth deer gun license and harvest a equipment and a muzzleloader during the or proof of exemption. deer during the regular deer gun season. muzzleloader season provided they have Deer taken during this time count toward the appropriate licenses and follow other Legal Means of Taking the hunter’s 2013 bag limit. muzzleloader season regulations. Equipment described as legal for deer gun Dates & Open Areas Hunters also are allowed to carry both season. See page 18. Oct. 1, 2013 - Jan. 15, 2014; statewide. archery equipment and legal firearms during Hunter Orange Archery Limit any modern gun season, again provided they For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. have the appropriate licenses and follow other Six deer, which may include no more than two regulations to participate in those seasons. Field Tagging & Checking antlered deer. For field tagging and checking requirements, Deer taken by a hunter participating in • Illegal Devices: Laser sights (unless 100% see page 9. archery season are included in the hunter’s disabled or legally blind), thermal tracking combined season limit. and light enhancement equipment. Deer Archery Legal Means of Taking License Requirements Deer Muzzleloader • Bow: Minimum of 40 pounds draw weight. • Resident: A hunting license (see page 4) Hand-held releases are legal. Devices that (Primitive Firearms) or proof of exemption. In addition, all deer permit a bow to be held mechanically at full License Requirements hunters must possess a deer archery license or partial draw are allowed. • Resident: A hunting license (see page 4) for each deer hunted or proof of exemption. • Broadheads: Arrows / bolts must be fitted or proof of exemption. In addition, you must • Resident Youths: Youth hunters 16 or 17 with hunting type points not less than 7/8 possess a deer primitive firearms license years old must purchase a hunting license inches wide, including mechanical broad- (antlered or antlerless) for each deer hunted (see page 4). All youth hunters under heads meeting this width requirement when or proof of exemption. 18 years of age may purchase a youth deer fully open. • Resident Youths: Youth hunters 16 or 17 years archery license. • Crossbows: Minimum of 100 pounds draw old must purchase a hunting license (see page • Nonresident: Nonresident deer hunters are weight and equipped with safety devices. 4). All youth hunters under 18 years of age exempt from a hunting license while hunting Bolts must be a minimum of 14 inches in may purchase a youth deer primitive license deer, but they must possess a nonresident length. Leverage gaining devices are legal. (antlered or antlerless).

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17 Big Game Seasons

• Nonresident: Nonresident deer hunters are Legal Means of Taking Dates & Open Areas exempt from a hunting license while hunting Nov. 23-Dec. 8, 2013; statewide. • Muzzleloading rifles, muzzleloading shot- deer, but they must possess a nonresident Antlerless deer may only be harvested on guns or muzzleloading pistols: .40 caliber or deer primitive firearms license or proof of specified days and in zones open to antlerless larger rifle or pistol, or 20-gauge or larger shot- exemption. Holders of nonresident lifetime gun, firing a single slug or ball that is loaded harvest (see page 20). hunting and lifetime combination licenses are from the muzzle. Deer Gun Limit not exempt from purchasing deer licenses. Archery: One antlered and two antlerless deer; at least Dates & Open Areas • Equipment described as legal for deer archery season. one antlerless deer must be harvested from Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2013; statewide. Zone 2, 7 or 8 (see page 20). Antlerless deer may only be harvested on • Illegal devices: Blackpowder firearms loaded The harvest of antlerless mule deer is pro- specified days and in zones open to antlerless from the breech, laser sights (unless 100% hibited during deer gun season. harvest (see page 20). disabled or legally blind) and light enhance- Deer taken by a hunter participating in deer Muzzleloader Limit ment devices (night scopes) are illegal. gun season are included in the hunter’s com- One antlered and two antlerless deer, at least one Deer Gun bined season limit. antlerless deer must be harvested from Zone 2, 7 Unfilled Deer Gun Antlered License or 8. See page 20 for more information. License Requirements Resident hunters who do not harvest an ant- Deer taken by a hunter participating in muz- • Resident: A hunting license (see page 4) or lered deer during deer gun season may use their zleloader season are included in the hunter’s proof of exemption. In addition, you must pos- unfilled deer gun antlered license to harvest combined season limit. sess a deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) an antlerless deer on the last day of the deer Unfilled Deer Primitive Firearms for each deer hunted or proof of exemption. gun season. Antlered License Resident hunters must still comply with the • Resident Youths: Youth hunters 16 or 17 Hunters who do not harvest an antlered deer limit restriction of no more than two antlerless years old must purchase a hunting license during muzzleloader season may use their deer during deer gun season. At least one must (see page 4). All youth hunters under 18 unfilled deer primitive firearms antlered license come from Zone 2, 7 or 8 (see page 20). years of age may purchase a youth deer gun to harvest an antlerless deer on the last day Unfilled resident deer gun licenses are not license (antlered or antlerless). of the muzzleloader season in zones open to valid during the Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun antlerless harvest. • Nonresident: Nonresident deer hunters are season. Hunters must still comply with the limit re- exempt from a hunting license while hunting Legal Means of Taking striction of no more than two antlerless deer deer, but they must possess a nonresident deer during muzzleloader season. At least one must gun license or proof of exemption. Holders • Rifles: Centerfire rifles firing at least a 55-grain come from Zone 2, 7 or 8 (see page 20). of nonresident lifetime hunting and lifetime weight soft-nosed or hollow-point bullet and Unfilled deer primitive firearms licenses are combination licenses are not exempt from having an overall cartridge case length of 1.25 not valid during any other deer season. purchasing deer licenses. inches or longer (9 mm rifles are not legal).

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www.ohiotrophydeer.com 18 Clips or magazines of all .22 caliber centerfire • Illegal devices: Fully automatic firearms, laser Dates & Open Areas firearms may not be capable of holding more sights (unless 100% disabled or legally blind) Dec. 20-29, 2013, only in open areas. Refer to Ant- than seven rounds of ammunition. and light enhancement devices (night scopes) lerless Deer Hunting Zones map on page 20. are illegal. • Muzzleloaders: Equipment described as legal Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun Limit for deer muzzleloader season and blackpow- One antlerless deer. der firearms loaded from the breech are legal. Holiday Antlerless The harvest of antlerless mule deer is prohibited during the Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun season. • Shotguns: 20-gauge or larger, firing a single Deer Gun License Requirements Deer taken by a hunter participating in the rifled slug, are legal. holiday deer season are not included in the • Resident: A hunting license (see page 4) • Centerfire handguns: Chambered for .24 calib- hunter’s combined season limit. or proof of exemption. In addition, hunters er or larger and 100 grain or heavier soft-nosed must possess a Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun Unfilled Deer Licenses bullet having an overall cartridge case length license or proof of exemption. Unfilled resident youth deer gun, deer primi- of 1.25 inches or longer are legal (.357 or larger) tive firearms and deer gun licenses are not valid and a minimum barrel length of 4 inches. • Resident Youths: Youth hunters 16 or 17 during the Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun season. years old must purchase a hunting license • Semi-automatic handguns: Chambered for Resident hunters participating in the Holiday (see page 4). All youth hunters under 18 any centerfire ammunition with a 100-grain Antlerless Deer Gun season must purchase a years of age may purchase a youth Holiday or heavier soft-nosed bullet and having a Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun license or a youth Antlerless Deer Gun license. cartridge case size of .40 caliber or larger (in- Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun license (under 18), cludes 10 mm, .357 Sig., and 40 cal. or larger) • Nonresident: Nonresident deer hunters are unless exempt. and a minimum barrel length of 4 inches. exempt from a hunting license while hunting Legal Means of Taking deer, but they must possess a nonresident deer • Handguns chambered for any centerfire rifle Equipment described as legal for deer gun season. gun license or proof of exemption. Holders ammunition: Chambered for any centerfire See page 18. of nonresident lifetime hunting and lifetime rifle ammunition using at least a 55-grain soft- combination licenses are not exempt from nosed bullet and having an overall cartridge purchasing deer licenses. case length of 1.25 inches or longer and a mini- mum barrel length of 4 inches. This program receives federal assistance from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, and thus prohibits discrimination on the basis • Archery: Equipment described as legal for of race, color, religion, national origin, disability, age, and sex (gender), pursuant to Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (as deer archery season. amended), Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. To request an accommodation or informational material • Suppressors (Silencers): Landowners hunt- in an alternative format, please contact Director, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, P.O. Box 53465, Oklahoma ing on their own property and guests of City, OK 73152. If you believe you have been discriminated against in any program, activity, or service, please contact U.S. those landowners are allowed to use legally Fish and Wildlife Service, Wildlife and Sport Fish Restoration Program, Attention: Civil Rights Coordinator for Public Access, acquired and possessed suppressors. 4401 N. Fairfax Drive, Arlington, VA 22203.

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20 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Big Game Seasons

Dates, Open Areas Public Lands Elk Elk hunting is closed on all Department-owned & Zone Limits or managed lands, except for controlled elk hunt Open areas are private lands in Caddo, Coman- permittees on areas and dates designated on their che and Kiowa counties (Southwest Zone) and controlled hunt permit. License Requirements Adair, Cherokee, Delaware, Mayes, Muskogee • Residents: Must possess a hunting license and Sequoyah counties (Northeast Zone). (see page 4) or proof of exemption. In Legal Elk Definitions addition, all elk hunters must possess an Southwest Zone / Granite Hills Area – • Southwest Zone - A legal bull is defined as hav- elk license for each elk hunted or proof of Private lands west of State Highway 115. ing at least five points on at least one side. A point exemption. One elk limit. Archery is defined as the tip of the main antler beam and • Nonresidents: Nonresident elk hunters are (legal bull or antlerless elk):...... Oct. 5-9 and any projection arising from the main antler beam exempt from a hunting license while hunt- Dec. 14-18, 2013 that is at least one inch in length. ing elk, but they must possess a nonresident Gun Antlerless elk are defined as elk with no elk license for each elk hunted or proof of (legal bull or antlerless elk):...... Oct. 10-13 and visible antlers. exemption. Holders of nonresident lifetime Dec. 19-22, 2013 • Northeast Zone - No antler point restrictions. hunting and lifetime combination licenses Any elk is legal. are not exempt from purchasing elk licenses. Southwest Zone / Slick Hills Area – Private lands east of State Highway 115 • Jan. 1-31: All hunters must possess an elk Two elk limit, one of which license for the current calendar year and a must be antlerless. Shooting Hours One-half hour before official sunrise to one-half current hunting license (see page 4) or proof Archery hour after official sunset. For sunrise/sunset of exemption. (legal bull or antlerless elk):...... Oct. 5-9 and Dec. 14-18, 2013 table, see page 60. Gun Written Landowner (legal bull or antlerless elk):...... Oct. 10-13 and Legal Means of Taking Dec. 19-22, 2013 Permission • Archery: Equipment described as legal for All elk hunters must possess written permission Gun (antlerless elk only):..Nov. 23-Dec. 8, 2013, and deer archery season. See page 17. from the landowner or, where appropriate, the Jan. 1-31, 2014 lessee (tenant). Permission must be carried on • Muzzleloader: Equipment described as legal the person while hunting elk. Elk hunters may Northeast Zone - Private lands only. for deer muzzleloader season. See page 18. only hunt on those lands for which they have One elk limit, any elk regardless • Gun: Equipment described as legal for deer written permission. of sex, age, or antler points. gun season. See page 18. Archery Combined Season Limit (either sex):...... Oct. 1, 2013-Jan. 15, 2014 The combined statewide season limit for elk is Youth Gun H unter Orange For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. two elk, regardless of sex or method of taking. (either sex):...... Oct. 18-20, 2013 (Same age requirements as youth deer gun Elk taken by hunters participating in controlled season, see page 16.) hunts are not included in the hunter’s combined Field Tagging & Checking season limit. Muzzleloader For field tagging and checking requirements for (either sex):...... Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2013 Elk taken in the Southwest Zone/Slick Hills elk, see page 9. area from Jan. 1-31, 2014, and elk taken in the Gun Northeast Zone from Jan. 1-15, 2014, count to- (either sex):...... Nov. 23-Dec. 8, 2013 ward the 2013 bag limit.

Question: What should you avoid wearing while turkey hunting? Answer: Don’t wear red, white or blue – common colors on gobblers’ and hens’ heads.

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2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide 21 Big Game Seasons Antelope Legal Antelope Buck vs. Doe Legal License Requirements Buck: • Residents: Must possess a hunting license • Black cheek (see page 4) or proof of exemption. In patch, addition, all antelope hunters must possess regardless an antelope license for each antelope hunted of sex. or proof of exemption. • Nonresidents: Nonresident antelope hunt- ers are exempt from a hunting license while hunting antelope, but they must possess a nonresident antelope license for each ante- Legal Doe: lope hunted or proof of exemption. Holders of nonresident lifetime hunting and lifetime • No black cheek patch, combination licenses are not exempt from regardless of sex.

purchasing antelope licenses. © iStockphoto.com/alptraum • Jan. 1-15: All hunters must possess an ante- Any antelope that does not have a black cheek patch is legally considered a doe. Does lope license for the current calendar year and can have horns. a current hunting license (see page 4) or proof of exemption. Open Areas H unter Orange Written Landowner Cimarron County and that portion of Texas For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. Permission County west of State Highway 136. All antelope hunters must possess written per- mission from the landowner or, where appro- Field Tagging & Checking All pronghorn antelope must be checked-in at priate, the lessee (tenant). Permission must be Public Lands Seasons on public lands may vary from state- one of these physical check stations: carried on the person while hunting antelope. wide seasons. Consult public lands section Hunters may only hunt on those lands for which • Cimarron County: Bourks, 8 N.W. Square, beginning on page 39. they have written permission. Landowners, Boise City; Hitching Post Bed and Breakfast, operators and immediate family are exempt two miles east of Kenton. from written permission. Combined Season Limit • Texas County: Guymon Fire Department, Two antelope combined, which may include 309 N. Roosevelt, Guymon. no more than one buck, regardless of season or method of take. Antelope - Archery Shooting Hours Dates One-half hour before official sunrise to one-half Oct. 1-14, 2013. hour after official sunset. For sunrise/sunset Legal Means of Taking table, see page 60. Equipment described as legal for deer archery season. See page 17. Legal Buck Definition Archery Limit Any antelope, regardless of sex, with a black Two antelope, only one of which may be a cheek patch. Backhoe and Trucking buck. Archery antelope are not bonus and count 8272 Piedmont Rd. North | Piedmont, OK 73078 against the statewide combined season limit. Antelope - Gun • Septic Systems (Drawing only) • General Backhoe Work Antelope gun hunting is only available through • Storm Shelters the Department’s controlled hunts program or • Trucking: Rock, Sand, Shale through the Landowner Permit Drawing (see wildlifedepartment.com.) • Dozer Service: Driveways, Pads Dates Sept. 5-18, 2013, and Dec. 7, 2013-Jan. 15, 2014. Legal Means of Taking Equipment described as legal for deer gun sea- son. See page 18. Gun Limit Two antelope, only one of which may be a buck. Antelope taken through controlled hunts or land- owner permit are not bonus and count against the statewide combined season limit for antelope. Legal sex and specific season dates will be (405) 373-2530 designated on the controlled hunt or land- BiggsBackhoe.com owner permit. 22 Bear - Archery & Muzzleloader License Requirements Combined Season Limit One bear, regardless of season hunted. • Residents: Must possess a hunting license (see page 4) or proof of exemption. In addition, resident bear hunters must possess Shooting Hours a bear license. One-half hour before official sunrise to one-half Michael Bergin Lifetime License holders are not exempt hour after official sunset. For sunrise/sunset from the purchase of a bear license. table, see page 60. Mu zzleloader • Nonresidents: Nonresident bear hunters are Bear Quota exempt from a hunting license while hunting Prohibited Activities The Wildlife Department has set the 2013 bear but must possess a nonresident bear No baiting is allowed on wildlife management muzzleloader harvest quota at 20 bears. license. areas. Shooting of cubs or females with cubs is The muzzleloader season will be open Lifetime License holders are not exempt prohibited. No den shooting of bears. Pursuing until 20 bears have been harvested or from the purchase of a bear license. bears with dogs is prohibited. the season ends. Hunters must check via • License Purchasing Deadlines: Bear licenses telephone whether the quota has been for the archery season must be purchased Legal Means of Taking reached before going hunting each day. prior to Oct. 1, 2013. No bear licenses will be Once the quota has been reached, the • Archery: Equipment described as legal for sold after Sept. 30 for the archery season. An season will close. deer archery season. See page 17. unfilled bear license from the archery season To check the status of is valid for muzzleloader season. • Muzzleloader: Equipment described as legal the harvest quota: Bear licenses for the muzzleloader season for deer muzzleloader season. See page 18. Call (888) 901-3256 must be purchased prior to Oct. 26, 2013. No bear licenses will be sold after Oct. 25 for the muzzleloader season. Field Tagging & Checking Upon harvesting a bear, all hunters must im- mediately attach their name and license number checked, a carcass tag will be issued, which must securely to the carcass and complete the “Record Dates & Open Areas remain with the carcass to its final destination of Game” section on the license form. • Archery: Oct. 1 - 20, 2013; only in Latimer, Le or through processing and/or storage at com- The attached item can be anything, as long Flore, McCurtain and Pushmataha counties. mercial processing or storage facilities. as it contains the required information. This The head must remain attached to the carcass • Muzzleloader: Oct. 26-Nov. 3, 2013 (unless information must remain attached to the carcass until the bear is checked. Bear carcasses may be quota is met earlier), only in Latimer, Le Flore, until it is checked. checked-in quartered, with or without skin, but McCurtain and Pushmataha counties. Upon harvesting a bear, all hunters must sex organs must remain naturally attached until call Joe Hemphill, Southeast Region supervi- checked by a Department employee. sor, at (580) 421-7226 or Jeff Ford, biologist, at Public Lands (918) 527-9918. Seasons on public lands may vary from state- The carcass must be checked in by the hunter wide seasons. Consult public lands section H unter Orange who harvested the bear. After the carcass is For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. beginning on page 39.

