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LICENSING

Q: If I am 65 or older, is my license free?
A: No. While the Senior Citizen Lifetime License isn't free, it is a deeply discount-
ed lifetime license. The Senior Combination lifetime license costs only $25, while the
lifetime Senior Fishing or Senior Hunting licenses individually are $15.

Q: I have lost my license. How can I replace it?
A: You can print free paper replacements of licenses at www.gooutdoorsokla-
homa.com, or any license dealer can print a paper replacement for $1.50. You now
have an option to upgrade your licenses onto a durable collectors’ license card,
which can be ordered for $6 at www.gooutdoorsoklahoma.com or anywhere
licenses are sold.

Q: How do I get a boat and motor license? Or a lake fishing permit?
A: Licenses offered by the Wildlife Department are mainly related to hunt-
ing, fishing, and wildlife resources. Other state entities oversee the types of
licenses or permits mentioned in this
TRAVELOK.COM question. For boats and motors, con-
tact the Oklahoma Tax Commission
at (800) 522-8165, go to www.tax.
ok.gov, or call your local tag agen-
cy. For specific lake fishing permits
when those are required, contact the
manager of that lake, which is often
a local city government.

Q: How do I reserve a camping
spot or rent a cabin?
A: The Wildlife Department oversees
wildlife management areas for hunting
and angling opportunities and wild-
life conservation. Limited short-term
camping is available on these areas.
More than likely, this question concerns
camping at state parks, or federal rec-
Camping inquiries about state parks and federal
lakes should be directed to the area’s managing reation areas. Contact the area’s controlling agency. For state parks, it would be the
entity, normally either Oklahoma’s Tourism and Tourism and Recreation Department at (800) 652-6552 or www.TravelOK.com. For
Recreation Department, U.S. Army Corps of U.S. Army Corps of Engineers lakes, go to www.recreation.gov or www.pay.gov.
Engineers, or U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.
KELLY ADAMS/ODWC Q: I bought my license online at GoOutdoorsOklahoma.
com, but I'm trying to buy my child's license and I don’t
see that option. Is this possible?
A: Licenses are purchased through the specific Go Outdoors cus-
tomer account of the person obtaining the license. To buy your child's
license, you'll need to log out of your account and log in to the child’s
account, or create a new account for the child.
LAW ENFORCEMENT

Q: Am I required to have hunter education certification?
Can I still hunt without it?
A: It depends. Anyone of any age can hunt, but the type of
hunting license a person can buy depends on the person’s age and
hunter ed status.
Any child 9 and younger may hunt with an apprentice- People 31 and older may buy any hunting license and are not
designated license, along with anyone 30 or younger who is not
hunter-education certified. required to be hunter education certified. People 30 and younger who

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