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DEPARTMENT-MANAGED AREA RULES
D E P AR TM E N T - M A N A G E D AR E A R U L E S

Hunting Equipment on Wildlife Shed Antler Collection Under 16 Years of Age
Management Areas It is legal to collect and remove shed antlers Any person under 14 years of age must be
It shall be unlawful to place any equipment, from Department-managed areas. Antlers must immediately supervised by an adult while
including but not limited to tree stands, ground be naturally detached from the skull plate. afield. Minors 14-16 years old must be imme-
blinds, or game cameras on Department-man- diately supervised by an adult, unless they
aged lands, without permanently affixing the Shooting Ranges possess hunter safety certification.
owner’s Department issued customer identi- The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Con-
fication number or lifetime license number to servation is in the initial stages of refurbishing U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Lands
the equipment in a conspicuous manner. All a number of the shooting ranges on wildlife Corps lands open to hunting but not licensed
equipment not properly identified will become management areas across the state. Detailed to the Department are open during the same
the property of the Oklahoma Department of rules will be posted at each range or for more dates and under the same regulations as De-
Wildlife Conservation and be disposed of in information contact the wildlife biologist at partment-managed lands at the respective pro-
the best practical manner. that area. jects, unless otherwise provided. Other Corps
On all wildlife management areas the lands not normally open to hunting may be
Language or Disorderly Assemblage discharge of firearms for purposes other open with certain restrictions. Contact the re-
No person shall use threatening, abusive, or than hunting is restricted to specific target spective Corps lake office or the Tulsa District
indecent language, participate in a disorderly or shooting ranges provided for public use. Office at (918) 669-7370 for information.
assemblage, nor publicly appear nude or in- Target shooting is not allowed on areas where
toxicated on any Department-managed lands. shooting ranges are not provided. Exemptions Vehicles
may only be granted by the Director of the De- Only those vehicles registered as legal to
License Requirements partment upon prior submission of a written operate on Oklahoma public roadways may
All persons carrying a firearm or archery application setting forth the location, date, na- be used or parked on Department-managed
equipment on Department-managed lands ture, and purpose of such activity. lands, except on specified areas designated
must possess a hunting license (see page 48). All persons using shooting ranges must pos- for off-road use, unless otherwise provided
sess a valid Oklahoma hunting or combination for non-ambulatory persons holding valid
Littering license, unless otherwise exempt. permits. All vehicles used by non-ambulatory
Disposal of garbage, trash, refuse, litter, sew- permittees must conspicuously display a sticker
age, debris or any other form of solid waste Spotlighting designating the vehicle is being used by a non-
is prohibited, except in designated trash con- No person may take, catch, capture, kill or ambulatory permittee and motor vehicle hunt
tainers. pursue wildlife or otherwise attempt to use for permittees must conspicuously display a sticker
any purpose a vehicle-mounted spotlight or designating the vehicle is being used by a mo-
Livestock other powerful light at night for any purpose tor vehicle hunt permittee. These permits may
It is unlawful for any person to willfully on Department-managed lands, except as oth- be obtained from the License Section of the
or neglectfully allow unauthorized livestock erwise provided for hunting of furbearers and Department.
to encroach upon any Department-managed predators, taking of frogs, or for navigational Except as otherwise provided, use of All
lands. Authorized livestock for grazing pur- purposes while in a water conveyance. Terrain Vehicles (ATV), Off-Highway Vehicles
poses may be present on Department-managed (OHV), Off Road Vehicles (ORV), Utility Vehi-
lands during open hunting seasons. Theft or Vandalism of State Property cles (UTV), and off-road motorcycles, is prohib-
It shall be unlawful for any person to shoot ited on all roads on lands owned or managed by
Non-Ambulatory & Motor Vehicle at, deface, damage, destroy, remove or steal all the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife except
Permittees or any part of any buildings, granaries, resi- those roads maintained by county commis-
Off-road use of a vehicle on public lands is dence, privies or other physical structures, any sioners. Travel on roads which are gated and
prohibited except for non-ambulatory permit- equipment or machinery, fences or fencing ma- locked, closed by earthen mound or designated
tees on designated areas open to non-ambula- terials, cattleguards, gates, signs, or any other as closed is prohibited, unless otherwise speci-
tory permittees and area roads designated as state property on Department-managed lands. fied in annual regulations for non-ambulatory
open to non-ambulatory permittees and motor It shall be unlawful to cut, dig, damage or persons holding valid permits.
vehicle hunt permittees. These permits are for remove any crops, trees, shrubs, timber (includ- For definition purposes on both the Hono-
transportation only (no shooting from vehicles ing dead standing trees), water, gravel, sand, bia Creek and Three Rivers WMAs, a “main-
or roadways). earth, rocks, minerals or other natural resourc- tained road” open for vehicle and ATV use
Non-ambulatory permittees may ride an Off- es other than legally harvested fish and wild- is any permanent road not gated and locked
Road Vehicle/All-Terrain Vehicle from parking life from Department-managed lands without or closed with an earthen mound. Addition-
area or campsite to designated non-ambulatory prior written approval from the Department. ally, a “maintained road” will be constructed
areas. Firearms must be unloaded and/or cased Removal of such resources from National Forest with man-made ditches on one or both sides
while on roads. Use on county or state roads lands is subject to the regulations of the U.S. of the road to control rainwater runoff, and
must comply with Title 47 requirements. Forest Service. will not have vegetation present on the road
Non-ambulatory permittees may carry fire- It shall be unlawful to cut any living trees, that would impede easy travel by a two-wheel
arms with ammunition in the magazine only shrubs, or other woody vegetation for use as drive automobile.
while upland game hunting from an ATV and camouflage, blinds, stands or firewood. Fallen Maximum speed limit is 25 mph unless oth-
while on designated non-ambulatory areas. dead trees may be so used, but shall not be erwise posted.
Off-road travel by non-ambulatory permit- removed for use off the Department-managed It is unlawful for any person to hunt, chase,
tees with ORV/ATV is permitted in designated lands. capture, shoot, attempt to shoot, wound or kill
areas only. ORV/ATV vehicles will be restricted It shall be unlawful to remove any historical, any wildlife from a motor-driven vehicle on
to utility type vehicles weighing less than 1,250 cultural or archaeological artifacts (including Department-managed areas, except as pro-
pounds. arrowheads) from Department-managed lands. vided for persons holding a non-ambulatory
or motor vehicle permit.
Safety Zones Trapping
Any areas displaying signs with the words, All traps on Department-managed lands,
“Safety Zone” have restricted access and use as regardless of species being sought, must have
designated by signs posted. The act of hunting the owner’s name attached. Posting of traps is
within the boundaries of any area so marked is required; see page 76.
prohibited. Retrieval of hunting dogs or downed
wildlife is allowed, without any means of take.

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