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crops, grain crops, properly shucked on the field License Requirements where grown or grain found scattered solely as • Resident youths under 16 years of age: Ex- Turkey the result of normal agricultural operations is empt from a hunting license, but must pos- permitted. See page 37 for rules about baiting sess a turkey license or proof of exemption. on Department-managed lands. License Requirements • Resident youths 16 and 17 years old: Must • Resident: A hunting license (see page 4) Fall Turkey possess a hunting license (see page 4) or proof of exemption. Dates and a turkey license or proof of exemption. In addition, all hunters must possess a • Nonresident youths under 14 years of age: turkey license for each bird to be hunted, • Archery: Oct. 1, 2013-Jan. 15, 2014. Exempt from a hunting license, but must pos- unless otherwise exempt. • Gun: Nov. 2-22, 2013. sess a turkey license or proof of exemption. • Nonresident: A nonresident hunting license Open Areas & Limits • Nonresident youths 14-17 years old: Must (see page 4) or proof of exemption. In addi- possess a nonresident annual hunting license tion, all hunters must possess a turkey license • Fall Season Limit: One turkey, regardless of and a turkey license for each bird to be hunted for each bird to be hunted, unless otherwise method of taking. unless otherwise exempt. exempt. Nonresident lifetime license holders • Archery: The limit is one turkey of either- are required to purchase a nonresident annual • Nonresident lifetime license holders: Must sex, statewide. hunting license and turkey license(s). The purchase a nonresident annual hunting li- nonresident 5-day hunting license is not valid • Gun - The following counties have a limit cense and turkey license(s). for hunting turkey. of one tom turkey: Alfalfa, Caddo, Canadian, The nonresident 5-day hunting license is not Carter, Cimarron, Cotton, Creek, Custer, Gar- • Jan. 1-15: All fall archery turkey hunters must valid for hunting turkey. field, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Hughes, possess a current hunting license as well as a Jefferson, Kay, Kiowa, Love, Murray, Noble, Dates & Open Areas fall turkey license for the current calendar year, Okfuskee, Pawnee, Seminole, Stephens, Texas unless exempt. Annual hunting and turkey • March 29-30, 2014: statewide except in the and Washita. licenses are valid from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 only, Southeast Region. while fiscal-year hunting licenses are valid July • Gun - The following counties have a limit • April 19-20, 2014: Southeast Region only. 1 to June 30 of the following year. of one turkey of either sex: Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Comanche, Dewey, Ellis, Harper, Jack- Public Lands Public Lands son, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, Osage, Payne, Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide Seasons on public lands may vary from state- Roger Mills, Tillman, Woods and Woodward. seasons. Consult public lands section beginning wide seasons. Consult public lands section on page 39. • Gun - The following counties are open to beginning on page 39. shotgun hunting only and have a limit of Season Limit one tom turkey: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, The limit for both youth seasons combined is Tom Turkey Definition Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Se- one tom turkey. Any bearded turkey, regardless of sex. quoyah, Wagoner and Washington. Turkeys taken by a youth turkey hunter par- Legal Means of Taking ticipating in the spring youth turkey season Identification are included in the youth hunter’s county and Evidence of sex (one leg with foot) must re- • Archery: Equipment described as legal for regular spring season limits. main on the bird until it has reached its final deer archery season. See page 17. destination. Unfilled Spring Turkey License Beards on hens must remain intact and not • Rifle: Centerfire rifles, .22 Magnum rimfire, Youth hunters who do not harvest a turkey dur- removed from the turkey until the bird has 5 mm Magnum rimfire and .17 HMR are legal. ing the spring youth turkey season may use their reached its final destination. All other rimfire rifles are illegal. unfilled turkey license during the regular spring turkey season. • Muzzleloader: Muzzleloader rifles and hand- Shooting Hours guns of .36 caliber or larger are legal. One-half hour before official sunrise to official Spring Turkey Shotgun: sunset. For sunrise/sunset table, see page 60. • Conventional or muzzleloading, Dates & Open Areas using shot no larger than BB (.180 of an inch Roost Shooting in diameter) are legal. • April 6 - May 6, 2014, statewide, except in the Roost shooting is prohibited. Southeast Region (see map on page 25). • Handgun: Centerfire, .22 Magnum rimfire, 5 mm Magnum rimfire and .17 HMR are • April 21 - May 6, 2014, in the Southeast Decoys legal. All other rimfire handguns are illegal. Region only. & Recorded Calls • Concurrent Seasons: Conventional handguns Season Limit Artificial decoys are permitted. Live decoys and rifles and muzzleloaders smaller than .40 The season limit is three tom turkeys. Hunters and recorded calls are prohibited. It is illegal to caliber are not permitted for turkey hunting may take more than one tom turkey per day, up use a smartphone as an electronic call during during the two-day period when fall turkey to the season limit of three toms. However, no turkey season. season and deer muzzleloader season overlap. more than one tom may be taken in any county Hunter Orange with a one-tom season limit and no more than two Field Tagging & Checking toms may be taken in any county with a two tom For field tagging and checking requirements For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. season limit. No more than one tom may be taken for turkey, see page 9. from the combined eight counties in the Southeast Youth Spring Turkey Region (Atoka, Choctaw, Coal, Latimer, Le Flore, Baiting Age Requirements McCurtain, Pittsburg, Pushmataha). Turkeys may not be hunted or taken within 100 Open to youths younger than 18. All youths yards of any bait. Baiting is the placing, expos- County Limits while hunting are required to be accompanied by ing, depositing, distributing or scattering of an adult, 18 years old or older. The adult may not • The Southeast Region (the following eight shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or hunt or possess any archery equipment or fire- counties) have a combined season limit of other grain or other feed so as to constitute for arms except under provisions of the Oklahoma one tom turkey: Atoka, Choctaw, Coal, Latimer, such birds a lure, attraction or enticement, on or Self-Defense Act and Oklahoma Firearms Act. Le Flore, McCurtain, Pittsburg, Pushmataha. over any area where hunters are attempting to take them. The taking of turkey over standing

24 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide • The following counties have a season limit nee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Rogers, Legal Means of Taking of one tom turkey: Adair, Beaver, Bryan, Ca- Seminole, Sequoyah, Texas, Tulsa, Wagoner • Archery: Equipment described as legal for nadian, Carter, Cherokee, Cimarron, Cleve- and Washington. deer archery season. See page 17. land, Craig, Creek, Custer, Delaware, Gar- • The following counties have a season limit field, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Haskell, Hughes, • Shotgun: Conventional or muzzleloading, of two tom turkeys: Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Johnston, Kay, Kiowa, Lincoln, Logan, Love, using shot no larger than BB (.180 of an inch Caddo, Comanche, Cotton, Dewey, Ellis, Marshall, Mayes, McClain, McIntosh, Mur- in diameter) are legal. Greer, Harmon, Harper, Jackson, Jefferson, ray, Muskogee, Noble, Nowata, Okfuskee, Kingfisher, Major, Roger Mills, Stephens, Till- • Illegal Firearms: Rifles and handguns may Oklahoma, Okmulgee, Osage, Ottawa, Paw- man, Washita, Woods and Woodward. not be used during the spring season. Fall Turkey (2013)

Nov. 2-22, 2013 One tom turkey (gun)

Nov. 2-22, 2013 One turkey of either sex (gun)

Nov. 2-22, 2013 One tom turkey (shotgun only)

Closed to fall turkey hunting with a gun.

Note for Archers: All counties are open for fall archery turkey hunting. One turkey of either sex may be harvested during the Oct. 1, 2013-Jan. 15, 2014, statewide archery season. Fall turkey limit is one turkey, regardless of method of take.

Turkeys taken west of Interstate 35 will not be checked. Turkeys taken east of Interstate 35 must be checked in using E-Check at wildlifedepartment.com or with an authorized Department employee within 24 hours of leaving the hunt area.

Seasons and limits on public lands may vary. Consult the Public Lands section beginning on page 39. Spring Turkey (2014)

March 29-30, 2014: Youth season statewide except in the Southeast Region. Southeast Region April 19-20, 2014: Youth season Southeast Region only. April 6 - May 6, 2014 Two tom turkey limit per county

April 6 - May 6, 2014 One tom turkey limit per county

Southeast Region April 21 - May 6, 2014 One tom turkey limit for all eight counties combined (Atoka, Choctaw, Coal, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain, Pittsburg & Pushmataha)

Bag Limit: The season limit is three tom turkeys. No more than one tom may be taken in a one-tom county and no more than two toms may be taken in a two-tom limit county. Only one tom may be taken from the combined eight southeastern counties (Southeast Region).

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License Requirements Dates & Open Areas Legal Means of Taking Residents & Nonresidents: A hunting license Nov. 9, 2013-Feb. 15, 2014; statewide. Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading), ar- (see page 4) or proof of exemption. chery equipment, legal raptors and as otherwise Daily Limit provided under General Hunting Regulations. Public Lands 10 daily, 20 in possession after the first day. Seasons on public lands may vary from state- Pot Shooting wide seasons. Consult public lands section At no time may any quail or covey be shot beginning on page 39. Shooting Hours while resting on the ground, commonly called Official sunrise to official sunset. For sunrise/ “pot shooting.” sunset table, see page 60. H unter Orange For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. Kelly Adams

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area is considered to be baited for 10 days after migratory game birds killed in any foreign country License Requirements complete removal of any bait. Baiting includes except Canada, unless such birds are dressed (except Residents & Nonresidents: A hunting license placing, exposing, depositing, distributing or as required in 20.63), drawn, and the head and feet (see page 4) or proof of exemption. In addi- scattering of salt, grain, or other feed that could are removed. No person shall import migratory tion, all hunters, unless otherwise exempt, must serve as a lure or attractant for migratory game game birds belonging to another person. carry afield the HIP permit (see page 12 for birds to, on, or over areas where hunters are at- HIP permit information.) tempting to take them. Agriculture areas must be prepared in accordance with official recom- Dual Violation Violations of state migratory game bird regulations mendations to be legally hunted. It is a separate Public Lands are also violations of federal regulations. Seasons on public lands may vary from state- offense to place or direct placement of bait on wide seasons. Consult public lands section or adjacent to an area that causes, induces, or beginning on page 39. allows another to hunt by the aid of bait on or Hunting in Two States over a baited area. Hunters are responsible for A hunter who hunts in two states having separate ensuring that an area has not been baited and daily limits, may not exceed the largest number Shooting Hours should verify its legality prior to hunting. of birds that can legally be taken in one of the One-half hour before official sunrise to official states in which they take birds. sunset, unless otherwise provided. Field Possession Limit No person shall possess more than one daily Additional Information Legal Means of Taking bag limit, tagged or not tagged, while in the For a more complete summary of federal regula- Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading) field or while returning from the field to one’s tions, visit wildlifedepartment.com/fedregs.htm. archery equipment or legal raptors and as vehicle, hunting camp, home, etc. otherwise provided under General Hunting Regulations. H unter Orange Wanton Waste For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. All downed migratory game birds shall be re- Restrictions trieved, if possible, and retained in the custody No person shall take migratory game birds: of the hunter in the field. Reference Federal regulations related to migratory game • With a trap, snare, net, rifle, pistol, swivel birds are located in Title 50, Code of Federal Regu- gun, shotgun slug, shotgun larger than a lations, Part 20, Caution: more restrictive regula- 10-gauge, punt gun, battery gun, machine Field Tagging No person shall give, put or leave any migra- tions may apply to National Wildlife Refuges open gun, fishhook, poison, drug, explosive, or tory game birds at any place or in the custody to public hunting. For additional information of stupefying substance. of another person unless the birds are tagged federal regulations, contact Resident Agent-In- • With a shotgun capable of holding more than by the hunter with the hunter’s name, signature Charge, U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service, (405) 715-0617. three shells, in the magazine and chamber and address, total number of birds involved by combined, unless otherwise provided. species and the dates such birds were killed. Tagging is required if the birds are being • From or by means, aid, or use of a sink box RAIL (sora & virginia) transported by another person for the hunter, (a low floating device, having a depression or if the birds have been left for cleaning, stor- affording the hunter means of concealment age (including temporary storage), shipment, beneath the surface of the water.) Dates & Open Areas or taxidermy services. Sept. 1 - Nov. 9, 2013; statewide. • From or with the aid or use of a vehicle or other motor-driven land conveyance, or any aircraft, except that paraplegics and single- or Possession of Live Birds Daily Limit Wounded birds shall be immediately killed and 25 daily, 50 in possession after the first day, 75 in double-amputees of the legs may take from included in the daily limit. possession after the second day. any stationary motor vehicle or stationary motor-driven land conveyance. Paraplegic means an individual afflicted with paralysis Field Dressing of the lower half of the body with involve- No person shall completely field dress any migra- Wilson’s ment of both legs usually due to disease of tory game bird (except doves and band-tailed (common) SNIPE or injury to the spinal cord. pigeons) and then transport the birds from the field. The head or one fully feathered wing must • From or by means of any motorboat or sail- remain attached to all such birds while being boat unless the motor has been completely Dates & Open Areas transported from the field to one’s home or to a Oct. 1, 2013 - Jan. 15, 2014; statewide. shut off and/or the sail furled, and its pro- migratory bird preservation facility. gress therefrom has ceased. • By the use or aid of live decoys. All live, tame Daily Limit Eight daily, 16 in possession after the first day, or captive ducks and geese shall be removed Shipment No person shall ship migratory game birds un- 24 in possession after the second day. for a period of 10 consecutive days prior to less the package is marked on the outside with hunting, and confined within an enclosure the name and address of the person sending the which substantially reduces the audibility birds, the name and address of the person to of their calls and totally conceals such tame GALLINULE whom the birds are being sent, and the number birds from the sight of migratory waterfowl. of birds, by species, contained in the package. (Purple gallinule & • Using records or tapes of migratory bird calls, Common Moorhen) or sounds or electronically amplified imita- tions of bird calls, unless otherwise provided. Importation For information regarding the importation of • By driving, rallying, or chasing birds with migratory birds killed in another country, hunters Dates & Open Areas Sept. 1 - Nov. 9, 2013; statewide. any motorized conveyance or any sailboat should consult 50 CFR 20.61 through 20.66. One to put them in range of the hunters. fully feathered wing must remain attached to all migratory game birds being transported between • By the aid of baiting on or over any baited areas Daily Limit the port of entry and one’s home or to a migratory 15 daily, 30 in possession after the first day, 45 in where a person knows or reasonably should bird preservation facility. No person shall import possession after the second day. know that the area is or has been baited. A baited

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• Migratory Bird Hunting & Conservation Stamp: Federal law requires each waterfowl hunter 16 or older must carry a valid Migratory Bird Hunting & Conservation Stamp (federal duck stamp), The limit may consist of any combination (ag- signed in ink across the face. Hunters also must Dove (mourning, gregate) of mourning, white-winged and fully carry the HIP permit, unless exempt. White-Winged & dressed Eurasian collared doves (those without • Oklahoma Waterfowl Hunting License: All a head or fully feathered wing naturally at- nonresidents and residents 16 or older must Eurasian Collared) tached to the carcass). have in their possession proof of purchase of an However, there is no bag limit on Eurasian Oklahoma waterfowl license or proof of exemp- Dates collared doves provided that the head or one tion while hunting waterfowl. fully feathered wing remains naturally at- Sept. 1 - Oct. 31 and Dec. 21-29, 2013; statewide. • Nontoxic Shot Regulations: All waterfowl and tached to the carcass of all such birds while coot hunting is restricted to the use of feder- being transported to their final destination. Daily Limit and ally approved nontoxic shot in all areas of the state. Possession of lead shot while hunting Possession Limit waterfowl or coots is prohibited. See www. 15 daily, 30 in possession after the first day, 45 fws.gov/migratorybirds/currentbirdissues/ in possession after the second day combined. nontoxic.htm for a complete list.

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Prairie Dog R abbit (Cottontail, possess a filled or unfilled license appropriate Swamp & Jackrabbit) for the current season, unless otherwise exempt. License Requirements Dates & Open Areas Public Lands Residents and Nonresidents: A hunting Hogs may be taken on Department-managed Oct. 1, 2013 - March 15, 2014; statewide, except no license (see page 4) or proof of exemption. lands during any established hunting season open season on jackrabbits east of Interstate 35. with methods authorized by the Department Public Lands Daily Limit for that hunting season, except that during any Prairie dog hunting is closed on all Department- open deer and/or turkey season, only appropri- • Cottontail: 10 daily, 20 in possession after owned or Department-managed lands. ate methods, hunting hours and weapons for the first day. that deer and/or turkey season are authorized Shooting Hours • Swamp: Three daily, six in possession after for taking or pursuing feral hogs. One-half hour before official sunrise to official the first day. In addition, persons pursuing hogs must sunset. For sunrise/sunset table, see page 60. comply with all other WMA regulations (see • Jackrabbit: Three daily, six in possession page 36). However, hogs may not be taken by after the first day, except Cimarron, Texas and the aid of a light or light enhancement device Legal Means of Taking Beaver counties are 10 daily, 20 in possession Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading), rifle (night scope). after the first day. (conventional or muzzleloading), handgun, ar- Resident & Nonresident License Require- chery equipment, legal raptors, hand-propelled ments: All persons pursuing hogs with a firearm missile, air-propelled missile, slingshot and as Hog (Feral Swine) or archery equipment must possess a hunting otherwise provided under General Hunting license (see page 4), unless otherwise exempt. Regulations. In addition, persons pursuing hogs on WMAs Hog Definition open during youth deer gun, bear muzzleloader Hogs are defined as any hogs, including Russian (in open counties), deer muzzleloader, deer gun, H unter Orange and European wild boar, which are running at For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun (in open zones), elk large, free-roaming or wild. gun (in open counties) and antelope gun (in open Dates & Open Areas areas) seasons with a shotgun and rifled slug, Open year-round, except it is unlawful to hunt, Landowner Provisions or any rifle or handgun larger than .22 caliber Landowners experiencing damage and depre- take or attempt to take prairie dogs from dark rimfire, must possess either a filled or unfilled dation caused by feral hogs may contact their to daylight with the aid of any artificial light license appropriate for the current season, unless local game warden to request a night shooting and any sight dog. otherwise exempt. permit to control the hogs. Landowners may obtain a free hog control Limits permit from the local game warden allowing Oklahoma Department No daily, season or possession limit. them to harvest hogs during antelope, bear, deer of Agriculture, Food & and elk firearm seasons without purchasing the corresponding big-game license. Forestry Hog Rules Squirrel & Rabbit Under the Feral Swine Control Act, The Okla- homa Department of Agriculture, Food, and Releasing Hogs Forestry (ODAFF) administers the licensing License Requirements The “Judas pig tagging system” is legal. This is Residents and Nonresidents: A hunting program for feral swine transporters and han- a population control technique in which a feral license (see page 4) or proof of exemption. dling/hunting facilities. 2013 administrative swine is caught, radio-collared and released at rule changes for the Feral Swine Control Act the trap site, then tracked down after it joins now require a “Transporter” license for any Public Lands other feral swine so that those swine can be Seasons on public lands may vary from state- person transporting any number of live feral removed. The feral hog must be released onto wide seasons. Consult public lands section swine any distance. The feral swine transporter the same private land on which it was caught beginning on page 39. license is free of charge, and those licensees within 24 hours of its capture. For more details, may maintain live feral swine in a holding go online to www.ag.ok.gov/ais/feralswine. Shooting Hours pen for up to 7 days. If a person intends to One-half hour before official sunrise to official maintain live feral swine for a period longer sunset. For sunrise/sunset table, see page 60. Shooting Hours than 7 days, a “Handling” facility license is One-half hour before official sunrise to one-half required. Live feral swine may only be sold to a hour after official sunset. For sunrise/sunset licensed handling or hunting facility. If for any Legal Means of Taking table, see page 60. Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading), rifle reason a person handles live feral swine, it is (conventional or muzzleloading), handgun, ar- strongly recommended that he or she become chery equipment, legal raptors, hand-propelled H unter Orange familiar with the Feral Swine Control Act and For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. missile, air-propelled missile and slingshot. administrative rules. These regulations, appli- cations, management guides, lists of licensed Private Lands handling/hunting facilities, and more can all H unter Orange Hogs may be taken year-round on private land For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. be found on the ODAFF Feral Swine web page, during daylight hours with the landowner’s www.ag.ok.gov/ais/feralswine. This web page permission. has valuable information for feral swine hunt- S quirrel (Fox & Gray) The pursuit of feral hogs with a shotgun on ers, trappers, and landowners alike. For more Dates & Open Areas private property is not restricted by shot size. information, visit the web page cited above or May 15, 2013 - Jan. 31, 2014; statewide. • Resident & Nonresident License Require- contact Dr. Justin Roach of ODAFF at (405) 522- Daily Limit ments: No hunting license required. All persons 6124 or e-mail [email protected]. 10 fox and gray squirrels combined per day, pursuing hogs during youth deer gun, bear 20 in possession after the first day. muzzleloader (in open counties), deer muz- zleloader, deer gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun (in open zones), elk gun (in open coun- ties) and antelope gun (in open areas) seasons with a shotgun and rifled slug, or any rifle or handgun larger than .22 caliber rimfire, must

