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MIGRATORY GAME BIRD REGULATIONS
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License Requirements have in their possession an Oklahoma Wa- from any Oklahoma hunting license dealer.
Residents & Nonresidents: A hunting li- terfowl Hunting license while hunting wa- Permits also are available free of charge at
cense (see page 44) or proof of exemption. In terfowl, unless exempt. Licenses are available wildlifedepartment.com.
addition, all hunters, unless otherwise exempt, from any Oklahoma license dealer. Licenses
must carry afield the HIP permit (see page 47 are also available at wildlifedepartment.com Possession Limits
for HIP permit information.) (a $3 convenience fee will be applied to your Unless specified otherwise, the possession
total). “Waterfowl” refers to ducks, mergansers limit is one daily bag limit for anyone who has
Migratory Bird and geese only. No state waterfowl license is hunted for one day. The possession limit in-
required for coot or sandhill crane hunting. creases to two daily bag limits for anyone who
Hunting and Conservation Valid July 1 through the following June 30. has hunted for two days. The possession limit
Stamp (federal duck stamp) Sportsmen exempt from the Oklahoma increases to three daily bag limits for anyone
Federal law requires that every waterfowl Waterfowl Hunting License include: who has hunted for three days. No one may
hunter 16 and older must carry on their person possess more than three daily bag limits at
a valid Migratory Bird Hunting and Conserva- • Residents under 16 years of age. any time.
tion stamp, signed in ink across the face. These • Residents age 65 or older.
are available for $25 at U.S. post offices, or for • Oklahoma resident lifetime hunting, resident
lifetime combination, senior citizen lifetime Public Lands
$26.50 at any Oklahoma license dealer as well as
at wildlifedepartment.com. “Waterfowl” refers hunting or senior citizen lifetime combination Seasons on public lands may vary from state-
to ducks, mergansers and geese only. No fed- and lifetime disabled veterans license holders. wide seasons. Consult public hunting lands
eral duck stamp is required for coot or sandhill • Resident landowners hunting on their special regulations on page 81.
crane hunting. Valid July 1 through the follow- own land.
ing June 30. • Anyone holding a Lifetime Oklahoma Shooting Hours
Duck Stamp.
One-half hour before official sunrise to of-
Oklahoma Waterfowl Federal Sandhill ficial sunset, unless otherwise provided.
Hunting License Crane Permit Legal Means of Taking
(waterfowl stamp) All crane hunters must possess a $3 fed- Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading) ar-
Every resident 16 years of age and over and eral sandhill crane permit (valid July 1 to chery equipment or legal raptors and as otherwise
every nonresident (regardless of age) must the following June 30). Permits are available provided under General Hunting Regulations.
REPORT FEDERAL BANDS
If you have found or harvested a banded bird, please report it at
www.reportband.gov. You’ll need the band number, or numbers,
if the bird has more than one band. You’ll also be asked where,
when and how you recovered the bird. Your contact informa-
tion will be requested in case there are any questions. The U.S.
Geological Survey’s Patuxent Bird Banding Lab will email you
a certificate of appreciation that includes information about the
sex, age and species of the bird, and where and when it was
banded. You may keep the band. Please note: Even if the band
you recover is inscribed with a 1-800 telephone number you can
only report it at www.reportband.gov.

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