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Combined Season Limit Muzzleloader Bear Quota licenses will be sold after Oct. 21 for the
One: either sex. This includes bear archery muzzleloader season.
and bear muzzleloader seasons. The Wildlife Department has set the 2022
muzzleloader harvest quota at 20 bears. The
muzzleloader season will be open until 20 Season Dates &
Prohibited Activities bears have been harvested or the season ends. Open Areas
No baiting is allowed on wildlife manage- Hunters must check via telephone whether the • Archery: Oct. 1-16; Only in Choctaw, Haskell,
ment areas. Shooting of cubs or females with quota has been reached before going hunting Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain and Pushma-
cubs is prohibited. No den shooting of bears. each day. Once the quota has been reached, the taha counties; and that portion of McIntosh,
Pursuing bears with dogs is prohibited. Shoot- season will close. Muskogee and Sequoyah counties south of
ing collared bears is prohibited. Interstate 40; and that portion of Atoka, Bry-
To check the status of the harvest quota: an, McIntosh and Pittsburg counties east of
Field Tagging & Checking Call (888) 901-3256. U.S. Highway 69. There is no harvest quota
Upon harvesting a bear, all hunters must for bear archery season.
immediately attach their name and customer License Requirements • Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30 (unless quota is
ID number securely to the carcass. met earlier). Only in Choctaw, Haskell, La-
The attached item can be anything, as long Hunters must be in possession of all timer, Le Flore, McCurtain and Pushma-
as it contains the required information. This appropriate licenses before hunting Bears. taha counties; and that portion of McIntosh,
information must remain attached to the car- Hunters using an air-powered arrow rifle Muskogee and Sequoyah counties south
cass until it is checked. must purchase a one-time Arrow Rifle Permit. of Interstate 40; and that portion of Atoka,
Upon harvesting a bear, all hunters must call Bryan, McIntosh and Pittsburg counties east
Jeff Ford, Sr. Wildlife Biologist, at (918) 527-9918; • Residents: Must possess a hunting license of U.S. Highway 69.
or Matt Hensley, Wildlife Technician, at (918) (see page 4) or proof of exemption. In
260-3920; or Tres Phipps, Wildlife Technician, addition, resident bear hunters must possess
at (918) 527-9921. a bear license.
The carcass must be checked in by the hunter • Nonresidents: Nonresident bear hunters are
who harvested the bear. After the carcass is exempt from a hunting license while hunting
checked, a carcass tag will be issued, which bear but must possess a nonresident bear
must remain with the carcass to its final des- license.
tination or through processing and/or storage • License Purchasing Deadlines: Bear licens-
at commercial processing or storage facilities. es for the archery season must be purchased
The head must remain attached to the carcass prior to Oct. 1. No bear licenses will be sold
until the bear is checked. Bear carcasses may after Sept. 30 for the archery season. An un-
be checked-in quartered, with or without skin, filled bear license from the archery season
but sex organs must remain naturally attached is valid for muzzleloader season.
until checked by a Department employee. Bear licenses for the muzzleloader season
must be purchased prior to Oct. 22. No bear
TURKEY
T U R KE Y
Baiting Field Tagging & Checking Roost Shooting
All hunters (including lifetime license hold-
Turkeys may not be hunted or taken within ers) who harvest a turkey (fall or spring) must Roost shooting is prohibited.
100 yards of any bait. Baiting is the placing, immediately attach a field tag, securely to the
exposing, depositing, distributing or scattering carcass, with their name, customer ID number Shooting Hours
of shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat and date and time of harvest (lifetime license One-half hour before official sunrise to of-
or other grain or other feed so as to constitute holders are exempt from listing date and time ficial sunset.
for such birds a lure, attraction or enticement, on the field tag).
on or over any area where hunters are attempt- A field tag can be any item, so long as the tag Tom Turkey Definition
ing to take them. The taking of turkey over contains the required information. This infor- Any bearded turkey, regardless of sex.
standing crops, grain crops, properly shucked mation along with evidence of sex (one leg with
on the field where grown or grain found scat- foot or beard) must remain with the carcass until
tered solely as the result of normal agricultural the turkey is checked in. Beards on hens must Hunter Orange
operations is permitted. See page 52 for rules remain intact and not removed from the turkey For hunter orange requirements, see page 35.
about baiting on Department managed lands.
until the bird has reached its final destination.
Decoys & Recorded Calls Public Lands
Artificial decoys are permitted. Live decoys
and recorded calls are prohibited. It is illegal to Seasons on public lands may vary from state-
use a smartphone as an electronic call during wide seasons. Consult public hunting lands
turkey season. special regulations on page 55.
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