2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide 31 Fu rbearer Regulations

tagging station. Designated private tagging License Requirements Public Lands stations may charge a fee of 75 cents per tag. Seasons on public lands may vary from state- • Resident: A hunting license (see page 4) 2013-2014 bobcat or river otter export tags will wide seasons. Consult public lands section or proof of exemption. not be affixed after March 14, 2014. beginning on page 39. In addition to a hunting license, a trapping license is required for all persons who trap any furbearer, unless otherwise exempt. The Sale of Furs H unter Orange Persons taking pelts during the season shall trapping license is valid from Dec. 1, 2013- For hunter orange requirements, see page 8. have 10 working days after the close of the Feb. 28, 2014. season to sell or dispose of the pelts or notify A fur license (bobcat-raccoon-river otter- the Department in writing of intent to hold pelts gray/red fox license) is required for all Sale of Carcass Carcasses or parts of legally acquired furbear- after the 10-day deadline. All pelts held after persons (regardless of age) who take these ing animals and coyotes may be purchased, the 10-day deadline must be inventoried on a species by any means (trapping, firearms or bartered, traded, sold or offered for sale. form provided by an authorized Department archery) unless exempt. The fur license is employee. All bobcats and river otters must valid from Dec. 1, 2013-Feb. 28, 2014. have a permanent tag affixed for the current Lifetime licenses (lifetime hunting, lifetime Bobcat & River Otter year, prior to being held for later sale. combination, senior citizen hunting. senior citizen combination or lifetime disabled vet- Tagging Requirements No bobcat or river otter pelt may be held in eran) are exempt from the fur license and the possession after 10 working days after the close Possession of trapping license. of furbearer season by the taker or buyer, sold, Carcasses or Hides • Nonresident: A nonresident hunting license purchased or bartered within Oklahoma, nor It shall be illegal to possess live animals, carcass- (see page 4) or proof of exemption. taken out of Oklahoma, without having first af- es or raw furs of ringtail, spotted skunk or swift In addition, a nonresident (professional) fixed a permanent tag to the pelt. This tag shall fox unless it can be proven that each carcass or trapping license is required for all persons serve as an export tag. The tag must be affixed hide was taken legally outside of Oklahoma. who trap any furbearer. This trapping license by an authorized employee of the Department Proof of legality or origin for carcasses or green is valid from Dec. 1, 2013-Feb. 28, 2014. or designated private tagging agent. hides shall be a tag or other marking or device A nonresident fur license (bobcat-raccoon- It is the responsibility of the possessor of the attached to or imprinted on each and every hide river otter-gray/red fox license) is required bobcat or river otter pelt, not the Department, in such a way that it cannot be removed intact. for all persons who take these species by any to ensure that the pelt is legally tagged. No The tag or marking must be the official method means (trapping, firearms or archery). Such untagged bobcat or river otter harvested in used by the issuing agency. If an identification license is valid Dec. 1, 2013-Feb. 28, 2014. another state may be possessed in Oklahoma. is not required by the issuing agency, a hunting Tags are available from any game warden, wild- or trapping license appropriate to the species life biologist, state fish hatchery, Department taken is required as proof. field office and specifically designated private

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snake, alligator snapping turtle, earless lizard License Requirements and roundtail horned lizard. Noncommercial Any person while in the act of taking or at- All other reptiles, excluding rattlesnakes, tempting to take reptiles and amphibians or Breeding have a year-round season. The limit is six (6) All persons so licensed for captive breeding of possessing reptiles or amphibians must first per day or in possession for each species. reptiles and amphibians must keep detailed possess: breeding and hatching records in addition to 1. Any resident or nonresident hunting license, those records already required by law. unless otherwise exempt, for land-dwelling Nuisance Reptiles The Director may make exceptions for educa- Nothing prohibits the control of reptiles other reptiles or amphibians, with the exception tion or research purposes to holders of Okla- than those listed as endangered or threatened, of (3) and (4) of this paragraph. homa scientific collector’s permits for reptiles by landowners, lessees, or occupants of such and amphibians. 2. A resident or nonresident fishing license, land when such reptiles are creating a nuisance. unless otherwise exempt, for water-dwelling reptiles or amphibians, with the exception Possession of American of (3) and (4) of this paragraph. Legal Means of Taking It is unlawful to introduce, deposit, place or Alligators 3. A commercial turtle harvester license for drain any deleterious, noxious, toxic or petro- It is unlawful to possess an American alligator. legal water-dwelling turtles if the taking leum based substance into or around any un- or possession is for commercial purposes. derground dens or rock crevices for the purpose Note: Not all bodies of water are open for of taking reptiles or amphibians. Amphibian Dates, commercial harvest. The method of taking legal water turtles and Areas, Legal Species aquatic salamanders for commercial purposes 4. A commercial resident or nonresident and the taking of bullfrogs is restricted to provi- & Daily Limits minnow dealers license for legal aquatic There will be a statewide year-round open sea- sions in the current statutes and regulations. salamanders if the taking is for commercial son for all amphibians except for the follow- With the exception of water turtles and aquatic purposes. ing salamanders that have a statewide closed salamanders taken for commercial purposes season: Sequoyah slimy salamander, Kiamichi Bullfrogs may be taken with hook and line, gig, (when licensed) and all legal species of frogs, slimy salamander, western slimy salamander, spear, bow and arrow or other methods except all other reptiles and amphibians may only be Rich Mountain salamander, Ozark zigzag sala- firearms under the resident or nonresident taken by hand or any other legal means. mander, four-toed salamander, grotto salaman- fishing license. Bullfrogs may be taken with der, Oklahoma salamander, cave salamander firearms under the resident or nonresident and mole salamander. hunting license. Commercial Harvest It shall be unlawful to engage in any commer- Aquatic frogs (except bullfrog and crawfish Persons possessing a current resident or cial activities involving any species or subspe- frog), Woodhouse’s toad and aquatic salaman- nonresident hunting license, unless otherwise cies, if more than one (1) exists, of reptiles or ders of the genera Necturus and Ambystoma exempt, may sell lawfully-taken rattlesnakes amphibians collected from the wild that are (except mole salamander) have no limit. only to those individuals holding a commercial indigenous to or whose range extends into The daily limit and possession limit for bull- or noncommercial wildlife breeders license Oklahoma, except for provisions for rattle- frogs is 15. It is illegal to sell bullfrogs or ship during open season. A commercial wildlife snakes, water turtles and aquatic salamanders them out-of-state at any time. Bullfrogs may breeders license is required of all who buy and (Necturus and Ambystoma, except Ambystoma not be taken in the Wichita Mountains NWR. resell live rattlesnakes. talpoideum). The limit for crawfish frog and all other species of amphibians, except those listed as closed, is 5-Day Rattlesnake four (4) per day or in possession of each species. Permit Any person hunting, pursuing, trapping, har- assing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized rattlesnake hunting event or festival must have a rattlesnake permit, un- less exempt. Persons with a valid hunting license (see page 4) are exempt from the rattlesnake permit. CURLY’S Permits are available online at wildlifedepartment.com, by calling (405) 521- Farm & Dollar 3852, or at any hunting or fishing license dealer. 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36 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Public lands not specifically listed as open are The primary objective on all lands owned or managed by the Department is the closed. sound management and use of fish and wildlife resources resident thereon. It is the responsibility of the area users to be- Public use of Department-managed lands is permitted according to the fol- come knowledgeable of, and comply with, any lowing priorities: regulations applicable to specific areas. Alcoholic Beverages 1. Hunting, fishing, trapping, running dogs for sport and associated activities. No person shall possess, consume or use any in- 2. Other wildlife-oriented activities (nature observation or photography, toxicating beverage or low-point beer (as defined and conservation education). in O.S. Title 37), except in camping and parking 3. No n-wildlife related activities, when such activities do not conflict with the wildlife areas, on any lands or waterways subject to the management objective (picnicking, hiking, backpacking, short-term camping, control of the Department, except U.S. Forest Ser- horseback riding). vice regulations shall apply to the Black Kettle, Ouachita and Rita Blanca WMAs. 4. Large group activities (military training, organized trail rides). Baiting It shall be unlawful to place and/or hunt over bait on lands owned or managed by the Terms Defined Department of Wildlife Conservation. “Bait” shall mean the placing, exposing, depositing, Wildlife Management Area (WMA) Wetland Development Unit (WDU) distributing or scattering of shelled, shucked All lands owned, licensed, leased, or under the Wetland units where all shotgun hunting is re- or unshucked corn, wheat or other grain or management of the Wildlife Division (except for stricted to federally approved nontoxic shot and other feed. Examples of prohibited bait can the McCurtain County Wilderness Area) are des- the possession of lead shot is prohibited. In addi- be found elsewhere on this page. ignated WMAs to accurately reflect the overall tion, shooting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. objectives for these lands and the results of man- daily during waterfowl seasons. Buildings & Private Developments agement activities conducted thereon. Depending Wildlife Management Unit (WMU) No permanent or temporary structure (buildings, on the specific management objectives, all or part Lands owned or managed by the Department. earthworks, corrals, boat docks, marinas, boat of any particular WMA may also be designated Open for limited hunting (see Tishomingo WMU landings, launch ramps, etc.) may be constructed as a public hunting area, game management area, and Lower Illinois River Public Fishing and Hunt- on Department-managed lands. migratory bird refuge, waterfowl refuge portion ing Area, Watts Unit). or wetland development unit. Camping Army Ammunition Plant (AAP) Public Hunting Area (PHA) Camping is limited to a maximum of 14 days, & Joint Maneuver Training Center (JMTC) except on areas open only to hunter camping for Areas where most forms of wildlife harvest are Lands owned and operated by the U.S. Depart- special seasons. Camping on these areas is limited permitted under statewide hunting, fishing, and ment of the Army. Open for limited hunting (see to two days longer than the period the camper furbearer regulations, unless specific regulations McAlester AAP and Camp Gruber JMTC). (hunter) is authorized to hunt. for the area indicate otherwise. National Recreation Area (NRA) Quiet hours are enforced from 11 p.m. to 6 a.m. Game Management Area (GMA) All dogs or other pets must be kept on a leash Lands owned and operated by the U.S. Depart- Areas where hunting and public use are more or otherwise confined while in camping areas. ment of the Interior. Open for limited hunting (see closely regulated than on PHAs. See specific WMA regulations for camping Chickasaw NRA). Migratory Bird Refuge or Waterfowl restrictions within WMAs. National Wildlife Refuge (NWR) Refuge Portion (WRP) Concessions & Businesses Lands owned and operated by the U.S. Depart- Areas closed to all public use and access from Oct. It shall be unlawful to operate any private or non- ment of the Interior. May be open for limited hunt- 15 - Jan. 31, except for controlled hunt permittees Departmental business or concession, including ing and/or controlled hunts. on days of their hunt, and unless specifically noted soliciting and/or advertising for any such venture, otherwise. In addition, all shotgun hunting is re- on any Department-managed lands without prior stricted to federally approved nontoxic shot and Area Regulations written approval from the Department. the possession of lead shot is prohibited. Policies governing situations not covered under Controlled Hunts these regulations are determined by the Director or Conservation Education Area (CEA) Unless otherwise provided, no person is allowed in his designated representatives, and their decision Areas whose primary purpose is conservation a controlled hunt area during specified dates and is binding until such time as the Wildlife Commis- education. All activities are regulated by the De- times without a controlled hunt permit. sion can formulate permanent policy on the issue. partment.

Baiting on wildlife Management areas: What you need to know Legal Examples Illegal Examples The use of or hunting over bait, or “baiting,” • Salt or mineral blocks • Salt or mineral blocks containing corn, is prohibited on lands owned or managed by oats or other grain or feed • Sardines or other lures used for trapping the Wildlife Department. furbearers • Feed products such as cattle cubes or sweet feed Definition: • Commercial scents such as doe in estrous (heat) • Fruits or vegetables such as apples or Baiting is defined as the placing, depositing, potatoes exposing, distributing or scattering of shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat or other • gathering naturally-occurring food grain or feed. sources (such as acorns) into a pile

2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide 37 Department-Managed Area Rules

Deer Stands Muzzleloaders may be transported in a mo- Non-ambulatory permittees may carry fire- No permanent type stands may be constructed in tor vehicle with a loaded powder charge and arms with ammunition in the magazine only or on a tree nor shall cleats be driven into a tree to bullet as long as the gun is uncapped or battery while upland game hunting from an ATV and gain access to a portion of any tree nor shall any is disconnected. while on designated non-ambulatory areas. person hunt from such a stand. Only portable type No crossbow may be transported in a mo- Off-road travel by non-ambulatory permittees stands, that do not require the use of any fastening tor vehicle unless uncocked or disassembled. with ORV/ATV is permitted in designated areas device that has the potential of damaging a tree, No bow that is at full or partial draw may be only. ORV/ATV vehicles will be restricted to util- are permitted. Stands shall be removed from the transported in a motor vehicle. ity type vehicles weighing less than 1,250 pounds. tree immediately following the closure of the hunt Horses & Mules for Hunting Shooting Ranges for which they were used. Stands remaining after Hunting on, from or with the aid of horses or On all WMAs where specific target or shooting 14 days become the property of the Department mules on WMAs (except U.S. Forest Service ranges have been provided for public use, the to be disposed of in the best practical manner. lands, Honobia Creek and Three Rivers WMAs) discharge of firearms for purposes other than Department Lakes is prohibited during daylight hours during hunting is restricted to the ranges provided. Hunting seasons on the following Department the period of Oct. 1 - Jan. 1 and during spring Exemptions may only be granted by the Direc- lake areas are the same as statewide seasons, turkey season. Persons holding non-ambulatory tor of the Department upon prior submission of except open only from Sept. 1 through spring permits or motor vehicle permits are exempt. a written application setting forth the location, turkey season each year: American Horse (un- See specific WMA regulations for other re- date, nature and purpose of such activity. less this area remains closed), Burtschi, Evans- strictions that may apply. All persons using shooting ranges must pos- Chambers, Hall, Jap Beaver, Nanih Waiya, Ozzie Horses & Mules for Nonhunting ses a valid hunting or combination license, un- Cobb, Schooler and Vanderwork. All of these Activities less otherwise exempt. areas are closed to antlerless deer gun hunting, No person shall ride, drive, lead or keep a horse or Spotlighting deer hunting is restricted to shotgun or archery other livestock on Department-managed lands (ex- No person may take, catch, capture, kill or pur- only, and all other hunting is restricted to shotgun cept on Honobia Creek and Three Rivers WMAs) sue wildlife or otherwise attempt to use for with pellets or archery. during the period of Oct. 1 - Jan. 1 and spring tur- any purpose a vehicle-mounted spotlight or The following lake areas are closed to hunting key seasons without prior written approval from other powerful light at night for any purpose or taking of wildlife by any means: Elmer, Etling, the Department. Individuals or parties of less than on Department-managed lands, except as oth- Raymond Gary, Watonga and Wayne Wallace. 25 may ride on areas with prior written approval erwise provided for hunting of furbearers and See specific WMA regulations for other re- of the local biologist during the closed period if predators, taking of frogs, or for navigational strictions that may apply to lakes within WMAs. no hunting conflict is determined by the biologist. purposes while in a water conveyance. Dog Training During deer muzzleloader and deer gun Theft or Vandalism of State Property All training of bird dogs on Department-managed seasons, riders must wear both a head covering It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot at, lands is closed from June 1-Aug. 31, annually. and outer garment above the waistline consist- deface, damage, destroy, remove or steal all or No person who owns or operates a commercial ing of hunter orange color totalling not less than any part of any buildings, granaries, residence, bird dog training business or is an employee in 400 square inches. privies or other physical structures, any equip- such a business whereby bird dogs are sold and/ U.S. Forest Service regulations shall apply to ment or machinery, fences or fencing materials, or trained for a price or a fee may use Depart- those lands owned by the U.S. Forest Service. cattleguards, gates, signs, or any other state ment-managed lands for such training purposes. See specific WMA regulations for other re- property on Department-managed lands. No person may train or have in possession strictions that may apply. It shall be unlawful to cut, dig, damage or more than three bird dogs on any Department- Language or Disorderly Assemblage remove any crops, trees, shrubs, timber (includ- managed lands outside the regular harvest season. No person shall use threatening, abusive, or ing dead standing trees), water, gravel, sand, Individuals who work no more than three indecent language, participate in a disorderly earth, rocks, minerals, shed antlers or other personal hunting dogs outside the regular har- assemblage, nor publicly appear nude or in- natural resources other than legally harvested vest season and not in a business as described toxicated on any Department-managed lands. fish and wildlife from Department-managed above are exempt and may use Department- lands without prior written approval from the managed lands to train such dogs, except as License Requirements Department. Removal of such resources from otherwise provided. All persons carrying a firearm or archery equip- National Forest lands is subject to the regula- ment on Department-managed lands must pos- Firearms, Fireworks & Explosives tions of the U.S. Forest Service. sess a hunting license (see page 4). Restrictions It shall be unlawful to cut any living trees, Fully automatic firearms are prohibited for use Littering shrubs, or other woody vegetation for use as cam- on any Department-managed lands, except as Disposal of garbage, trash, refuse, litter, sewage, ouflage, blinds, stands or firewood. Fallen dead otherwise provided for military training. debris or any other form of solid waste is pro- trees may be so used, but shall not be removed No person shall use or possess any explosive hibited, except in designated trash containers. for use off the Department-managed lands. devices, including fireworks, firecrackers or ex- Livestock It shall be unlawful to remove any historical, ploding targets, on Department-managed lands. cultural or archaeological artifacts (including It is unlawful for any person to willfully or Suppressors may not be used to hunt game arrowheads) from Department-managed lands. neglectfully allow unauthorized livestock to animals, game or nongame birds on Depart- encroach upon any Department-managed lands. Trapping ment-managed lands. All traps on Department-managed lands, re- The possession of loaded firearms, ammu- Non-Ambulatory & Motor Vehicle gardless of species being sought, must have nition, loaded projectile firing devices, bows Permittees the owner’s name attached. Posting of traps is and arrows, crossbows, explosives or explosive Off-road use of a vehicle on public lands is pro- required; see page 33. devices of any kind including fireworks is pro- hibited except for non-ambulatory permittees hibited on all U.S. Army Corps of Engineers on designated areas open to non-ambulatory Under 16 Years of Age project lands except as permitted for hunting permittees and area roads designated as open Any person under 14 years of age must be im- purposes during authorized hunting seasons to non-ambulatory permittees and motor vehicle mediately supervised by an adult while afield. or being used at an authorized shooting range. hunt permittees. Minors 14-16 years old must be immediately Firearms & Crossbow Transport Non-ambulatory permittees may ride an Off- supervised by an adult, unless they possess Road Vehicle/All-Terrain Vehicle from parking hunter safety certification. It is unlawful for any person to transport a area or campsite to designated non-ambulatory loaded firearm in a motor vehicle on any Depart- U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lands areas. Firearms must be unloaded and/or cased ment-managed area, except under provisions Corps lands open to hunting but not licensed while on roads. Use on county or state roads of the Oklahoma Self-Defense Act. to the Department are open during the same must comply with Title 47 requirements.

