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PR A I R I E D OG Legal Means of Taking Dates & Open Areas
PRAIRIE DOG
Open year-round, except it is unlawful to
Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading),
rifle (conventional or muzzleloading), hand- hunt, take or attempt to take prairie dogs from
gun, archery equipment, legal raptors, hand- dark to daylight with the aid of any artificial
License Requirements propelled missile, air-propelled missile, sling- light and/or any sight dog.
Residents and Nonresidents: A hunting shot and as otherwise provided under General
license (see page 4) or proof of exemption. Hunting Regulations. Limit
No daily, season or possession limit.
Shooting Hours Hunter Orange
One-half hour before official sunrise to of- For hunter orange requirements, see page 35.
ficial sunset.
S Q U I R RE L Legal Means of Taking Rabbit (Cottontail,
SQUIRREL
Swamp & Jackrabbit)
Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading), rifle
& RABBIT (conventional or muzzleloading), handgun, ar-
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chery equipment, legal raptors, hand-propelled
missile, air-propelled missile and slingshot. Dates & Open Areas
Oct. 1, 2022 - March 15, 2023; statewide,
except no open season on jackrabbits east of
License Requirements Hunter Orange Interstate 35.
Residents and Nonresidents: A hunting For hunter orange requirements, see page 35.
license (see page 4) or proof of exemption. Daily Limit
Squirrel (Fox & Gray) • Cottontail: 10 daily, 20 in possession after
Public Lands the first day.
Seasons on public lands may vary from state- Dates & Open Areas • Swamp: Three daily, six in possession after
the first day.
wide seasons. Consult public hunting lands May 15, 2022 - Jan. 31, 2023; statewide. • Jackrabbit: Three daily, six in possession
special regulations on page 55. Open to falconry year round; statewide.
after the first day, except Cimarron, Texas
Shooting Hours Daily Limit and Beaver counties are 10 daily, 20 in pos-
session after the first day.
One-half hour before official sunrise to of- 25 fox and gray squirrels combined per
ficial sunset. day, 50 in possession after the first day.
HO G ( F ER AL S W I N E ) Hunter Orange time of the year has the following restrictions:
Pursuit of hogs at night during any other
HOG (FERAL SWINE)
For hunter orange requirements, see page 35.
See General Regulations on page 34 for ad- Private Lands • Use of a firearm is prohibited
ditional regulations. Hogs may be taken year-round on private In addition, persons pursuing hogs must
land during daylight hours or at night with comply with all other WMA regulations (see
Hog Definition permission from the private property owner, pages 52-54).
Hogs are defined as any hogs, including lessee or occupant of the land. Resident & Nonresident License Require-
The pursuit of feral hogs with a shotgun on ments: All persons pursuing hogs must possess
Russian and European wild boar, which are private property is not restricted by shot size. a hunting license (see page 4), unless otherwise
running at large, free-roaming or wild.
There is no restriction on method of take of exempt. In addition, persons pursuing hogs on
feral hogs on private property. WMAs open during youth deer gun, bear muz-
Landowner Provisions • Resident & Nonresident License Require- zleloader (in open counties), deer muzzleloader,
Except during deer gun seasons, a landowner, ments: No hunting license required. All per- deer gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun (in open
agricultural lessee, or their designated agent with sons pursuing hogs during any big game zones), elk gun (in open counties) and antelope
written permission from the landowner or ag- gun or muzzleloader seasons with a shot- gun (in open areas) seasons with a shotgun and
ricultural lessee may control nuisance or dam- gun and rifled slug, or any rifle or handgun rifled slug, or any rifle or handgun larger than
age by coyotes or feral swine without a permit larger than .22 caliber rimfire, must possess .22 caliber rimfire, must possess either a filled
during the day or night, and without limitation either a filled or unfilled license appropriate or unfilled license appropriate for the current
by statewide season regulations or bag limits, for that particular big game gun or muzzle- season, unless otherwise exempt.
and with the use of any legal means of take, to loader season, unless otherwise exempt.
protect marketable agricultural crops, livestock Oklahoma Department
or processed feed, seed, or other materials used Public Lands
in the production of an agricultural commodity. of Agriculture, Food &
Hog hunting is closed year-round at Hack-
Landowners or agricultural lessees performing berry Flat WMA/WRP, Kaw WMA, Sandy Forestry Feral Swine Rules
nuisance control activities shall be required to
have a current agricultural exemption permit is- Sanders WMA and Waurika WMA. Hogs may The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture
sued by the Oklahoma Tax Commission. A land- be taken on Department-managed lands during oversees the licensing of individuals who trans-
owner, agricultural lessee, or designated agent any established hunting season with methods port or maintain live feral swine after capture.
of the landowner or lessee may use a headlight, authorized by the Department for that hunting For more information on this licensing pro-
thermal, or light enhancement device carried on season, except that during any open deer and/ gram, please visit www.ag.ok.gov/.
the person, a vehicle with or without a mounted or turkey season, only appropriate methods,
spotlight or night vision equipment while con- hunting hours and legal equipment for that deer
trolling nuisance coyotes and feral swine at night. and/or turkey season are authorized for taking
or pursuing feral hogs. No feral hogs may be
removed alive from a WMA.
Shooting Hours Pursuit of hogs at night is prohibited from
One-half hour before official sunrise to one- Oct. 1 - Jan. 15 and during any spring tur-
half hour after official sunset. key season. 49