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PUBLIC HUNTING LANDS (SPECIAL AREA REGULATIONS)

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CLOSED SEASONS ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Special U.S. Forest Service Spring: One-tom limit; seasons Hunter and angler camping is
Fall Gun regulations apply to this area, combined. allowed in designated areas during
SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS including rules on baiting, OHV ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS open hunting seasons.
Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Youth (Off-Highway Vehicle)/ATV use and No camping allowed. PINE CREEK WMA
Deer Gun, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer treestands. Go online to www.fs.fed. OZZIE COBB PFA McCurtain County
Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, us/r8/ouachita/ or a Forest Service
Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery, visitor center for more information. Pushmataha County Area Contact: (580) 513-5020
Trapping Camping is allowed in accordance Area Contact: (580) 513-5014 Game Warden: (580) 513-6866,
SEASONS W/ SPECIAL with U.S. Forest Service regulations. (580) 513-4963, (580) 513-4651
RESTRICTIONS OZARK PLATEAU NWR - CLOSED SEASONS Area closed to all activities
Bear Muzzleoader, Turkey Fall Gun,
• Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, SALLY BULL HOLLOW UNIT Trapping for controlled deer hunts
Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/ Adair County Nov. 10-12, 2023.
Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with HUNTING RESTRICTIONS
hounds for Furbearers: Closed Area Contact: 918-326-0156 Open only from Sept. 1 through the CLOSED SEASONS
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey
end of spring turkey season each
during the first nine days of deer Game Warden: (918) 431-2546, year. Deer hunting restricted to Fall Gun
gun season. (918) 431-2539 shotgun or archery only.
• Waterfowl: Closed during deer All shotgun hunting is restricted to SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS
gun season. PACKSADDLE WMA Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Youth
federally approved nontoxic shot. Deer Gun, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer
• Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Hunters must possess and carry a Ellis County Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule,
Spring: One-tom limit; seasons signed refuge hunt tearsheet. This Area Contact: (580) 515-2030 Waterfowl, Turkey Fall Archery,
combined. serves as a valid permit for refuge Trapping
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS hunts while in the field. The permit is Game Warden: (580) 860-4967 SEASONS W/ SPECIAL
Cedar Lake, Billy Creek and Winding available free of charge at the refuge All shotgun hunting is restricted to RESTRICTIONS
Stair recreation area campgrounds headquarters, at Sally Bull Hollow federally approved nontoxic shot on • Deer Gun: Open the first nine
in the Ouachita WMA are closed to Unit parking area or at https://www. designated WDU portions. days only.
hunting. fws.gov/refuge/ozark-plateau/visit-us/ CLOSED SEASONS
Special U.S. Forest Service activities/hunting Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun • Crow, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock,
regulations apply to this area, CLOSED SEASONS SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/
Furbearer Calling: Closed
including rules on baiting, OHV Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Youth Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, during the first nine days of deer
(Off-Highway Vehicle)/ATV use and Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Dove, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery,
treestands. Go to www.fs.fed.us/r8/ Gun, Turkey Fall Archery, Turkey Rail, Gallinule gun season.
ouachita/ or a Forest Service visitor Fall Gun, Youth Turkey Spring, SEASONS W/ SPECIAL • Pursuit with hounds for
center for more information. Turkey Spring, Quail, Rail, Gallinule, RESTRICTIONS Furbearers: Dogs not permitted
Camping is allowed in accordance Crow, Dove, Pursuit with hounds • Deer Muzzleloader: Closed to on WMA from one hour before
sunrise to one hour after
with U.S. Forest Service regulations, for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer antlerless mule deer hunting.
except on the Homer L. Johnston Calling, Trapping, Waterfowl sunset during deer gun, deer
portion, where camping is allowed SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS • Deer Gun: Open the first nine muzzleloader and youth deer
gun seasons.
only in designated areas during deer Deer Archery, Squirrel, Rabbit days only. Antlerless hunting
and turkey seasons. permitted last two days of area • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS season. Spring: One-tom limit; seasons
OUACHITA WMA - Incidental take of feral hogs by the • Quail: Closed during the first combined.
MCCURTAIN & TIAK UNITS public during established hunting nine days of deer gun season. ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
seasons for other species (e.g.,
McCurtain County big game and upland game) with Closed to non-resident hunting Hunter and angler camping is allowed
Area Contact: (580) 298-7152, legal weapons and permits for the February 1-15. within 50 yards of open roads.
(580) 513-5020 (Tiak) permitted hunt season. • Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, PUSHMATAHA WMA
Game Warden: (580) 513-6866, OZARK PLATEAU WMA Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Pushmataha County
Calling: Closed during the first
(580) 513-4963, (580) 513-4651 Adair County nine days of deer gun season. Area Contact: (580) 320-3177
CLOSED SEASONS Area Contact: (918) 260-8959 • Turkey Fall Gun: Tom only.
Turkey Fall Gun Shotgun only. Game Warden: (580) 271-0808,
(580) 513-5014
SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS Game Warden: (918) 431-2546, • Pursuit with hounds for
(918) 431-2539
Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Youth Furbearers: Closed from the Area closed to all activities for
Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Closed Seasons opening day of deer archery controlled deer hunts Oct. 20-22,
Gun, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Turkey Fall Gun season through deer gun season Nov. 3-5 and Dec. 1-3, 2023.
Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS and closed during spring turkey CLOSED SEASONS
Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, season. Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Deer
Archery, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Muzzleloader, Youth Deer Gun,
Trapping Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove, • Waterfowl, Crane: Closed Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey
SEASONS W/ SPECIAL Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Quail, Snipe, during the first nine days of deer Fall Gun
gun season. Hunting hours for
RESTRICTIONS Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS
• Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, on the WDU portion. Bear Archery, Dove, Turkey Fall
Predator/Furbearer Calling, Trapping
Squirrel, Pursuit with hounds for • Trapping: Open to water sets, Archery, Deer Archery, Trapping
Furbearers, Waterfowl: Closed SEASONS W/ SPECIAL live box traps and enclosed SEASONS W/ SPECIAL
during the first nine days of deer RESTRICTIONS trigger traps only through RESTRICTIONS
gun season. • Pursuit with hounds for Jan. 31. Open same as statewide • Quail: Closed during the first
• Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Furbearers: Closed from the Feb. 1 through end of February. nine days of deer gun season.
Spring: One-tom limit; seasons opening day of deer archery • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey • Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe,
combined. season through the first nine days Spring: One-tom limit; seasons Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit,
of deer gun season and closed combined. Hunting hours close Squirrel: Closed from the
during spring turkey season.
at 7:00 p.m. daily. opening day of deer archery
In addition to general hunting regulations, statewide species regulations and Department-managed area rules, this section addresses
66 special regulations that apply to public hunting lands. If a species or season is not listed, refer to statewide seasons and regulations.