38 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide dates, limits, method of take and shooting hours motor vehicle hunt permittees must conspicu- tained road” open for vehicle and ATV use as Department-managed lands at the respec- ously display a sticker designating the vehicle is any permanent road not gated and locked tive projects, unless otherwise restricted. Other is being used by a motor vehicle hunt permittee. or closed with an earthen mound. Addition- Corps lands not normally open to hunting may These permits may be obtained from the License ally, a “maintained road” will be constructed be open with certain restrictions. Contact the Section of the Department. with man-made ditches on one or both sides respective Corps lake office or the Tulsa District Except as otherwise provided, all motorized of the road to control rainwater runoff, and Office at (918) 669-7370 for information. vehicles are required to stay on roads desig- will not have vegetation present on the road Vehicles nated as open for public or hunter use. There that would impede easy travel by a two-wheel are no exceptions for motorcycles, four-wheel drive automobile. Only those vehicles registered as legal to operate drive vehicles, snowmobiles or all-terrain ve- Maximum speed limit is 25 mph unless oth- on Oklahoma public roadways may be used or hicles. Travel on roads which are gated and erwise posted. parked on Department-managed lands, except locked, closed by earthen mound or designated It is unlawful for any person to hunt, chase, on specified areas designated for off-road use, as closed is prohibited, unless otherwise speci- capture, shoot, attempt to shoot, wound or kill unless otherwise provided for non-ambulatory fied in annual regulations for non-ambulatory any wildlife from a motor-driven vehicle on persons holding valid permits. All vehicles used persons holding valid permits. Department-managed areas, except as provided by non-ambulatory permittees must conspicu- For definition purposes on both the Hono- for persons holding a non-ambulatory or motor ously display a sticker designating the vehicle is bia Creek and Three Rivers WMAs, a “main- vehicle permit. being used by a non-ambulatory permittee and Public Hunting Lands

Turkey Fall Gun No camping allowed. Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed. Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact One-tom limit. Ron Smith, (580) 471-3371. Deer Gun Altus-Lugert WMA Trapping Open the first nine days only. Closed (Greer / Kiowa counties) Open to water sets and live box Arcadia Conservation to antlerless hunting. Shotguns with traps only. Education Area Deer Archery, Deer slugs only. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey (Oklahoma County) Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Spring All hunting seasons are closed Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Crane, Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Same as statewide season dates. except controlled archery deer Archery Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ One-tom limit combined. Same as statewide season dates. Furbearer Calling Youth Deer Gun Same as statewide season dates, Unless otherwise provided, firearms Same as statewide season dates. except closed during the first nine are restricted to shotguns and More >>> Shotguns with slugs only. days of deer gun season. rimfire only.

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hunts, which are offered through Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Dove, Rail, Gallinule Youth Deer Gun the City of Edmond. For more Spring Same as statewide season dates Same as statewide season dates. information log on to Same as Southeast season dates. Turkey Fall Archery Shotguns with slugs only. edmondok.com. One-tom limit combined. Same as statewide season dates, Deer Gun Closed to all nonhunting and Closed to all nonhunting activities, except closed during the first nine Open the first nine days only. Closed nonfishing activities Oct. 1 - Jan. 15. except hunter camping, from Oct. days of deer gun season. Either sex. to antlerless hunting. Shotguns with Walk-in fishing allowed year-round 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Turkey Fall Gun slugs only. in Arcadia Lake, but not in any season. Same as statewide season dates. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey ponds. Hunter and angler camping is One bird, either sex. Shotgun only. Spring No camping allowed. allowed in designated areas. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Same as statewide season dates. One-tom limit combined. For additional information, For additional information, contact Spring call (405) 990-9753. Buddy Prather, (580) 346-7664. Same as statewide season dates. Hunter and angler camping is One-tom limit combined. allowed in designated areas. Beaver River WMA Atoka PHA Trapping For additional information, contact (Beaver County) (Atoka County) Open to water sets and live box Matt Gamble, (580) 443-5728. traps only Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Archery Broken Bow WMA Same as statewide season dates, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, (McCurtain County) Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall except closed during the first nine Waterfowl Archery, Predator/Furbearer days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates, Bear Archery, Deer Calling, Trapping Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, except closed during deer gun season. Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Same as statewide season dates. Gallinule For additional information, contact Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Deer Gun Same as statewide season dates. Weston Storer, (806) 339-5175. Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Open the first nine days only. Deer Muzzleloader Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Black Kettle WMA Turkey Fall Archery, Predator/ Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Same as statewide season dates, except closed to antlerless mule (Roger Mills County) Furbearer Calling, Trapping Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Same as statewide season dates. Pursuit with Hounds deer hunting. Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Same as statewide season dates, Deer Gun Deer Muzzleloader, Holiday Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, except closed during the first nine Open the first nine days only. Closed Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, days of deer gun season. to antlerless hunting. Turkey Fall Archery Pursuit with Hounds Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Turkey Fall Archery, Crow, Snipe, except closed during the first nine Spring Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel Deer Gun days of deer gun season. Same as Southeast season dates. Same as statewide season dates, Open the first nine days only. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey One-tom limit combined. except closed during the first nine Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, days of deer gun season. Spring Closed to all nonhunting activities, Waterfowl, Crane, Quail, Rabbit, Same as Southeast season dates. except hunter camping, from Oct. Waterfowl, Crane, Predator/ Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, One-tom limit combined. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Furbearer Calling Predator/Furbearer Calling season. Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates, Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas. Hunter and angler camping is except closed during deer gun season. except closed during the first nine allowed in designated areas. Quail, Pheasant days of deer gun season. For additional information, contact John Skeen, (580) 241-7875. For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Fall Gun Buddy Prather, (580) 346-7664. except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates. Camp Gruber JMTC days of deer gun season. Shooting One bird, either sex. Shotgun only. (Muskogee County) Atoka WMA hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Trapping Hunting will only be permitted on (Atoka County) Open to water sets and live box Turkey Fall Gun designated days and areas as allowed Same as statewide season dates. traps only. Closed for controlled deer hunts by the Oklahoma Army National One bird, either sex. Shotgun only. Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3, 2013. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Guard (OKARNG). In addition, all area Dove Trapping Spring users must possess a UXO permit Same as statewide season dates. Open to water sets and live box Same as statewide season dates. before entering the area. These traps only. Two-tom limit combined. Deer Archery, Quail, Turkey Fall permits are valid from July 1 to June Archery Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Skipout, Spring Creek and Black 30 and must be renewed annually. Same as statewide season dates, Spring Kettle recreation areas are closed For more information on open except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates. to hunting. dates and areas, as well as other days of deer gun season. One-tom limit combined OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) use is regulations pertaining to Camp Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Closed to all nonhunting activities, regulated by the U.S. Forest Service. Gruber JMTC, contact the OKARNG Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, except hunter camping, from Oct. online at www.ok.ngb.army.mil/cgts Camping is allowed in accordance or call (918) 549-6041. Squirrel 1 - Feb. 15. with U.S. Forest Service regulations. Same as statewide season dates, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Hunter and angler camping is For additional information, contact except closed from the opening day Turkey Fall Archery, Trapping allowed in designated areas. Scott Parry, (580) 515-2030. of deer archery season through the Check Camp Gruber JMTC website For additional information, contact first nine days of deer gun season. for open dates and area availability. Weston Storer, (806) 339-5175. Blue River Public Fishing Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ & Hunting Area Deer Muzzleloader Furbearer Calling Beaver River WMA (Johnston County) Open for the 9-day deer Same as statewide season dates, (McFarland Unit) muzzleloader season beginning in All hunting is restricted to shotguns except closed from the opening day (Beaver County) October. Open to antlerless hunting of deer archery season through the or archery equipment only. the first and second weekends only. Closed for controlled deer hunts first nine days of deer gun season Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Deer Gun and closed during spring turkey Oct. 19-20, Oct. 26-27 and Nov. Gallinule, Crow, Quail, Snipe, 23-24, 2013. Open for the first nine days of season. Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, the deer gun season beginning in Trapping Deer Archery, Crow, Snipe, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, November. Check Camp Gruber Open to water sets and live box Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ JMTC website for open dates and traps only. Same as statewide season dates, Furbearer Calling except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates. days of deer gun season. More >>>

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Public Hunting Lands Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed.

area availability beyond the first nine Deer Gun Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Furbearer Calling, Deer days. Closed to antlerless hunting. Same as statewide season dates, Furbearer Calling Archery, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, except closed for controlled hunts Same as statewide season dates Deer Gun, Youth Deer Gun Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, (opening weekend) and the last except closed from the opening day Same as statewide season dates. Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel seven days of deer gun season. of deer archery season through deer Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Check Camp Gruber JMTC website Closed to antlerless hunting. gun season and during spring turkey Squirrel for open dates and area availability. Quail seasons. Same as statewide season dates, Closed from the opening day of deer Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey except closed during the first nine archery season through deer gun except closed during the first nine Spring days of deer gun season. season. days of deer gun season. Shooting Same as statewide season dates. Turkey Fall Gun Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. One-tom limit for PHA and GMA Same as statewide season dates. Furbearer Calling Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ combined. One-tom limit for both One-tom limit. seasons combined. Check Camp Gruber JMTC website Furbearer Calling Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey for open dates and area availability. Same as statewide season dates, Additional deer and turkey hunts are Spring Closed from the opening day of deer except closed during deer gun offered through controlled hunts. Same as statewide season dates. archery season through deer gun season. Closed to all nonhunting activities One-tom limit combined. season and closed during spring Turkey Fall Gun from Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 and during turkey season. Additional deer hunts may be Same as statewide season dates. spring turkey season. offered through controlled hunts. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey One bird, either sex. Shotgun only. No camping allowed. Hunter and angler camping is Spring Trapping Open beginning the second For additional information, contact allowed in designated areas. Open to water sets and live box Brent Morgan, (918) 931-0432. Saturday of April and running nine traps only. Some areas are open to archery consecutive days. Check Camp Cherokee PHA hunting and shotgun hunting with Gruber JMTC website for area Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey pellets only. availability before or after those nine Spring (Cherokee County) Same as statewide season dates. Contact the NRA office for a hunt days. One-tom limit combined. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Two-tom limit combined. area map and additional information, C andy Creek WMA Archery, Youth Deer Gun (580) 622-3161. The Prairie Dog Refuge is closed to Same as statewide season dates. (Osage County) prairie dog hunting. Cimarron Bluff WMA Deer Muzzleloader Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Closed to all nonhunting activities, Same as statewide season dates. (Harper County) except hunter camping, from Oct. Turkey Fall Archery, Dove, Rail, Open to antlerless hunting the first Youth Deer Gun 1 - Feb. 15. Gallinule and second weekends only. Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Hunter and angler camping is Deer Gun Dove, Rail, Gallinule allowed in designated areas. Crow, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season Waterfowl, Rabbit For additional information, contact Closed to antlerless hunting. dates, except closed during deer Same as statewide season dates, Thad Potts, (580) 541-5319. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, muzzleloader season. except closed during the first nine Canton WRP Snipe, Woodcock, Quail, Quail, Pheasant days of deer gun season. Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, (Blaine County) Same as statewide season dates, Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Predator/Furbearer Calling except closed deer gun season. Furbearer Calling All shotgun hunting is restricted to Same as statewide season dates, Hunting hours close at 12 noon daily. Same as statewide, except closed federally approved nontoxic shot. except closed from the opening day Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Mar. 16 - Aug. 31 and the first nine Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, of deer archery season through deer days of deer gun season. gun season. Archery, Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Gallinule, Crow, Waterfowl, Snipe, Woodcock, Pursuit with Squirrel Crane, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Pursuit with Hounds Hounds, Predator/Furbearer Sept. 1 - Jan. 15, except closed Fall Archery, Pursuit with Same as statewide season dates, calling, Waterfowl during the first nine days of deer gun Hounds, Predator/Furbearer except closed from opening day Same as statewide season season. Calling of deer archery season through dates, except closed during deer Turkey Fall Gun Same as statewide season dates, deer gun season and spring turkey muzzleloader and deer gun seasons. except closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. season. Same as statewide season dates. Turkey Fall Gun One-tom limit. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Trapping Same as statewide season Trapping Spring Same as statewide season dates, dates, except closed during deer Open to water sets and live box Same as statewide season dates. except closed during deer gun muzzleloader season. One bird, traps only. Two-tom limit combined. season. either sex, shotgun only. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Closed to all nonhunting activities Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring from Oct. 1 - Feb. 15. Spring Spring Same as statewide season dates. No camping allowed. Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. One-tom limit combined. One-tom limit for GMA and PHA One-tom limit combined. For additional information, contact combined. One-tom limit for both Hunter and angler camping is Thad Potts, (580) 541-5319. seasons combined. Trapping allowed in designated areas. Open to water sets and live box Cherokee GMA Closed to all nonhunting activities, For additional information, contact traps only. (Cherokee County) except hunter camping, from Oct. Matt Mattioda, (918) 629-4625. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Deer muzzleloader or deer gun hunts may be offered through Canton WMA Deer Archery, Turkey Fall season. Archery controlled hunts. Hunter and angler camping is (Blaine / Dewey counties) Same as statewide season dates, allowed in designated areas. Closed to all nonhunting activities, Youth Deer Gun, Deer except closed from the opening except hunter camping, from Oct. For additional information, contact Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, day of deer muzzleloader season 1 - Jan. 31. through deer gun season. Brent Morgan, (918) 931-0432. Gallinule, Waterfowl, Crane Hunter and angler camping is Same as statewide season dates. Quail, Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Chickasaw NRA allowed in designated areas. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Snipe, Deer Archery, Crow, Rabbit, (Murray County) For additional information, contact Woodcock, Waterfowl, Trapping Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, Larry Wiemers, (405) 990-7206. Snipe, Woodcock Same as statewide season dates Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Same as statewide season dates, except closed from the opening day Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, except closed the first nine days of of deer archery season through deer Waterfowl, Turkey Fall Archery, deer gun season. gun season. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ More >>>

42 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed.

