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S PE C I A L L I C E N S ES & PE R M I T S
SPECIAL LICENSES & PERMITS

Fiscal-Year Licenses charge at wildlifedepartment.com or is avail- Off-road use of a vehicle on Department-
The fiscal year licenses (hunting, combina- able at all state hunting license dealer locations managed lands by a non-ambulatory permit-
tion, youth hunting, youth combination, non- for $3. tee is authorized only on lands specifically
resident hunting) are valid from July 1 to June designated as open for such activity. Maps of
30. These licenses cover many hunting seasons Land Access Permits areas open to off-road use may be obtained from
that extend beyond the calendar year. A $40 annual land access permit is required Department headquarters in Oklahoma City.
of all residents who hunt or fish on Honobia
Resident 5-Year Hunting License Creek and Three Rivers WMAs, unless exempt. 5-Day Rattlesnake Permit
or 5-Year Combination Nonresidents are required to purchase a $85 Any person hunting, pursuing, trapping,
Hunting / Fishing License annual permit, no exemptions. harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempt-
Persons who have been residents of Oklahoma A $10, 3-day special use land access permit ing to take in any manner any species of rattle-
for at least six months may purchase a 5-year is available to residents for non-hunting and snake during an organized rattlesnake hunting
hunting or 5-year combination hunting/fishing non-fishing related activities. Individuals who event or festival must have a rattlesnake permit,
license. Holders of these licenses are exempt from possess the $40 annual land access permit are unless exempt.
the annual hunting license only. Holders of the exempt from the special use permit. Persons with a valid hunting or combination
resident 5-year licenses who become residents Oklahoma residents who are under 18 years hunting/fishing license are exempt from the
of another state during the 5-year period of their of age on the first day of the current calendar rattlesnake permit.
license may continue to use their license as a year or are 64 years old or older are exempt Permits are available by calling (405) 521-
nonresident annual hunting license. However, from land access permit requirements. Life- 3852, online at wildlifedepartment.com, or at
they must purchase any season-specific licenses, time license holders are not exempt from land any hunting or fishing license dealer.
such as antelope, bear, deer, elk or turkey, that are access permits.
not covered by a resident annual hunting license. Tribal Compact Licenses
3-Day/Annual Wildlife For tribal compact licenses, visit wildlifedepart-
Lifetime Senior Citizen Hunting / Conservation Passport ment.com, choctawnation.com or cherokee.org.
Combination License The Wildlife Conservation Passport is re-
Residents born on or after Jan. 1, 1923, upon quired on certain ODWC lands (See Public Federal Sandhill Crane Permit
reaching age 65 (or those who turn 65 during Hunting Lands: Special Area Regulations), All crane hunters must possess a $3 fed-
the calendar year) are eligible to purchase a although individuals who possess any current eral sandhill crane permit (valid July 1 to
senior citizen hunting license or combination hunting or fishing license issued by the ODWC the following June 30). Permits are available
hunting/fishing license which is valid for life. are exempt from the passport. from any Oklahoma hunting license dealer.
The license provides the same exemptions as Permits also are available free of charge at
a resident lifetime combination hunting/fish- Motor Vehicle Permit to Hunt from a wildlifedepartment.com.
ing license (see page 48). Anyone born before Motorized Vehicle
Jan. 1, 1923, is exempt but must carry proof of age Use of a motor vehicle for hunting is intended Nonresident Lifetime Licenses
such as a driver’s license. Application available only as a means of facilitating access. During the Nonresidents who hold a nonresident
at wildlifedepartment.com. actual taking of any wildlife, the vehicle being lifetime hunting or combination license are
used by the permittee must be stopped and the exempt from the purchase of a nonresident
Disability Hunting License engine must be turned off. annual hunting license. To hunt antelope, bear,
Persons who have resided in Oklahoma for A 5-year motor vehicle permit to hunt or deer or elk, nonresident lifetime license holders
at least six months and who are receiving So- take wildlife with the aid of a motor-driven must purchase a nonresident antelope, bear,
cial Security disability, Supplemental Security vehicle on Department-managed lands may deer or elk license.
Income benefits, or persons receiving disability be issued to residents having a permanent dis- The owner of a nonresident lifetime license
benefits under the Federal Railroad Retirement ability which confines them to a wheelchair, or must purchase a nonresident annual or fiscal
Act or the Multiple Injury Trust Fund may pur- requires the use of crutches, a walker or other year hunting license in addition to a turkey li-
chase a 5-year disability hunting license for $10. means of support or assistance for body mo- cense to hunt turkey.
Applicants for this license are urged to ask for bility as certified by a medical doctor licensed Nonresident lifetime license holders need
a Benefits Verification Statement from Social to practice in Oklahoma or any state which the following for certain types of migratory
Security at (800) 772-1213. Application avail- borders this state. bird hunting: a HIP permit to hunt migratory
able at wildlifedepartment.com. Must include Use of a vehicle on Department-managed game birds, a federal sandhill crane permit to
paperwork specified in application. lands by a motor vehicle permittee is authorized hunt sandhill cranes, a federal duck stamp
only on roads or trails specifically designated and an Oklahoma waterfowl license to hunt
Lifetime Disabled Veteran as open for such activity. Off-road travel by a waterfowl.
Combination Hunting / Fishing motor vehicle permittee is prohibited.
License Commercial Hunt Areas
This license is available to resident disabled Non-ambulatory Permit to Hunt from For information on operator license require-
veterans, as certified by the Department of Vet- a Motorized Vehicle ments, permits, eligibility and live transport of
erans Affairs. For veterans with a disability of Use of a motor vehicle for hunting is intended cervidae (405) 521-3719. All commercial hunt
less than 60 percent, the cost of the license is only as a means of facilitating access. During the area hunters must be in possession of a valid
$200. For veterans with a disability of 60 percent actual taking of any wildlife, the vehicle being resident or nonresident hunting license (see
or more, the cost of the license is $25. used by the permittee must be stopped and the page 44 for hunting license definition). A $5
The license provides the same exemptions as engine must be turned off. 10-day small game commercial hunt area li-
a resident lifetime combination hunting/fishing A 5-year non-ambulatory permit to hunt or cense is available to hunters not pursuing big
license (see page 48). take wildlife with the aid of a motor-driven game, upland game and/or exotics. Any animal
vehicle on Department-managed lands may be leaving a commercial hunt area must be tagged
Harvest Information Program issued to residents who are unable to walk due and listed on a receipt (tag and receipt is only
(HIP) Permit to a single or double leg amputation, paralysis provided by the commercial hunt area operator).
A Harvest Information Program (HIP) per- of lower extremity(ies) and/or disease or injury
mit is required of all migratory bird hunters, and are confined to the use of a wheelchair as
unless exempt. their primary source of mobility, as certified by
The permit is valid from July 1 through the a medical doctor licensed to practice in Okla-
following June 30, and may be obtained free of homa, or any state which borders this state.

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