Page 50 - 2021 2022 Oklahoma Fishing & Hunting Regulations

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

Hunting Licenses
License requirements are listed by game animal throughout this book. For many wildlife species a “hunting license” is one of those require-
ments. 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 IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT
A “HUNTING LICENSE” IS ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING: A “HUNTING LICENSE” IS ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING:
• Annual Hunting License • Nonresident Annual Hunting License
• Annual Combination Hunting/Fishing License • Nonresident Fiscal-Year Hunting License
• Annual Youth Hunting License • Nonresident 5-Day Hunting License
• Annual Youth Combination Hunting/Fishing License Note: Nonresidents who hold a resident lifetime license
• Fiscal-Year Hunting License (hunting or combination) have the same exemptions as a resi-
• Fiscal-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing License dent lifetime license-holder.
• Fiscal-Year Youth Hunting License
• Fiscal-Year Youth Combination Hunting/Fishing License The Nonresident Lifetime Hunting, Nonresident Lifetime Combination
Hunting/Fishing, Lifetime Nonresident Small Game Hunting and Lifetime
• 5-Year Hunting License Nonresident Combination Small Game Hunting/Fishing licenses are no
• 5-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing License longer available for purchase. However, these licenses are honored
• 5-Year Disability Hunting License for people already possessing one.
• Lifetime Hunting License
• Lifetime Combination Hunting/Fishing License
• Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing
License (under 60 percent disability)
• Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing
License (60 percent or more disability)
• Lifetime Senior Citizen Hunting License
• Lifetime Senior Citizen Combination Hunting/Fishing
License

RESIDENT VS. NONRESIDENT

What’s the difference?
A “Resident” is any individual who has an established residence in Oklahoma for a period of
not less than 60 consecutive days immediately preceding the date the application for a license
is submitted. (Note: For the lifetime, senior, and 5-year licenses, the period of
residency must be six months or more. For lifetime and senior lifetime, applicants
OK must intend to remain Oklahoma residents as specified on application.) The
burden of establishing proof of residency is on the person claiming residency status.
A person holding a valid driver license shall be deemed to be a resident
of the state issuing the license or permit.
For a valid Oklahoma driver license to be used as the sole source of proof of residency,
it shall have been issued not less than 60 days prior to submission of the application. If a
person does not hold a valid driver license, the Department may consider other reliable
documentation for establishing proof of residency including, but not limited to, resident
income tax returns, voter registration, motor vehicle or vessel registrations, and other
public records documenting residence.
Residency status of children younger than 18 is presumed to be that of the custodial parent,
including a custodial parent when there is a joint custody order and the physical custody of the
child is shared by both parents, or legal guardian unless otherwise documented. Ownership
or possession of real property in the state by a person residing outside the state shall not
qualify the person as a resident. A person is not entitled to claim multiple
states of residence, with the exception of active-duty members of the U.S.
Armed Forces, and any dependents, when applying for annual licenses. KS
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A “Nonresident” is any individual who is a resident of another state or
who has resided in Oklahoma for a period of less than 60 days, regard-
less of whether he or she intends to make Oklahoma his or her home.

A person who is not otherwise a resident of the state and is a member of the Armed Forces
of the United States and is on active duty and permanently assigned to a military installation
located in the state shall be eligible to qualify as a resident if the person presents with the license
application a certificate of assignment in the state from a commanding officer or designated representative.
A spouse or dependent of the person who is not otherwise a resident of the state, is living within the same
48 household and is similarly certified by a commanding officer, shall also be eligible to qualify as a resident.