Cimarron Hills WMA hunts may be offered through Additional deer hunts are offered Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ (Woods County) controlled hunts. through controlled hunts. Furbearer Calling Closed to all nonhunting activities, Hunter and angler camping is Same as statewide season dates, Youth Deer Gun except hunter camping, from Oct. allowed in designated areas only, except closed during deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. 1 - Jan. 31. and only during open hunting Quail, Pheasant Dove, Rail, Gallinule Hunter and angler camping is seasons on the area. Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season allowed in designated areas. Closed to all nonhunting activities, except closed during the first nine dates, except closed during deer except hunter camping, from Oct. days of deer gun season. Shooting muzzleloader season. For additional information, contact hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Larry Wiemers, (405) 990-7206. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Quail, Pheasant season. Turkey Fall Gun Same as statewide season dates, Cookson WMA For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. except closed deer gun season. (Adair / Cherokee counties) Curt Allen, (918) 260-8959. One bird, either sex. Shotgun only. Hunting hours close at 12 noon daily. Trapping Quail, Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Cooper WMA Open to water sets and live box Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Common Archery, Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, (Harper / Woodward counties) traps only. Snipe, Woodcock, Trapping, Snipe, Woodcock, Pursuit with Predator/Furbearer calling, Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Hounds, Predator/Furbearer Waterfowl Gallinule Spring calling, Waterfowl Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season except closed from the opening day One-tom limit combined. dates, except closed during Deer Archery, Turkey Fall of deer archery season through deer deer muzzleloader and deer gun Archery, Crow, Snipe, Hunter and angler camping is gun season. seasons. Woodcock, Waterfowl, Crane, allowed in designated areas. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Rabbit, Squirrel Turkey Fall Gun For additional information, contact Archery Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season Eddie Wilson, (580) 334-0343. Same as statewide season dates, except closed during the first nine dates, except closed during deer except closed from the opening day days of deer gun season. Copan WMA muzzleloader season. One bird, of deer primitive firearms season either sex, shotgun only. Deer Muzzleloader (Washington County) through deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Pursuit with Hounds Closed to antlerless mule deer Spring Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Same as statewide season dates, hunting. Same as statewide season dates. Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall except closed from the opening day One-tom limit combined. Deer Gun Archery, Trapping of deer archery season through deer Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates. Trapping gun season and spring turkey season. except closed the last seven days Open to water sets and live box Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey of deer gun season. Closed to traps only. Spring antlerless hunting. Deer muzzleloader or deer gun Same as statewide season dates, One-tom limit combined. More >>>

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Deer Gun Rabbit, Squirrel Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Gun, Trapping, Turkey Spring, Open the first nine days only. Rabbit open Dec. 1, 2013-Jan. 31, Spring Youth Turkey Spring Closed to antlerless hunting. 2014. Squirrel same as statewide Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, season dates except closed from Oct. One-tom limit combined. Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds 1-Nov. 30. Shotgun or rimfire only. No camping allowed. Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, Same as statewide season dates, Pursuit with Hounds For additional information, contact Predator/Furbearer Calling except closed during the first nine Open to raccoon hunting only, Thad Potts, (580) 541-5319. Same as statewide season dates, days of deer gun season. Dec. 1 - Jan. 31. except closed during the first nine Predator/Furbearer Calling Waterfowl Drummond Flats WMA days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates, (Garfield County) Waterfowl except closed during deer gun season. except opens Dec. 1, and open Same as statewide season dates. Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Friday through Monday, closes Shooting hours for waterfowl Waterfowl Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, 1 p.m. daily. close at 1 p.m., daily, on the Same as statewide season dates. Woodcock, Quail, Pheasant, WDU portions. Shooting hours for waterfowl close at Additional deer and turkey hunts are Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portions. offered through controlled hunts. Archery, Pursuit with Hounds, All shotgun hunting is restricted to Turkey Fall Gun For additional information, Predator/Furbearer Calling federally approved nontoxic shot on Same as statewide season dates. call (918) 652-0456. Same as statewide season dates. both Mill Creek and Deep Fork WDU One-tom limit. portions. Deep Fork WMA Waterfowl Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Same as statewide season dates No camping allowed. (Creek / Okfuskee counties) Spring except shooting hours for waterfowl For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. Deer Archery, Youth Deer close at 1 p.m., daily. J.D. Ridge, (918) 617-1113. One-tom limit combined. Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Fobb Bottom WMA All shotgun hunting is restricted to Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Spring (Marshall County) federally approved nontoxic shot on Woodcock, Quail, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates. the WDU portions. Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, One-tom limit combined. Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Hunter and angler camping is All shotgun hunting is restricted to Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Furbearer Calling, Trapping allowed in designated areas. federally approved nontoxic shot. Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Same as statewide season dates. Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery For additional information, contact No camping allowed. Waterfowl Same as statewide season dates. John Rempe, (918) 629-5108. Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact Thad Potts, (580) 541-5319. Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun Cross Timbers WMA Shooting hours for waterfowl close Same as statewide season dates. at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. (Love County) Ellis County WMA Closed to antlerless hunting after Closed for controlled deer and Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey (Ellis County) opening day. turkey hunts Oct. 26-27, Nov. 23-24, Spring Quail, Rabbit, Pursuit with Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, 2013, and April 6-8, 2014. Same as statewide season dates. Hounds, Predator/Furbearer Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Crow, One-tom limit combined. Calling Dove, Youth Deer Gun, Youth Turkey Fall Archery, Turkey Fall All shotgun hunting is restricted to Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Spring Gun federally approved nontoxic shot on except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. the Swift Bottoms WDU portion. days of deer gun season. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Deer Gun The Harold Stuart Marsh (Refuge Trapping Archery Open during the first nine days only. Unit) is closed to all waterfowl Open to water sets and live box Same as statewide season dates, Closed to antlerless hunting. except closed the first nine days of hunting. traps only. Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, deer gun season. Hunter and angler camping is allowed Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Crane, Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, within 50 yards of open roads. Spring Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Rail, Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Same as statewide season dates. Gallinule, Common Snipe, Quail, For additional information, contact Furbearer Calling One-tom limit combined. Woodcock, Trapping (water Bruce Burton, (918) 759-1816. Same as statewide season dates, sets and live box traps only), except closed during the first nine Hunter and angler camping is Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Dewey County WMA days of deer gun season. allowed in designated areas. Furbearer Calling, Waterfowl (Dewey County) Trapping For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates, Deer Archery, Deer Open to water sets and live box Dennis Geary, (405) 823-8383. except closed from Oct. 1 through the Muzzleloader, Dove, Waterfowl, traps only. first nine days of deer gun season. Fort Cobb WMA Crane, Turkey Fall Archery Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Closed to all nonhunting activities, (Caddo County) Same as statewide season dates. Spring except hunter camping, from Oct. Youth Deer Gun, Deer Gun Same as statewide season dates. All hunting is restricted to shotguns 1 – Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Same as statewide season dates. Two-tom limit combined. or archery equipment only. season. Closed for controlled deer hunts Archery equipment only. Closed to all nonhunting activities, Hunter camping is allowed in Oct. 19-20, 2013. Quail except hunter camping, from Oct. designated areas only. Same as statewide season dates, 1 - Feb. 15. However, fishing and Deer Archery, Holiday For additional information, contact except closed during the first nine angler camping is permitted at Lake Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Tom Wyatt, (405) 823-9038. days of deer gun season. Shooting Vincent. Gallinule, Crane, Turkey Fall hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Archery, Pursuit with Hounds, Deep Fork NWR Hunter and angler camping is Predator/Furbearer Calling (Okmulgee County) Crow, Squirrel, Rabbit allowed in designated areas. Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, A free permit is required for rabbit, For additional information, contact Deer Gun except closed during the first nine Scott Parry, (580) 515-2030. squirrel, raccoon and duck hunting. days of deer gun season. Open during the first nine days only. These permits are available at the Eufaula WMA Crow NWR office and parking areas. Predator/Furbearer Calling Same as statewide season dates, (McIntosh / Okmulgee / Pittsburg Same as statewide season dates. All shotgun hunting is restricted to except closed during deer gun counties) Federally approved nontoxic shot federally approved nontoxic shot. season. only. Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Archery Trapping Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Special permit required. Contact the Open to water sets and live box Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, refuge prior to the third Saturday in traps only. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, September at (918) 652-0456. Turkey Fall Archery, Turkey Fall More >>>

44 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed.

Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Archery, Waterfowl, Trapping Deer hunts are offered through Quail, Pheasant Squirrel Same as statewide season dates. controlled hunts. Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates, Deer Gun Public access is prohibited from except closed during the first nine except closed during the first nine Open during the first nine days only. Oct. 15 - Jan. 31, unless otherwise days of deer gun season. Shooting days of deer gun season. Closed to antlerless hunting. provided. hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Waterfowl Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, No camping allowed. Turkey Fall Gun Same as statewide season dates. Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, Same as statewide season dates. Shooting hours for waterfowl close For additional information, contact One bird, either sex. Shotgun only. Predator/ Furbearer Calling Mike Plunkett, (918) 625-3910. at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Same as statewide season dates, Trapping Trapping except closed during the first nine Fort Supply WMA Open to water sets and live box Open to water sets and live box days of deer gun season. (Woodward County) traps only. traps only. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring Spring Archery, Snipe, Woodcock, Spring Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Crow, Waterfowl, Crane, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates. One-tom limit combined. One-tom limit combined. Squirrel One-tom limit combined. It shall be unlawful for any person to Same as statewide season dates, Closed to all nonhunting activities, All shotgun hunting is restricted to use, transport, park, or unload any except closed during the first nine except fishing and hunter/angler federally approved nontoxic shot on personal watercraft within the land days of deer gun season. camping, from Oct. 1 - Feb. 15. the Walnut Slough WDU portion. and/or water boundaries of the WMA. Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Hunter and angler camping is Hunter and angler camping is No camping allowed. Gallinule allowed in designated areas. allowed in designated areas. For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact For additional information, contact Mike Plunkett, (918) 625-3910. Deer Muzzleloader Eddie Wilson, (580) 334-0343. Kent Swanda, (580) 595-0347. Same as statewide season dates. Fort Gibson WRP Closed to antlerless mule deer Gary Sherrer WMA Fort Gibson PHA (Wagoner County) hunting. (Pittsburg County) (Cherokee / Wagoner counties) Unless otherwise provided, firearms Deer Gun Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Lands near Snug Harbor and Blue are restricted to shotguns with Same as statewide season dates, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Bill Point Development areas are pellets and rimfire only. All shotgun except closed the last seven days Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall restricted to archery equipment and hunting is restricted to federally of deer gun season. Closed to Archery, Predator/Furbearer shotguns with pellets only. approved nontoxic shot. antlerless hunting. Calling, Trapping The Long Bay area is closed to Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Same as statewide season dates. centerfire rifles. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Snipe, Waterfowl, Quail, Rabbit, Furbearer Calling Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Squirrel Same as statewide season dates, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Same as statewide season dates, except closed during deer gun Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall except closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. season. More >>>

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Deer Gun Grassy Slough WMA Shooting hours for waterfowl close or fish on Honobia Creek WMA. Open during the first nine days only. Nonresidents are required to purchase (McCurtain County) at 1 p.m., daily. Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, a $85 annual permit, no exemptions. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Closed to all air-driven watercraft. Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, A $10, three-day special use permit is federally approved nontoxic shot. Public access is prohibited from Pursuit with Hounds available to residents for nonhunting Oct. 15 - Jan. 31, unless otherwise Same as statewide season dates, Bear Archery, Deer Archery, and nonfishing related activities, provided. except closed during the first nine Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Turkey Fall unless in possession of the $40 days of deer gun season. Archery, Predator/Furbearer No camping allowed. annual Land Access Permit. Calling Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey For additional information, contact Oklahoma residents who are under Same as statewide season dates. Spring Kelvin Schoonover, (405) 823-8425. 18 years of age on the first day of Same as Southeast season dates. Quail, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, the current calendar year or are 64 One-tom limit combined. Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Heyburn WMA years old or older are exempt from Hounds (Creek County) Hunter and angler camping is permit requirements. Same as statewide season dates, allowed in designated areas within Bear Archery, Deer except closed during the first nine Deer Archery, Youth Deer 50 yards of open roads during open Archery, Youth Deer Gun, days of deer gun season. Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, WMA hunting seasons. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Waterfowl For additional information, contact Waterfowl, Turkey Fall Archery, Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, Same as statewide season dates. Jack Waymire, (918) 569-4329. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Shooting hours for waterfowl close Furbearer Calling Archery, Predator/Furbearer Gist WMA at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Same as statewide season dates. Calling, Trapping (Tillman County) Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Deer Gun Same as statewide season dates. Spring Open during the first nine days only. Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Deer Archery, Dove, Crow, Same as Southeast season dates. Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, One-tom limit combined. Pursuit with Hounds Archery, Predator/Furbearer Squirrel Same as statewide season dates, Calling, Pursuit with Hounds, Closed to all air-driven watercraft. Same as statewide season dates, except closed during the first nine Waterfowl, Crane No camping allowed. except closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Quail Richard Beagles, (580) 320-3176. Trapping Spring Same as statewide season dates, Open to water sets and live box Same as Southeast season dates. except closed during the first nine Hackberry Flat WMA traps only. One-tom limit combined. days of deer gun season. (Tillman County) Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey All-Terrain Vehicle use will only be No camping allowed. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Spring federally approved nontoxic shot. Same as statewide season dates. allowed during deer season (Oct. 1 For additional information, contact One-tom limit combined. – Jan. 15) and only by licensed deer Kelvin Schoonover, (405) 823-8425. Deer Archery, Deer hunters. The following guidelines Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Hunter and angler camping is will apply to ATV use on the area: Grady County Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Rabbit, allowed in designated areas. Any hunter who operates an ATV/ (Grady County) Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ For additional information, contact Furbearer Calling ORV at any time must comply Closed for controlled deer hunts Bruce Burton, (918) 759-1816. with daylight florescent orange Oct. 26-Nov. 3 and Nov. 23-Dec. 1, Same as statewide season dates. Hickory Creek WMA requirements as required for deer 2013. Quail gun seasons. If a crash helmet is Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Same as statewide season dates, (Love County) worn, only the fluorescent orange Waterfowl except closed during the first nine chest covering is required. days of deer gun season. Youth Deer Gun, Deer Same as statewide season dates. Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, ATV/ORV use is restricted to WMA Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Waterfowl Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, roads that are on the current Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, Same as statewide season dates. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Honobia WMA map unless Predator/Furbearer Calling Shooting hours for waterfowl close Waterfowl, Turkey Fall Archery, otherwise closed. at 1 p.m., daily. Predator/Furbearer Calling Same as statewide season dates, Only unaltered standard Same as statewide season dates. except closed during the first nine Crane manufactured ATV/ORVs with a days of deer gun season. Opens the same day as Zone Deer Archery, Quail, Snipe, 700 cc motor displacement or less Spring Turkey, Youth Turkey 2 regular duck season or the Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, are allowed. ATV/ORV use shall be Spring statewide regular goose season Pursuit with Hounds restricted to a maximum speed of 25 Same as statewide season dates. (whichever opens first) and closes Same as statewide season dates, miles per hour. the same date as the statewide except closed during the first nine One-tom limit combined. ATV/ORV operators and passengers sandhill crane season. days of deer gun season. Turkey Fall Gun under the age of 18 must wear a Same as statewide season dates. Closed to all air-driven watercraft. Turkey Fall Gun crash helmet that complies with One-tom limit. Hunter and angler camping is Same as statewide season dates. standards established by 49 C.F.R., One-tom limit. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall allowed in designated areas. Section 571.218. Passengers in Archery For additional information, contact Trapping addition to the operator are not Same as statewide season Kelvin Schoonover, (405) 823-8425. Open to water sets and live box allowed on ATV/ORVs unless that dates, except closed during deer traps only. ATV/ORV has been specifically Hackberry Flat WRP designed by the manufacturer to muzzleloader season and the first Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey nine days of deer gun season. (Tillman County) carry passengers in addition to the Spring operator. Trapping All shotgun hunting is restricted to Same as statewide season dates. Open to water sets and live box federally approved nontoxic shot. One-tom limit combined. Leaving any ATV/ORV unattended on Honobia WMA without the traps only. Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Hunter and angler camping is owner’s name and address Gallinule, Crow, Quail, Snipe, allowed in designated areas. No camping allowed. conspicuously attached is Rabbit, Pursuit with Hounds, Deer muzzleloader and deer gun For additional information, contact prohibited. Predator/Furbearer Calling hunts are offered through controlled Tom Wyatt, (405) 823-9038. Same as statewide season dates, Use of ATV/ORVs off of delineated hunts. except closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. Honobia Creek WMA roads for retrieval of lawfully taken For additional information, contact and tagged deer is permissible only Waterfowl (Pushmataha County) Rex Umber, (405) 527-6476. Same as statewide season dates, A $40 annual land access permit is except closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. required of all residents who hunt More >>>

46 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed. with the following restrictions: ATV/ Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey of deer archery season through the For additional information, contact ORVs cannot travel more than one Spring first nine days of deer gun season Area Biologist, (580) 762-2248. half mile from the nearest road. ATV/ Same as Southeast season dates. and closed during spring turkey ORVs cannot cross rivers and streams One-tom limit combined. season. Keystone WMA (Creek / Osage / Pawnee counties) unless on a road with constructed Public access is prohibited from Trapping stream crossing structures. ATV/ORVs Oct. 15 - Jan. 31, unless otherwise Open to water sets and live box That portion of the Arkansas Arm used for deer retrieval cannot be used provided. traps only. of the Keystone WMA that was in areas otherwise closed to the use previously the Waterfowl Refuge is No camping allowed. of motor vehicles. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey open to restricted hunting. Lands For additional information, contact Spring in Osage County and the Arkansas The WMA boundaries may change. Same as Southeast season dates. Richard Beagles, (580) 320-3176. River are restricted to archery and See wildlifedepartment.com for a One-tom limit combined. shotgun with pellets only. Lands in current map. Hulah WMA Closed to all nonhunting activities, Pawnee County are restricted to Hunter and angler camping is allowed (Osage County) except hunter camping, from Oct. archery only. The western boundary within 50 yards of open roads. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, of these restricted hunting areas is season. For additional information, contact Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, a northern extension of Swan Drive Dakota Christian, (918) 527-5308. Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Hunter and angler camping is in the city of Cleveland; the southern allowed in designated areas. boundary is the old railroad trestle. HAugo WM Archery, Trapping Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, (Choctaw County) Deer Gun Benny Farrar, (918) 469-2870. Dove, Rail, Gallinule Closed for controlled deer hunts Open during the first nine days only. Same as statewide season dates. Oct. 11-13, 2013. Closed to antlerless hunting. John Dahl WMA Deer Muzzleloader (Osage County) Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates. Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Bag limit is one antlered and one Gallinule, Turkey Fall Archery, Same as statewide season dates, Deer Muzzleloader, Holiday antlerless deer. Trapping except closed during the first Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Deer Gun Same as statewide season dates. nine days of deer gun season. Gallinule, Waterfowl Same as statewide season dates, Deer Gun Predator/Furbearer Calling Same as statewide season dates. except open to antlerless hunting Open during the first nine days only. Same as statewide season dates, Deer Gun opening day only. Bag limit is one Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Crow, except closed during deer gun Open during the first nine days only. antlered and one antlerless deer. Cottonwood Creek WDU is closed Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/ season. Quail, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with to deer hunting during deer gun Waterfowl Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with season. Hounds Same as statewide season dates. Hounds, Predator/ Furbearer Same as statewide season dates, Shooting hours for waterfowl close Calling, Trapping Turkey Fall Archery except closed during the first nine at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates, days of deer gun season. except closed during the first nine except closed during deer gun Turkey Fall Gun season. Waterfowl Same as statewide season dates. days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. One-tom limit. Hunter and angler camping is Crow, Quail, Woodcock, Snipe, Shooting hours for waterfowl Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/ Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey allowed in designated areas only close at 1 p.m., daily, on the during hunting seasons. Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with WDU portions. Spring Hounds Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey One-tom limit combined. Area Biologist, (580) 762-2248. Spring except closed during the first nine Same as Southeast season dates. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Kaw WMA days of deer gun season. federally approved nontoxic shot on One-tom limit combined. (Kay / Osage counties) Turkey Fall Gun the Whippoorwill WDU portion. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Same as statewide season dates. Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, federally approved nontoxic shot Hunter and angler camping is One-tom limit. Deer Muzzleloader, Holiday on both Hugo/Kiamichi River and allowed in designated areas. Waterfowl Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Sawyer WDU portions. For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. Gallinule, Crow, Waterfowl, John Rempe, (918) 629-5108. Shooting hours for waterfowl Hunter and angler camping is Turkey Fall Archery, Predator/ close at 1 p.m., daily, on the allowed in designated areas. Furbearer Calling, Trapping James Collins WMA WDU portions. For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. (Pittsburg / Latimer counties) Trapping Richard Beagles, (580) 320-3176. Deer Gun Closed for controlled deer hunts Open to water sets and live box Open during the first nine days only. Hugo (Lyndol Fry) WRP Oct. 25-27, Nov. 1-3 and Nov. 23-24, traps only. 2013. Quail, Pheasant, Snipe, (Choctaw County) Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel Deer Archery, Dove, Quail, Spring Closed for controlled deer hunts Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Fall Archery Same as statewide season dates. Oct. 11-13, 2013. except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates, One-tom limit combined. All shotgun hunting is restricted to except closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot. days of deer gun season. Turkey Fall Gun federally approved nontoxic shot on Deer Archery Same as statewide season dates. Bear Archery the Boston Pool, Buckeye Creek and Open Oct. 1-14, 2013, only. One-tom limit. Same as statewide season dates Cottonwood Creek WDU portions. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, only in the Latimer County portion. Pursuit with Hounds Hunter and angler camping is Quail, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, allowed within 50 yards of open Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery except closed from the opening day Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, roads. Same as statewide season dates, Squirrel of deer archery season through deer For additional information, contact except closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. Same as statewide season dates, gun season. Matt Mattioda, (918) 629-4625. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ except closed from the opening day Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Furbearer Calling of deer archery season through the Spring Same as statewide season dates, first nine days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. except closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31 and Predator/Furbearer Calling, One-tom limit combined. during spring turkey season. Pursuit with Hounds Hunter and angler camping is Same as statewide season dates, allowed in designated areas. except closed from the opening day More >>>

2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide 47 Public Hunting Lands Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed.

