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PUBLIC HUNTING LANDS (SPECIAL AREA REGULATIONS)

ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS SEASONS W/ SPECIAL
Hunter and angler camping is Deer Archery, Deer Muzzleloader, Closed to all nonhunting activities, RESTRICTIONS
allowed in designated areas only Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, except hunter camping, from Oct. 1 • Quail, Snipe, Woodcock,
during hunting seasons. Gallinule, Turkey Fall Archery - Feb. 15. However, fishing and Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit
KAW WMA SEASONS W/ SPECIAL angler camping is permitted at Lake with hounds for Furbearers,
Dahlgren.
Kay and Osage Counties RESTRICTIONS Predator/Furbearer Calling:
• Deer Gun: Open during the first Lake Dahlgren is closed to all Closed during the first nine days
Area Contact: (405) 823-7936 nine days only and Cottonwood activities during controlled hunts. of deer gun season.
Game Warden: (580) 761-6565, Creek Wetland Development Hunter and angler camping is • Waterfowl: Hunting hours for
(580) 761-4097, (918) 440-9880, Unit lands are closed. allowed in designated areas. waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily
(918) 381-4099, (918), 331-5798 • Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun: LITTLE RIVER NWR on the WDU portion.
CLOSED SEASONS Same as statewide seasons McCurtain County • Turkey Fall Gun: Tom only,
Closed to all hog hunting. except Cottonwood Creek shotgun only.
SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS Wetland Development Unit lands Area Contact: (580) 584-6211 • Trapping: Open to water sets,
Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer are closed. Game Warden: (580) 513-6866, live box traps and enclosed
Muzzleloader, Holiday Antlerless • Crow, Quail, Woodcock, Snipe, (580) 513-4963, (580) 513-4651 trigger traps only.
Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/ Contact the Refuge for general • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey
Crow, Waterfowl, Turkey Fall Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with hunting or special use permits. All Spring: One-tom limit; seasons
Archery, Predator/ Furbearer Calling, Hounds: Closed during the first shotgun hunting is restricted to combined.
Trapping nine days of deer gun season. federally approved nontoxic shot. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
SEASONS W/ SPECIAL • Turkey Fall Gun: Tom only, Area closed to all activities for Hunter and angler camping is
RESTRICTIONS shotgun only. controlled deer hunts Oct. 27-29, allowed within 50 yards of open
• Deer Gun: Open during the first • Waterfowl: Hunting hours for Nov. 3-5 and Nov. 10-12, 2023. roads.
nine days only. waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily April 19-21, and 26-28, 2024. LOWER ILLINOIS RIVER PFHA
on the WDU portions.
• Pheasant, Snipe, Woodcock, CLOSED SEASONS Sequoyah County
Rabbit, Squirrel: Closed during • Trapping: Open to water sets, Bear Archery, Bear Muzzleloader,
the first nine days of deer gun live box traps and enclosed Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Youth Area Contact: (918) 316-2281
season. trigger traps only. Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Game Warden: (918) 431-2544,
• Quail: Closed during the deer • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Gun, Turkey Fall Gun, Turkey Spring, (918) 431-2550
Youth Turkey Spring, Quail, Rail,
muzzleloader season and the first Spring: One-tom limit; seasons Snipe, Gallinule, Woodcock, Dove, All hunting is restricted to shotguns
nine days of deer gun season. combined, area combined. Crow, Predator/Furbearer Calling with pellets or archery equipment
• Turkey Fall Gun: Tom only, ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS SEASONS W/ SPECIAL only.
shotgun only. Hunter and angler camping is RESTRICTIONS CLOSED SEASONS
allowed within 50 yards of open
• Pursuit with hounds for • Deer Archery: Closed the Turkey Fall Gun
Furbearers: Closed from the roads. Friday before deer muzzleloader SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS
opening day of deer archery LEXINGTON WMA season through the Sunday after Dove, Deer Archery, Rail, Gallinule,
season through deer gun season. the last controlled deer hunt.
Cleveland County Crow, Waterfowl, Turkey Fall
• Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey • Rabbit, Squirrel: Closed the Archery, Trapping, Quail, Snipe,
Spring: One-tom limit; seasons Area Contact: (405) 823-8714 Friday before deer muzzleloader Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel,
combined, area combined. Game Warden: (405) 850-9757, season through the Sunday after Pursuit with hounds for Furbearers,
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS (405) 323-7863 the last controlled deer hunt and Predator/ Furbearer Calling
closes Jan. 31.
Hunter and angler camping is Area closed to all activities (except SEASONS W/ SPECIAL
allowed in designated areas. shooting range) for controlled deer • Turkey Fall Archery: Closed the RESTRICTIONS
Friday before deer muzzleloader
KEYSTONE WMA hunts Nov. 11-12 and Nov. 15-16, 2023. season through the Sunday after • Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzle-
Creek, Osage and Pawnee Counties CLOSED SEASONS the last controlled hunt. loader, Deer Gun, Holiday
Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Antlerless Deer Gun: Archery
Area Contact: (918) 629-4625 Gun, Turkey Fall Archery, Turkey • Pursuit with hounds for equipment only. Archery equip-
Furbearers: Closed the Friday
Game Warden: (918) 625-6801, Fall Gun before deer muzzleloader ment can be used to fill a youth
(918) 625-6363, (918) 645-6116, SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS season through the first nine deer, deer muzzleloader, deer
(918) 381-4099, (918) 640-0316, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader days of deer gun season. gun or holiday antlerless deer
gun license.
(918) 857-5557, (918) 440-9880 SEASONS W/ SPECIAL Raccoon season same as
That portion of the Arkansas Arm RESTRICTIONS statewide season dates. Contact • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey
Spring: One-tom limit; seasons
of the Keystone WMA that was • Deer Archery: Closed during the the Refuge for permits.
previously the Waterfowl Refuge is first nine days of deer gun season. • Waterfowl, Trapping: combined.
open to restricted hunting. Lands Contact the Refuge for special ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
in Osage County and the Arkansas • Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, restrictions. No camping allowed.
River are restricted to archery and Snipe, Waterfowl, Rabbit, LOVE VALLEY WMA MAJOR COUNTY WMA
shotgun with pellets only. Lands in Squirrel, Quail, Woodcock,
Pursuit with hounds for
Pawnee County are restricted to Love County Major County
archery only. The western boundary Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Area Contact: (405) 823-9038 Area Contact: (580) 541-5319
of these restricted hunting areas is a Calling: Closed from the
northern extension of Swan Drive in opening day of deer archery Game Warden: (580) 276-7193 Game Warden: (580) 227-0393
season through the first nine
the city of Cleveland; the southern All shotgun hunting is restricted to CLOSED SEASONS
boundary is the old railroad trestle. days of deer gun season. federally approved nontoxic shot on Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Rail,
• Trapping: Open to water sets, the Stevens Springs WDU portion. Gallinule, Pheasant
All shotgun hunting is restricted to
federally approved nontoxic shot on live box traps and enclosed SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS
the Boston Pool, Buckeye Creek and trigger traps only. Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Waterfowl,
Cottonwood Creek WDU portions. • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Holiday Crane, Turkey Fall Gun, Turkey Fall
Spring: One-tom limit; seasons Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Archery, Deer Archery
combined. Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery
In addition to general hunting regulations, statewide species regulations and Department-managed area rules, this section addresses
special regulations that apply to public hunting lands. If a species or season is not listed, refer to statewide seasons and regulations. 63