Lake Thunderbird Rabbit, Squirrel Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Archery, Turkey Fall State Park Same as statewide season dates, Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Gun, Trapping, Turkey Spring, except closed the Friday before deer Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun Youth Turkey Spring (Cleveland County) muzzleloader season through the Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates. Hunting in designated areas only, first nine days of deer gun season archery equipment only. Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, contact Lake Thunderbird State and closes Jan. 31. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, Park for a map of designated areas. Turkey Fall Archery Waterfowl, Turkey Fall Archery, Predator/ Furbearer Calling You will need to obtain a parking Same as statewide season dates, Trapping, Quail, Snipe, Same as statewide season dates, pass for your vehicle, which you can except closed the Friday before deer Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, except closed during the first nine get at the Lake Thunderbird park muzzleloader season through the Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ days of deer gun season. office or at the ODWC central office. first nine days of deer gun season. Furbearer Calling Waterfowl Deer Archery Pursuit with Hounds Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Shooting hours for waterfowl Waterfowl except closed the Friday before deer Spring close at 1 p.m., daily, on the Same as statewide season dates for muzzleloader season through the Same as statewide season dates. WDU portions. all open waterfowl seasons occurring first nine days of deer gun season. One-tom limit combined. All shotgun hunting is restricted to between Sept. 8 and Feb. 15. Raccoon season same as statewide No camping allowed. federally approved nontoxic shot on Shooting hours close at 1 p.m., daily. season dates. Contact the Refuge For additional information, contact both Billy Creek and Chouteau WDU For additional information, for permits. J.D. Ridge, (918) 617-1113. portions. call (405) 360-3572. Waterfowl, Trapping Vann’s Lake Refuge is closed to Lexington WMA Contact the Refuge for special Major County WMA public access except for controlled restrictions. (Major County) (Cleveland County) hunt permittees on the days of Deer and turkey hunts are offered their hunt. Public access for wildlife Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Closed for controlled deer hunts through controlled hunts. viewing is allowed from Old Highway Waterfowl, Crane, Turkey Fall Nov. 16-17 and 20-21, 2013. 69 road and bridge as signed. Lands For additional information, Gun Deer Archery east of Old Highway 69 are open call (580) 584-6211. Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, to fishing and nonhunting use from except closed during the first nine Love Valley WMA Deer Archery, Crow, Snipe, Feb. 1 - Oct. 14. Lands west of new days of deer gun season. (Love County) Woodcock, Turkey Fall Archery, U.S. 69 are open for hunting, fishing Rabbit, Squirrel Deer Muzzleloader and public use from Feb. 1 - Oct. 14. Youth Deer Gun, Deer Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates The discharge of firearms for Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, except closed during the first nine except closed to antlerless harvest purposes other than hunting is Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, days of deer gun season. the first two days. prohibited. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Deer Muzzleloader Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, No camping allowed. Turkey Fall Archery, Predator/ Same as statewide season dates. Snipe, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Furbearer Calling Closed to antlerless hunting. For additional information, contact Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, Same as statewide season dates. Mike Plunkett, (918) 625-3910. Predator/Furbearer Calling Deer Gun Deer Archery, Quail, Snipe, Same as statewide season dates, Open during the first nine days only. McClellan-Kerr Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, except closed from the opening day Closed to antlerless hunting. Pursuit with Hounds (Webbers Falls) WRP of deer archery season through the Same as statewide season dates, Quail (Muskogee County) first nine days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates, except closed during the first nine All shotgun hunting is restricted to except closed during the first nine Quail, Woodcock days of deer gun season. federally approved nontoxic shot. Open the Monday following the days of deer gun season. Shooting Turkey Fall Gun first nine days of deer gun season. hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Same as statewide season dates. Gallinule, Crow, Quail, Snipe, Closes the same as statewide Pursuit with Hounds, One-tom limit. Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, season dates. Predator/Furbearer Calling Waterfowl Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Spring except closed during deer gun Shooting hours for waterfowl close Furbearer Calling, Trapping Same as statewide season dates. season. at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Same as statewide season dates, One-tom limit combined. Trapping except closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. Trapping Closed to all nonhunting activities, Open to water sets and live box Open to water sets and live box Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey except hunter camping, from Oct. traps only. traps only. Spring 1 - Feb. 15. However, fishing and Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Same as statewide season dates. angler camping is permitted at Lake Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring The discharge of firearms for Dahlgren. Spring Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. purposes other than hunting is Lake Dahlgren is closed to all Two-tom limit combined. One-tom limit combined. prohibited. activities during controlled hunts. No camping allowed. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Public access is prohibited from Hunter and angler camping is federally approved nontoxic shot on For additional information, contact Oct. 15 - Jan. 31, unless otherwise allowed in designated areas. the Stevens Springs WDU portion. Thad Potts, (580) 541-5319. provided. For additional information, contact Hunter and angler camping is McAlester AAP No camping allowed. Rex Umber, (405) 527-6476. allowed within 50 yards of open (Pittsburg County) For additional information, contact Little River NWR roads. Mike Plunkett, (918) 625-3910. Deer and turkey hunts may be (McCurtain County) For additional information, contact offered through controlled hunts. McCurtain County Contact the Refuge for general Tom Wyatt, (405) 823-9038. For additional information, contact Wilderness Area hunting or special use permits. All Lower Illinois River Public Eric Suttles, (918) 420-6611. (McCurtain County) shotgun hunting is restricted to Fishing & Hunting Area federally approved nontoxic shot. McClellan-Kerr WMA (Watts Unit) The self-guided nature trail is open Deer Archery (Haskell / Muskogee / Sequoyah / year-round. (Sequoyah County) Same as statewide season dates, Wagoner counties) No public entry, except by persons except closed the Friday before deer All hunting is restricted to shotguns possessing prior written permission muzzleloader season through the with pellets or archery equipment Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, first nine days of deer gun season. only. Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, More >>>

48 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed. from the Director of the Department Waterfowl Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Snipe, For additional information, contact or his designated representatives; Same as statewide season dates. Squirrel, Woodcock, Rabbit, Scott Cox, (918) 629-5286. Department employees; or by the Shooting hours for waterfowl close Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Oklahoma Board of Agriculture, at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Furbearer Calling, Trapping Optima NWR (Texas / Beaver counties) Division of Forestry personnel Trapping Same as statewide season dates, engaged in fire protection or Open to water sets and live box except closed from the opening day All hunting is restricted to shotgun suppression activities. traps only. of deer archery season through the or archery only. first nine days of deer gun season. Deer and turkey hunts are offered Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Dove, Quail, Pheasant through controlled hunts. Spring Crow Same as statewide season dates. Open Dec. 9 - March 4. No camping allowed, except by Same as statewide season dates. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall permit. One-tom limit combined. Quail Archery, Rabbit For additional information, contact All shotgun hunting is restricted to Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates, John Skeen, (580) 241-7875. federally approved nontoxic shot on except closed during the first nine except closed during the first nine the WDU portion. days of deer gun season. days of deer gun season. McGee Creek WMA Hunter and angler camping is Waterfowl Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey (Atoka County) allowed in designated areas. Same as statewide season dates. Spring Closed for controlled deer hunts Shooting hours for waterfowl close Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact Oct. 26-27 and Nov. 2-3, 2013. at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. One-tom limit combined. Kent Swanda, (580) 595-0347. Dove Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey For additional information, Same as statewide season dates. Okmulgee GMA Spring call (580) 664-2205. Same as statewide season dates. Deer Archery, Quail, Turkey Fall (Okmulgee County) One-tom limit combined. Optima WMA Archery Closed for controlled deer hunts (Texas County) Same as statewide season dates, Nov. 2-3, Nov. 9-10 and Nov. 23-24, All shotgun hunting is restricted to except closed during the first nine 2013. federally approved nontoxic shot on Youth Deer Gun, Dove, the WDU portion. days of deer gun season. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Waterfowl, Crane Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Archery Closed to all nonhunting activities, Same as statewide season dates. Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates, except hunter camping, from Oct. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Squirrel except closed from the opening 1 - Feb. 15 and during spring turkey Archery, Crow, Snipe, Same as statewide season dates, day of deer muzzleloader season seasons. Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel except closed from the opening day through the first nine days of deer Hunter and angler camping is Same as statewide season dates, of deer archery season through the gun season. allowed in designated areas. except closed during the first nine first nine days of deer gun season. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, For additional information, contact days of deer gun season. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Rabbit, Squirrel, Snipe, Bruce Burton, (918) 759-1816. Deer Muzzleloader Furbearer Calling Woodcock, Pursuit with Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, Hounds, Predator/Furbearer Oologah WMA Closed to antlerless hunting. except closed from the opening day Calling, Trapping (Rogers / Nowata counties) Deer Gun of deer archery season through the Same as statewide season dates, Open during the first nine days only. first nine days of deer gun season except closed from the opening day Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Closed to antlerless hunting. and closed during spring turkey of deer archery season through the Turkey Fall Archery, Trapping season. first nine days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/Furbearer Calling Trapping Quail Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Same as statewide season dates, Open to water sets and live box Same as statewide season dates, Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun except closed during deer gun season. traps only. except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates. Goose Island is archery only. Quail, Pheasant Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates, Spring Waterfowl Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, except closed during the first nine Same as Southeast season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer days of deer gun season. Shooting One-tom limit combined. Shooting hours for waterfowl close Calling Same as statewide season dates, hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Closed to all nonhunting activities, at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. except closed during the first nine Turkey Fall Gun except hunter camping, from Oct. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Spring One-tom limit. Shotgun only. season. Same as statewide season dates. Pursuit with Hounds Same as statewide season dates, Trapping Camping is allowed in designated One-tom limit combined. except closed during deer gun Open to water sets and live box areas. All shotgun hunting is restricted to season. traps only. For additional information, contact federally approved nontoxic shot on Waterfowl Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Buddy Prather, (580) 346-7664. the WDU portion. Same as statewide season dates. Spring Closed to all nonhunting activities Mountain Park WMA Shooting hours for waterfowl Same as statewide season dates. from Oct. 1 - Feb. 15 and during close at 1 p.m., daily, on the (Kiowa County) One-tom limit combined. spring turkey seasons. WDU portions. Hunter and angler camping is Unless otherwise provided, firearms No camping allowed. are restricted to shotguns with Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey allowed in designated areas. For additional information, contact Spring pellets and rimfire only. For additional information, contact Bruce Burton, (918) 759-1816. Same as statewide season dates. Weston Storer, (806) 339-5175. Deer Archery, Deer One-tom limit combined. Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Okmulgee PHA All shotgun hunting is restricted to Osage WMA Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, (Okmulgee County) federally approved nontoxic shot on Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, (Rock Creek Unit) both Overcup Bottoms and Upper Turkey Fall Archery, Crane Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, (Osage County) Turkey Fall Archery Verdigris WDU portions. Same as statewide season dates. Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Same as statewide season dates. The portion of Oologah WMA known Quail, Pursuit with Hounds, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, as Goose Island is restricted to Predator/ Furbearer Calling Deer Muzzleloader Gallinule, Crow, Waterfowl, shotguns with pellets and archery Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates. Turkey Fall Archery, Trapping only. except closed during the first nine Closed to antlerless hunting. Same as statewide season dates. days of deer gun season. Deer Gun Hunter and angler camping is Open during the first nine days only. allowed in designated areas. Closed to antlerless hunting. More >>>

2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide 49 Public Hunting Lands Unless listed, deer and other hunting seasons are closed.

Deer Gun Ouachita WMA Camping is allowed in accordance Deer Muzzleloader Open the first nine days only. Closed (Cucumber Creek Unit) with U.S. Forest Service regulations, Same as statewide season dates. to antlerless hunting. except on the Homer L. Johnston Closed to antlerless mule deer (Le Flore County) Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, portion, where camping is allowed hunting. Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds Bear Archery, Deer only in designated areas during deer Deer Gun Same as statewide season dates, Archery, Youth Deer Gun, and turkey seasons. Same as statewide season dates, except closed during the first nine Bear Muzzleloader, Deer For additional information, contact except closed the last seven days days of deer gun season. Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, Jeff Ford, (918) 527-9918. of deer gun season. Closed to Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Predator/Furbearer Calling antlerless hunting. Archery, Trapping Ouachita WMA Same as statewide season dates, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates. (McCurtain Unit) except closed during deer gun season. Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, (McCurtain County) Turkey Fall Gun Calling Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Same as statewide season dates. Bear Archery, Deer Same as statewide season dates, Calling, Pursuit with Hounds One-tom limit. Archery, Youth Deer Gun, except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer days of deer gun season. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey except closed during the first nine Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, Turkey Fall Gun Spring days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Same as statewide season dates. Waterfowl One-tom limit combined. Archery, Predator/Furbearer One-tom limit. Same as statewide season dates, Calling, Trapping Pursuit with Hounds Closed to all nonhunting activities, except closed during deer gun Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, except hunter camping, from Oct. season. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, except closed from the opening Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey season. Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, day of deer archery season through Spring Waterfowl deer gun season and closed during Hunter and angler camping is Same as Southeast season dates. Same as statewide season dates, spring turkey season. allowed in designated areas. One-tom limit combined. except closed during the first nine Waterfowl, Crane For additional information, contact Walk-in access only. days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates, John Rempe, (918) 629-5108. Special U.S. Forest Service Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey except closed during the first nine Osage WMA regulations apply to this Spring days of deer gun season. Shooting (Western Wall Unit) area, including rules on Same as Southeast season dates. hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m., baiting and tree stands. Go One-tom limit combined. daily, on the WDU portion. (Osage County) to www.fs.fed.us/r8/ouachita/ or Special U.S. Forest Service Trapping Unless otherwise provided, firearms a Forest Service visitor center for regulations apply to this area, Open to water sets and live box are restricted to shotguns with more information. including rules on baiting, OHV traps only. pellets and rimfire only. Camping is allowed in accordance (Off-Highway Vehicle)/ATV use and Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Deer Archery, Turkey Fall with U.S. Forest Service regulations. treestands. Go online to www.fs.fed. Spring Archery us/r8/ouachita/ or a Forest Service For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, visitor center for more information. Jeff Ford, (918) 527-9918. One-tom limit combined. except closed from the opening day Camping is allowed in accordance All shotgun hunting is restricted to of deer muzzleloader season through Ouachita WMA with U.S. Forest Service regulations. the first nine days of deer gun season. federally approved nontoxic shot on (Le Flore Unit) For additional information, contact the South Canadian WDU portion. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, (Le Flore County) John Skeen, (580) 241-7875. Waterfowl, Predator/Furbearer Hunter and angler camping is Calling, Trapping Bear Archery, Deer Ozark Plateau WMA allowed in designated areas during open hunting seasons. Same as statewide season dates, Archery, Youth Deer Gun, (Adair County) except closed from the opening day Bear Muzzleloader, Deer For additional information, contact of deer archery season through deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Scott Parry, (580) 515-2030. gun season. Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Archery, Trapping Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Pine Creek WMA Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates. Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, (McCurtain County) Squirrel Crow, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Same as statewide season dates, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Closed for a controlled deer hunt Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, except closed from the opening day Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Nov. 8-10, 2013. Turkey Fall Archery, Predator/ of deer archery season through the Calling, Pursuit with Hounds Furbearer Calling, Trapping Bear Archery, Deer first nine days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates, Archery, Youth Deer Gun, except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates. Pursuit with Hounds Bear Muzzleloader, Deer days of deer gun season. Pursuit with Hounds Same as statewide season dates, Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Same as statewide season dates, except closed from the opening Waterfowl Gallinule, Waterfowl, Turkey Fall except closed from the opening day day of deer archery season through Same as statewide season dates, Archery, Trapping of deer archery season through the deer gun season and closed during except closed during deer gun Same as statewide season dates. first nine days of deer gun season spring turkey season. season. and closed during spring turkey Deer Gun Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey season. Open the first nine days only. Spring Spring Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Crow, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Same as statewide season dates. Same as Southeast season dates. Spring Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/ One-tom limit combined. One-tom limit combined. Same as statewide season dates. Furbearer Calling Additional deer hunts are offered Cedar Lake, Billy Creek and Winding One-tom limit combined. Same as statewide season dates, through controlled hunts. Stair recreation area campgrounds except closed during the first nine in the Ouachita WMA are closed to No camping allowed. days of deer gun season. Closed to all nonhunting activities hunting. For additional information, contact from Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 and during Pursuit with Hounds Curt Allen, (918) 260-8959. spring turkey season. Special U.S. Forest Service Same as statewide season dates, regulations apply to this area, except closed during deer gun No camping allowed. Packsaddle WMA including rules on baiting, OHV season. For additional information, contact (Ellis County) (Off-Highway Vehicle)/ATV use and Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey John Rempe, (918) 629-5108. treestands. Go to www.fs.fed.us/r8/ Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Spring ouachita/ or a Forest Service visitor Dove, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery Same as Southeast season dates. center for more information. Same as statewide season dates. More >>>

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One-tom limit combined. No camping allowed. Robbers Cave WMA Quail, Pheasant, Waterfowl, Hunter and angler camping is allowed For additional information, contact (Portion A) Crane within 50 yards of open roads. Richard Beagles, (580) 320-3176. Same as statewide season dates, (Latimer County) except closed Saturdays, Sundays For additional information, contact Red Slough WRP That portion lying east and south of and Mondays during deer gun Richard Beagles, (580) 320-3176. (McCurtain County) S.H. 2 and Coon Creek Road. season. Shooting hours close at Pushmataha WMA All shotgun hunting is restricted to Bear Archery, Deer noon, daily. Contact the refuge for special restrictions. (Pushmataha County) federally approved nontoxic shot. Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Deer hunts are offered through Closed for controlled deer and elk Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Quail, controlled hunts. hunts Oct. 25-27, Nov. 1-3 and Nov. Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Crow, Snipe, Waterfowl, Rabbit, For additional information, call (580) 8-10, 2013. Archery, Predator/Furbearer Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, 626-4794. Bear Archery, Dove Calling, Trapping Same as statewide season dates. Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Same as statewide season dates. Furbearer Calling Sandy Sanders WMA Deer Archery, Quail, Turkey Fall Same as statewide season dates, Deer Gun (Beckham / Greer counties) Archery except closed from Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. Open the first nine days only. Closed for controlled deer hunts Same as statewide season dates, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Nov. 2-3, 2013. except closed during the first nine Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, days of deer gun season. Spring Deer Archery, Dove, Crow Same as Southeast season dates. Waterfowl Same as statewide season dates. Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, One-tom limit. Same as statewide season dates, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, except closed during the first nine Waterfowl, Crane, Rabbit, Closed to all air-driven watercraft. Squirrel days of deer gun season. Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds, Same as statewide season dates, No camping allowed. Predator/Furbearer Calling Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Same as statewide season dates, except closed from the opening day For additional information, contact Spring of deer archery season through the except closed during the first nine Richard Beagles, (580) 320-3176. Same as Southeast season dates. days of deer gun season. first nine days of deer gun season. One-tom limit on Robbers Cave Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Rita Blanca WMA WMA (A and B portions combined). Quail Furbearer Calling (Cimarron County) Same as statewide season dates, Hunter and angler camping is allowed except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates, Antelope Archery, Youth Deer in designated areas only during open except closed from the opening day days of deer gun season. Shooting Gun, Dove, Turkey Fall Archery deer and turkey seasons. hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. of deer archery season through the Same as statewide season dates. first nine days of deer gun season For additional information, contact Trapping and closed during spring turkey Deer Archery, Crow, Snipe, Benny Farrar, (918) 469-2870. Open to live box traps only. season. Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel Same as statewide season dates, Robbers Cave WMA Turkey Fall Archery Trapping except closed during the first nine (Portion B) Same as statewide season dates. Open to water sets and live box One-tom limit. days of deer gun season. (Latimer County) traps only. Deer Muzzleloader That portion lying north and west of Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Same as statewide season dates. S.H. 2. Spring Spring Closed to antlerless hunting. Same as statewide season dates. Same as Southeast season dates. Bear Archery, Deer One-tom limit combined. One-tom limit combined. Deer Gun Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Open the first nine days only. Closed Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Closed to all nonhunting activities, Closed to all nonhunting activities, to antlerless hunting. Muzzleloader, Turkey Fall except fishing and hunter/angler except hunter camping, from Oct. camping, from Oct. 1 - Feb. 15. Waterfowl, Crane, Pursuit with Archery 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey Same as statewide season dates. Hunter and angler camping is season. Hounds, Predator/Furbearer Calling Squirrel allowed in designated areas. Hunter and angler camping is Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates. For additional information, contact allowed in designated areas. except closed during deer gun Shotgun only. Ron Smith, (580) 471-3371. For additional information, contact season. Waterfowl Schultz WMA Jack Waymire, (918) 569-4329. Quail, Pheasant Same as statewide season dates, (Texas County) Red Slough WMA Same as statewide season dates, except closed during the first nine except closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. (McCurtain County) Youth Deer Gun, Dove, days of deer gun season. Shooting Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Waterfowl, Crane All shotgun hunting is restricted to hours close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Same as statewide season dates. federally approved nontoxic shot. Spring Turkey Fall Gun Same as Southeast season dates. Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Same as statewide season dates. One-tom limit on Robbers Cave Archery, Crow, Snipe, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Turkey Fall One-tom limit. Shotgun only. WMA (A and B portions combined). Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel Archery, Predator/Furbearer Trapping Hunter and angler camping is Same as statewide season dates, Calling except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates. Open to water sets and live box allowed in designated areas only traps only. during open deer and turkey days of deer gun season. Quail, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, seasons. Deer Muzzleloader Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. Hounds Closed to antlerless hunting. Same as statewide season dates, Same as statewide season dates. Benny Farrar, (918) 469-2870. One-tom limit combined. except closed during the first nine Salt Plains NWR Deer Gun days of deer gun season. Antelope gun hunts are offered Open the first nine days only. Closed (Alfalfa County) to antlerless hunting. Waterfowl through controlled hunts. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Pursuit with Hounds, Predator/ Same as statewide season dates. OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) use is federally approved nontoxic shot. Shooting hours for waterfowl close regulated by the U.S. Forest Service. Furbearer Calling at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Dove Same as statewide season dates, Camping is allowed in accordance Same as statewide season dates. except closed during deer gun season. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey with U.S. Forest Service regulations Shooting hours close at noon, Spring Quail, Pheasant For additional information, contact daily. Contact the refuge for special Same as statewide dates, except Same as Southeast season dates. Weston Storer, (806) 339-5175. restrictions. One-tom limit combined. Closed to all air-driven watercraft. More >>>

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closed during the first nine days of Bag limit of one antlered and one Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Pursuit with Hounds deer gun season. Shooting hours antlerless deer. Spring Same as statewide season dates, close at 4:30 p.m., daily. Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Same as statewide season dates. except closed during deer gun Turkey Fall Gun Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, One-tom limit for PHA and GMA season. Same as statewide season dates. Predator/ Furbearer Calling, combined. One-tom limit for both Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey One-tom limit. Shotgun only. Pursuit with Hounds seasons combined. Spring Trapping Same as statewide season dates, Pursuit with Hounds Same as statewide season dates. Open to water sets and live box except closed during the first nine Same as statewide season dates, One-tom limit for PHA and GMA traps only. days of deer gun season. except closed from the opening combined. One-tom limit for both day of deer archery season through seasons combined. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Trapping Open to water sets and live box deer gun season and closed during Closed to all nonhunting activities, Spring spring turkey season. Same as statewide season dates. traps only. except hunter camping, from Oct. One-tom limit combined. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Additional deer hunts are offered 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey through controlled hunts. season. Hunter and angler camping is Spring allowed in designated areas. Same as statewide season dates. Closed to all nonhunting activities, Hunter and angler camping is One-tom limit combined. except hunter camping, from Oct. allowed in designated areas during For additional information, contact 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey open WMA hunting seasons. Weston Storer, (806) 339-5175. Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas. season. For additional information, contact Sequoyah NWR For additional information, contact Hunter and angler camping is Scott Cox, (918) 629-5286. allowed only during open hunting (Haskell, Muskogee, and Matt Mattioda, (918) 629-4625. Stringtown WMA Sequoyah counties) seasons on the area. (Atoka County) Unless otherwise provided, hunting Sparrow Hawk WMA For additional information, contact is permitted on Saturday, Sunday, (Cherokee County) Scott Cox, (918) 629-5286. Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Monday and Tuesday only and in Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Spavinaw PHA Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, designated areas only. Contact the Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, (Delaware County) refuge for special restrictions. Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Archery, Predator/Furbearer All shotgun hunting is restricted to Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Calling, Trapping federally approved nontoxic shot. Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Same as statewide season dates. A free permit is required for all Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, Gallinule, Crow, Trapping Deer Gun hunting. The permit must be signed Predator/Furbearer Calling, Same as statewide season dates. Open the first nine days only. and carried at all times while Trapping Turkey Fall Archery Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, hunting. Permits may be obtained Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, from various entrance points to the Quail One Either sex turkey limit on PHA Pursuit with Hounds refuge, refuge headquarters or the Same as statewide season dates, and GMA combined. Same as statewide season dates, Sequoyah NWR website, www.fws. except closed during the first nine Deer Gun except closed during the first nine gov/southwest/refuges/oklahoma/ days of deer gun season. Open the first nine days only. days of deer gun season. sequoyah/index.html. Pursuit with Hounds Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey The Sandtown Bottom Unit of the Same as statewide season dates, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Spring refuge is closed to all hunting during except closed from the opening day Predator/Furbearer Calling Same as Southeast season dates. controlled deer hunts on Oct. 12, of deer archery season through the Same as statewide season dates, One-tom limit combined. Oct. 28-29, and Dec. 2-3, 2013. first nine days of deer gun season except closed during the first nine Hunter and angler camping is Dove, Snipe, Woodcock and closed during spring turkey days of deer gun season. allowed in designated areas. Same as statewide season dates. season. Squirrel Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey More >>> Open Sept. 1 through Jan. 31. Spring Same as statewide season dates. Rabbit One-tom limit combined. Same as statewide season dates, except closes Jan. 31. No camping allowed. Hunting Within Three Waterfowl For additional information, contact Same as statewide season dates. Curt Allen, (918) 260-8959. Rivers, Honobia Creek WMAs Contact the refuge for special Spavinaw GMA Anyone who hunts and fishes • A three-day Oklahoma restrictions. (Mayes / Delaware counties) within, or otherwise uses, the resident permit costs $10, Deer hunts are offered through Honobia Creek or Three Rivers and this permit is not valid controlled hunts only. Deer Archery WMAs must buy a Land Access for hunting or fishing on Same as statewide season dates, The refuge tour road is closed past except closed from the opening day Fee permit. This requirement the WMAs. These permits Tuff Causeway during controlled of deer muzzleloader season through stems from the partnership allow WMA access for three deer hunts. deer gun season. between the Wildlife Department consecutive days. Air-driven watercraft are confined to and several private timber Turkey Fall Archery • An annual Oklahoma the marked navigation channel from investment groups that created Same as statewide season dates, resident permit costs $40, Sept. 1 - March 31. these WMAs. except closed from the opening and allows the holder to For additional information, call (918) day of deer muzzleloader season All Oklahoma residents between hunt and fish if he has all 773-5251. through deer gun season. One ages 18 and 63 must buy a permit other appropriate licenses. Either sex turkey limit on PHA and Skiatook WMA to access these two areas. There GMA combined. • An annual non-resident are three types of Land Access (Osage County) permit costs $85 and is Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Fee permits, and each is valid for Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, required for all ages (no Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, the current calendar year: Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, exemptions). Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Waterfowl, Turkey Fall Gun Trapping Permits are sold by any hunting or fishing license vendor or online Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, at wildlifedepartment.com. Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun except closed from the opening day Same as statewide season dates. of deer archery season through deer gun season.

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For additional information, contact Nonresidents are required to ATV/ORVs cannot travel more than Buddy Prather, (580) 346-7664. purchase an $85 annual permit, no one half mile from the nearest road. exemptions. Tenkiller WMA ATV/ORVs cannot cross rivers A $10, three-day special use and streams unless on a road (Cherokee / Sequoyah counties) permit is available to residents for with constructed stream crossing Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, nonhunting or nonfishing related structures. Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, activities, unless in possession of ATV/ORVs used for deer retrieval Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, the $40 annual land access permit. cannot be used in areas otherwise Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Oklahoma residents who are under closed to the use of motor vehicles. Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, 18 years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are 64 Hunter and angler camping is Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall allowed within 50 yards of open Archery, Predator/Furbearer years old or older are exempt from permit requirements. roads during open WMA hunting Calling, Trapping seasons. Same as statewide season dates. Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Bear For additional information, contact Quail Dakota Christian, (918) 527-5308. Same as statewide season dates, Muzzleloader, Deer Muzzleloader, except closed during the first nine Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Tishomingo NWR Crow, Turkey Fall Archery, days of deer gun season. (Johnston County) Predator/Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with Hounds Trapping Same as statewide season dates, Deer hunts are offered through Same as statewide season dates. except closed from the opening day controlled hunts. of deer archery season through the Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, For additional information, call (580) first nine days of deer gun season and Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, 371- 2402. closed during spring turkey season. Pursuit with Hounds J. D. Ridge Same as statewide season dates, Tishomingo WMU Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey except closed during the first nine (Johnston County) Spring For additional information, contact days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Kent Swanda, (580) 595-0347. federally approved nontoxic shot. One-tom limit combined. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Washita NWR Spring Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, No camping allowed. (Custer County) Same as Southeast season dates. Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, For additional information, contact One-tom limit combined. Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, All shotgun hunting is restricted to Brent Morgan, (918) 931-0432. ATV use will only be allowed during Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, federally approved nontoxic shot. Texoma/Washita Arm deer season (Oct. 1 – Jan. 15) and Turkey Fall Archery, Waterfowl Quail WMA only by licensed deer hunters. The Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates. Shooting hours for waterfowl close following guidelines will apply to Rabbit (Johnston County) at 1 p.m., daily, on the WMU portion. ATV use on the area: Same as statewide season dates, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Any hunter who operates an ATV/ Quail, Squirrel, Rabbit, Snipe, except closed during the first nine Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, ORV at any time must comply Woodcock, Predator/furbearer days of deer gun season. Contact Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, with daylight florescent orange Calling the refuge for special restrictions. Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Same as statewide season dates, requirements as required for deer Waterfowl Turkey Fall Archery except closed during the first nine gun seasons. If a crash helmet is Controlled hunts only. Contact the Same as statewide season dates. days of deer gun season. worn, only the fluorescent orange refuge for special restrictions. Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, chest covering is required. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Deer hunts are offered through Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Spring ATV/ORV use is restricted to WMA controlled hunts. Calling, Pursuit with Hounds roads that are on the current Three Same as statewide season dates. Same as statewide season dates, Rivers WMA map unless otherwise One-tom limit combined. For additional information, call (580) 664-2205. except closed during the first nine closed. Hunter and angler camping is days of deer gun season. Only unaltered standard allowed in designated areas. Waurika WMA Waterfowl manufactured ATV/ORVs with a 700 Closed to all air-driven watercraft. (Cotton / Stephens counties) Same as statewide season dates. cc motor displacement or less are Unless otherwise provided, firearms Shooting hours for waterfowl close allowed. For additional information, contact at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Dennis Geary, (405) 823-8383. are restricted to shotguns with ATV/ORV use shall be restricted to pellets and rimfire only. Trapping a maximum speed of 25 miles per Washita County WMA Closed for controlled deer hunt Nov. Open to water sets and live box hour. (Washita County) traps only. 12-14, 2013. ATV/ORV operators and passengers Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey under the age of 18 must wear a Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Spring crash helmet that complies with Woodcock, Waterfowl, Crane, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Same as statewide season dates. standards established by 49 C.F.R., Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Turkey Fall Archery, Crane One-tom limit combined. Section 571.218. Archery, Pursuit with Hounds, Same as statewide season dates. All shotgun hunting is restricted to Passengers in addition to the Predator/Furbearer Calling Quail, Pursuit with Hounds, federally approved nontoxic shot on operator are not allowed on ATV/ Same as statewide season dates. Predator/ Furbearer Calling the WDU portion. ORVs unless that ATV/ORV has Quail Same as statewide season dates, been specifically designed by the Washita Arm WDU is closed to all Same as statewide season dates, except closed during the first nine manufacturer to carry passengers in air-driven watercraft. except closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. addition to the operator. days of deer gun season. Hunter and angler camping is Waterfowl Leaving any ATV/ORV unattended allowed in designated areas. Trapping Same as statewide season dates. on Three Rivers WMA without For additional information, contact Open to water sets and live box Shooting hours for waterfowl close at the owner’s name and address Dennis Geary, (405) 823-8383. traps only. 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portions. conspicuously attached is Three Rivers WMA prohibited. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Trapping Spring Open to water sets and live box Use of ATV/ORVs off of delineated (McCurtain County) Same as statewide season dates. traps only. A $40 annual Land Access Permit roads for retrieval of lawfully taken One-tom limit combined. is required of all residents who and tagged deer is permissible only with the following restrictions: No camping allowed. hunt or fish on Three Rivers WMA. More >>>

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Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey One-tom limit combined. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Yourman WMA Spring Spring Closed to all air-driven watercraft. (Latimer County) Same as statewide season dates. Same as Southeast season dates. One-tom limit combined. No camping allowed. One-tom limit combined. Walk-in access only, except for For additional information, contact designated camping and parking All shotgun hunting is restricted to All shotgun hunting is restricted to areas. federally approved nontoxic shot Richard Beagles, (580) 320-3176. federally approved nontoxic shot on Bear Archery, Deer on both Beaver Creek and Walker Wichita Mountains NWR both Coal Creek (Joe Johnson) and Creek WDU portions. Fourche Maline WDU portions. Archery, Youth Deer Gun, (Comanche County) Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Hunter and angler camping is Hunter and angler camping is Elk and deer hunts are offered Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, allowed in designated areas. allowed within 50 yards of open Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall through controlled hunts. roads. For additional information, contact Archery, Predator/Furbearer For additional information, call (580) Kent Swanda, (580) 595-0347. For additional information, contact Calling, Trapping 429-3222. David Robertson, (580) 421-7273. Same as statewide season dates. Whitegrass Flats WMA Wister WMA Deer Gun (McCurtain County) WR ister W P (Le Flore County) Open the first nine days only. All shotgun hunting is restricted to (Le Flore County) Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Snipe, federally approved nontoxic shot. Bear Archery, Deer All shotgun hunting is restricted to Archery, Youth Deer Gun, federally approved nontoxic shot. Woodcock, Pursuit with Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Hounds, Waterfowl Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Turkey Fall Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Same as statewide season dates, Archery, Predator/Furbearer Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Quail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall except closed during the first nine Calling Crow, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Archery, Predator/Furbearer days of deer gun season. Same as statewide season dates. Fall Archery, Pursuit with Calling, Trapping Hounds, Predator/Furbearer Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Quail, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Same as statewide season dates. Calling, Waterfowl Spring Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Deer Gun Same as statewide season dates, Same as Southeast season dates. Hounds Open the first nine days only. except closed from Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. One-tom limit combined. Same as statewide season dates, Hunter and angler camping is except closed during the first nine Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey allowed in designated areas. days of deer gun season. Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds Spring Same as statewide season dates, Same as Southeast season dates. For additional information, contact Waterfowl except closed during the first nine One-tom limit combined. Jack Waymire, (918) 569-4329. Same as statewide season dates. days of deer gun season. Shooting hours for waterfowl close Public access is prohibited from at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Waterfowl Oct. 15 - Jan. 31. Same as statewide season dates. Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Shooting hours for waterfowl close No camping allowed. Spring at 1 p.m., daily, on the WDU portion. Same as Southeast season dates. For additional information, contact David Robertson, (580) 421-7273.

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facebook.com/thehuntingpage 57 Game Wardens If you can’t reach your local game warden and have an emergency Law Enforcement Office Headquarters...... (405) 521-3719 or see someone committing (Monday - Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) a violation, call a game warden in an adjoining county, or your local sheriff’s office.

If you witness a violation, call your game warden or contact the Operation Game Thief hotline at (800) 522-8039.

District Captains 1 Jeff Brown, Nowata...... (918) 331-5078 2 Joe Adair, Tahlequah...... (918) 431-2543 3 Mike Virgin, Broken Bow...... (580) 513-2305 4 Jimmie Henthorn, Kingston...... (580) 320-2955 5 James Champeau, Crescent...... (405) 850-8701 6 Rick Cagle, Kingfisher...... (405) 368-0888 7 Thor Carlson, Oakwood...... (580) 623-0191 8 Tracy Daniel, Ponca City...... (580) 304-6034

District 1 District 2 District 3 CRAIG ADAIR ATOKA Brandon Fulton, Vinita...... (918) 244-2035 Jared Cramer, Stilwell...... (918) 431-2546 Lt. Joe Young, Atoka...... (580) 513-4823 DELAWARE Cody Youngblood, Stilwell...... (918) 431-2539 Larry Luman, Atoka...... (580) 513-0081 Kody Moore, Rose...... (918) 857-8597 CHEROKEE CHOCTAW Marni Loftis, Grove...... (918) 533-2678 Brady May, Tahlequah...... (918) 431-2552 Wendell Smalling, Hugo...... (580) 317-5000 MAYES Anthony Clark, Tahlequah...... (918) 431-2562 Jay Harvey, Bennington...... (580) 513-0814 Monte Reid, Locust Grove...... (918) 373-0767 HASKELL LATIMER Steve Loveland, Pryor...... (918) 857-4802 Leland Sockey, Stigler...... (918) 429-3123 Shane Fields, McAlester...... (918) 470-5097 NOWATA Allen Couch, Stigler...... (918) 429-3122 Dane Polk, Clayton...... (580) 271-0808 Jim Gillham, Delaware...... (918) 440-0029 McINTOSH James Williams, Fanshawe..... (918) 471-9447 OSAGE Game Warden...... (918) 617-0326 LE FLORE Joe Alexander, Bartlesville...... (918) 331-5798 Ed Rodebush, Eufaula...... (918) 617-0126 Thomas Gillham, Poteau...... (918) 429-3910 Paul Welch, Skiatook...... (918) 381-4099 Lt. David Robertson,...... (918) 625-5971 Randy Fennell, Howe...... (918) 431-2559 David Clay, Hominy...... (918) 440-9880 Henryetta James Williams, Fanshawe..... (918) 471-9447 Larry Green, Ponca City...... (580) 761-4097 MUSKOGEE McCURTAIN OTTAWA Marvin Stanley, Wagoner...... (918) 625-5085 Dru Polk, Smithville...... (580) 513-6866 Jason Adair, Miami...... (918) 533-2679 Lark Wilson, Porum...... (918) 625-4873 Kenny Lawson, Idabel...... (580) 513-4963 PAWNEE Lt. Gary Wilcox, Ft. Gibson...... (918) 625-4691 Mark Hannah, Eagletown...... (580) 513-4651 Lt. Jamie Cole, Cleveland...... (918) 645-6116 OKMULGEE PUSHMATAHA ROGERS Lt. David Robertson, Henryetta... (918) 625-5971 Dane Polk, Clayton...... (580) 271-0808 Steve Loveland, Pryor...... (918) 857-4802 Patrick Matlock, Henryetta...... (918) 625-6013 Eric Barnes, Antlers...... (580) 513-5014 Lt. Brek Henry, Claremore...... (918) 857-8563 SEQUOYAH PITTSBURG TULSA Jerry Henry, Sallisaw...... (918) 431-2544 Lt. Todd Tobey, McAlester...... (918) 429-3908 Travis Garrett, Owasso...... (918) 640-0316 Jeremy Bersche, Sallisaw...... (918) 431-2550 Shane Fields, McAlester...... (918) 470-5097 Carlos Gomez, Jenks...... (918) 857-5557 WAGONER WASHINGTON Marvin Stanley, Wagoner...... (918) 625-5085 Joe Alexander, Bartlesville...... (918)331-5798 Ben Haff, Wagoner...... (918) 625-5796

58 2013-2014 Oklahoma Hunting Guide District 4 District 5 District 6 BRYAN CARTER BLAINE Bob Wingo, Durant...... (580) 320-2956 Jeremy Brothers, Lone Grove....(580) 220-7264 Lt. Mark Walker, Watonga...... (580) 623-0206 Jay Harvey, Bennington...... (580) 513-0814 CLEVELAND CADDO Danny Clubb, Durant...... (580) 320-2957 Lt. Tony Woodruff, Lexington... (405) 850-9757 Tyler Howser, Anadarko...... (405) 590-5696 COAL Chad Strang, Moore...... (405) 323-7863 Lt. James Edwards Jr.,...... (405) 850-1960 Todd Smith, Coalgate...... (580) 927-5071 GARVIN Lookeba CREEK David Steele, Wynnewood...... (405) 238-1785 CANADIAN Dwight Luther, Bristow...... (918) 625-6363 LINCOLN David Rempe, OKC...... (405) 343-5489 Karlin Bailey, Sapulpa...... (918) 625-6801 Gary Emmons, Chandler...... (405) 240-1870 Joey Rushing, Yukon...... (405) 850-2127 HUGHES LOGAN COMANCHE Lt. Tom Cartwright,...... (405) 380-6729 Wade Farrar, Cashion...... (405) 850-9607 Mike Carroll, Lawton...... (580) 695-7535 Holdenville LOVE COTTON JOHNSTON Bob Mullinax, Marietta...... (580) 276-7193 Vince Mesis, Randlett...... (580) 512-4706 Curtis Latham, Tishomingo...... (580) 320-2948 McCLAIN GRADY Bud Cramer Jr., Tishomingo.... (580) 320-2950 Brian Meskimen, Purcell...... (405) 278-1755 Mark Murray, Rush Springs..... (405) 779-1479 MARSHALL MURRAY JEFFERSON Linda Powell, Madill...... (580) 320-2951 Casey Young, Sulphur...... (580) 618-0044 Ted Hasty, Waurika...... (580) 313-0451 Chris Stover, Madill...... (580)320-2959 OKLAHOMA KINGFISHER OKFUSKEE Game Warden...... (405) 203-3176 Blake Pearson, Okarche...... (405) 368-0887 Lt. Nathan Erdman, Boley...... (580) 320-2949 David Rempe, OKC...... (405) 343-5489 STEPHENS PONTOTOC Tim Campbell, Spencer...... (405) 203-3178 Jerrod Davis, Duncan...... (580) 512-4704 Dale Stites, Stratford...... (580) 399-9289 PAYNE SEMINOLE Lt. Jon Cunningham,...... (405) 747-0505 Daryl Howser, Earlsboro...... (405) 380-8995 Stillwater POTTAWATOMIE Mike France, Shawnee...... (405) 850-8546 Watch Online View a video about game wardens online at tinyurl.com/ cg2xmy8 or scan the QR code.

District 7 District 8 BECKHAM ALFALFA Harry Steele, Elk City...... (580) 799-3950 Ben Bickerstaff, Cherokee...... (580) 541-0820 CUSTER BEAVER Gary Roller, Clinton...... (580) 695-3642 Mike Baker, Beaver...... (580) 651-9135 DEWEY CIMARRON Interstate Clint Carpenter, Putnam...... (580) 623-3255 Rusty Menefee, Boise City...... (580) 651-9133 ELLIS GARFIELD Wildlife Lt. Bryan Wilkerson, Shattuck. (580) 334-0480 Phillip Cottrill, Drummond...... (580) 541-0819 Violator GREER GRANT Compact Brandon Lehrman, Granite...... (580) 450-7706 Marshall Reigh, Medford...... (580) 541-0930 HARMON Emily Long, Blackwell...... (580) 541-6087 Oklahoma is a member J.D. Stauffer, Altus...... (580) 450-7701 HARPER of the Interstate Wildlife JACKSON Blake Cottrill, Buffalo...... (580) 727-5048 Violator Compact. Greg Sexton, Altus...... (580) 450-7702 KAY Oklahoma is a member of the Interstate KIOWA Emily Long, Blackwell...... (580) 541-6087 Wildlife Violator Compact. More than David Smith, Hobart...... (580) 450-7703 Spencer Grace, Ponca City..... (580) 761-6565 40 states are now Compact members. ROGER MILLS MAJOR Violations in any member state can result Stephen Paul...... (580) 497-6897 Lt. Frank Huebert, Fairview...... (580) 227-0393 in the loss of hunting or fishing privileges in all the member states. Read more TILLMAN NOBLE at wildlifedepartment.com/laws_regs/ Terry Springwater, Hollister...... (580) 305-1484 Doug Gottschalk, Perry...... (580) 370-0700 violator_compact.htm. WASHITA TEXAS Lt. Jeff Headrick, Burns Flat.... (580) 515-4484 Max Crocker, Guymon...... (580) 651-9134 WOODS Terry Swallow, Alva...... (580) 430-5158 WOODWARD Lt. Mark Reichenberger,...... (580) 334-0353 Woodward

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DEPAR T OF WILD TMEN ION LIFE CONSERVAT Wildlife Department Offices 1. Woodward Office 3014 Lakeview Drive, Woodward, 73801 (580) 254-9173, (580) 254-9174 (Call for hours of operation.) 2. Byron State Fish Hatchery 6. Department 71082 Jefferson Road, Burlington, Headquarters 73722-4625 1801 N. Lincoln Blvd., (580) 474-2663, [email protected] Oklahoma City, 73105 (1 mile west and 2 miles north of S.H. (405) 521-3851, Fax (405) 521-6535 11/S.H. 38 intersection.) [email protected] (Situated a block south of the State Capitol.) 3. Ponca City Office 417 S. Silverdale Lane, Ponca City, 74604-7315 7. Lawton Office & J.A. Manning (580) 762-2248, [email protected] State Fish Hatchery (Call for hours of operation. Situated at the 19333 Hwy 49, Lawton, 73507-6015 10. Higgins Office west end of Kaw dam.) (580) 529-2795 6733 SW S.H. 1, Wilburton, 74578-7634 (West of I-44 on Hwy 49 near Medicine Park) 4. Jenks Office (918) 297-0150, [email protected] 300 Aquarium Drive, Jenks, 74037-9998 8. Oklahoma Fishery Research Lab (Call for hours of operation. Situated near (918) 299-2334, [email protected] 500 E. Constellation, Norman, 73072-7900 Higgins on State Highway 1.) (Adjacent to the Oklahoma Aquarium.) (405) 325-7288, [email protected] 11. Caddo Office & Durant (East of the Lloyd Noble Center.) 5. Porter Office State Fish Hatchery 9097 N. 34th St. W., Porter, 74454-2743 9. Holdenville State Fish Hatchery 2021 Caddo Highway, Caddo, 74729-3807 (918) 683-1031, [email protected] 3733 State Highway 48, Holdenville, 74848-6009 (580) 924-4087; (580) 924-4085 (1.5 miles north of Muskogee Turnpike on (405) 379-5408, [email protected] [email protected] U.S. 69.) (Below Holdenville Dam) (Six miles north of Durant off Old Highway 69.)

2013-2014 Sunrise/Sunset Times (OKC) Times in this table are for Oklahoma City and points exactly north and south of Oklahoma City. For other locations, subtract one minute for every 13.5 miles distance east of Oklahoma City, or add one minute for every 13.5 miles distance west of Oklahoma City. Sept. Oct. Nov. Dec. Jan. Feb. Mar. Apr. May June Day Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set Rise Set 1 7:02 7:58 7:25 7:15 7:52 6:36 7:21 5:17 7:39 5:28 7:30 5:57 7:00 6:25 7:17 7:51 6:39 8:16 6:16 8:39 2 7:03 7:57 7:26 7:13 7:53 6:35 7:21 5:17 7:39 5:28 7:29 5:58 6:59 6:25 7:16 7:52 6:38 8:16 6:16 8:40 3 7:04 7:55 7:26 7:12 6:53 5:34 7:22 5:17 7:40 5:29 7:29 5:59 6:58 6:26 7:15 7:52 6:37 8:17 6:16 8:41 4 7:04 7:54 7:27 7:11 6:54 5:33 7:23 5:17 7:40 5:30 7:28 6:00 6:57 6:27 7:13 7:53 6:36 8:18 6:15 8:41 5 7:05 7:53 7:28 7:09 6:55 5:32 7:24 5:17 7:40 5:31 7:27 6:01 6:55 6:28 7:12 7:54 6:35 8:19 6:15 8:42 6 7:06 7:51 7:29 7:08 6:56 5:31 7:25 5:17 7:40 5:32 7:26 6:02 6:54 6:29 7:10 7:55 6:34 8:20 6:15 8:42 7 7:07 7:50 7:30 7:06 6:57 5:30 7:26 5:17 7:40 5:32 7:25 6:03 6:53 6:30 7:09 7:56 6:33 8:21 6:15 8:43 8 7:07 7:48 7:30 7:05 6:58 5:29 7:27 5:17 7:40 5:33 7:24 6:04 6:51 6:31 7:08 7:57 6:32 8:21 6:15 8:43 9 7:08 7:47 7:31 7:04 6:59 5:28 7:27 5:17 7:40 5:34 7:23 6:05 7:50 7:32 7:06 7:57 6:31 8:22 6:14 8:44 10 7:09 7:45 7:32 7:02 7:00 5:28 7:28 5:17 7:40 5:35 7:22 6:06 7:48 7:33 7:05 7:58 6:30 8:23 6:14 8:44 11 7:10 7:44 7:33 7:01 7:01 5:27 7:29 5:17 7:40 5:36 7:21 6:07 7:47 7:33 7:04 7:59 6:29 8:24 6:14 8:45 12 7:10 7:43 7:34 7:00 7:02 5:26 7:30 5:18 7:39 5:37 7:20 6:08 7:46 7:34 7:02 8:00 6:28 8:25 6:14 8:45 13 7:11 7:41 7:34 6:58 7:03 5:25 7:30 5:18 7:39 5:38 7:19 6:09 7:44 7:35 7:01 8:01 6:27 8:25 6:14 8:46 14 7:12 7:40 7:35 6:57 7:04 5:25 7:31 5:18 7:39 5:39 7:18 6:10 7:43 7:36 7:00 8:01 6:27 8:26 6:14 8:46 15 7:13 7:38 7:36 6:56 7:05 5:24 7:32 5:18 7:39 5:40 7:17 6:11 7:41 7:37 6:58 8:02 6:26 8:27 6:14 8:47 16 7:13 7:37 7:37 6:54 7:06 5:23 7:32 5:19 7:39 5:41 7:16 6:12 7:40 7:38 6:57 8:03 6:25 8:28 6:14 8:47 17 7:14 7:35 7:38 6:53 7:07 5:23 7:33 5:19 7:38 5:42 7:15 6:13 7:39 7:38 6:56 8:04 6:24 8:29 6:14 8:47 18 7:15 7:34 7:39 6:52 7:08 5:22 7:34 5:19 7:38 5:43 7:14 6:14 7:37 7:39 6:54 8:05 6:24 8:29 6:15 8:48 19 7:16 7:32 7:40 6:51 7:09 5:22 7:34 5:20 7:38 5:44 7:13 6:15 7:36 7:40 6:53 8:06 6:23 8:30 6:15 8:48 20 7:16 7:31 7:41 6:49 7:10 5:21 7:35 5:20 7:37 5:45 7:12 6:16 7:34 7:41 6:52 8:06 6:22 8:31 6:15 8:48 21 7:17 7:29 7:41 6:48 7:11 5:21 7:35 5:21 7:37 5:46 7:10 6:17 7:33 7:42 6:51 8:07 6:22 8:32 6:15 8:48 22 7:18 7:28 7:42 6:47 7:12 5:20 7:36 5:21 7:36 5:47 7:09 6:18 7:32 7:43 6:49 8:08 6:21 8:32 6:15 8:49 23 7:19 7:26 7:43 6:46 7:13 5:20 7:36 5:22 7:36 5:48 7:08 6:19 7:30 7:43 6:48 8:09 6:20 8:33 6:16 8:49 24 7:19 7:25 7:44 6:45 7:14 5:19 7:37 5:22 7:35 5:49 7:07 6:20 7:29 7:44 6:47 8:10 6:20 8:34 6:16 8:49 25 7:20 7:24 7:45 6:43 7:15 5:19 7:37 5:23 7:35 5:50 7:06 6:21 7:27 7:45 6:46 8:11 6:19 8:35 6:16 8:49 26 7:21 7:22 7:46 6:42 7:16 5:19 7:37 5:23 7:34 5:51 7:04 6:22 7:26 7:46 6:45 8:11 6:19 8:35 6:16 8:49 27 7:22 7:21 7:47 6:41 7:17 5:18 7:38 5:24 7:34 5:52 7:03 6:23 7:24 7:47 6:43 8:12 6:18 8:36 6:17 8:49 28 7:22 7:19 7:48 6:40 7:18 5:18 7:38 5:25 7:33 5:53 7:02 6:24 7:23 7:48 6:42 8:13 6:18 8:37 6:17 8:49 29 7:23 7:18 7:49 6:39 7:19 5:18 7:38 5:25 7:32 5:54 7:22 7:48 6:41 8:14 6:17 8:37 6:17 8:49 30 7:24 7:16 7:50 6:38 7:20 5:18 7:39 5:26 7:32 5:55 7:20 7:49 6:40 8:15 6:17 8:38 6:18 8:49 31 7:51 6:37 7:39 5:27 7:31 5:56 7:19 7:50 6:17 8:39 source: sunrisesunset.com source:

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