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PUBLIC HUNTING LANDS (SPECIAL AREA REGULATIONS)

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SEASONS W/ SPECIAL ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS VINCENT PFA
RESTRICTIONS Hunter and angler camping is Deer Archery Ellis County
• Youth Deer Gun, Deer allowed within 50 yards of open SEASONS W/ SPECIAL
Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, roads during open WMA hunting RESTRICTIONS Area Contact: (580) 515-2030
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun: seasons. • Waterfowl: Open waterfowl Game Warden: (580) 334-0480
Open South of Barren Fork ATV use will only be allowed during seasons occurring between HUNTING RESTRICTIONS
Creek only. deer season (Oct. 1 - Jan. 15) and Sept. 8 and Feb. 15. Hunting See special area regulations for Ellis
• Quail: Closed during the first only by licensed deer hunters. The hours close at 1 p.m. daily. County WMA.
following guidelines will apply to
nine days of deer gun season. ATV use on the area: TISHOMINGO NWR WASHITA COUNTY WMA
• Pursuit with hounds for
Furbearers: Closed from the Any hunter who operates an ATV/ Johnston County Washita County
opening day of deer archery ORV at any time must comply Area Contact: (580) 371-2402 Area Contact: (580) 595-0347
with daylight fluorescent orange
season through the first nine requirements as required for deer Game Warden: (580) 320-2948,
days of deer gun season and gun seasons. If a crash helmet is (580) 320-2950 Game Warden: (580) 515-4484
closed during spring turkey worn, only the fluorescent orange CLOSED SEASONS
season. chest covering is required. Deer and turkey hunts are available Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader,
• Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey ATV/ORV use is restricted to WMA as controlled hunts only. Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless
Spring: One-tom limit; seasons roads that are on the current Three Limited waterfowl hunting is Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun
combined. Rivers WMA map unless otherwise available, please contact refuge SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS
ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS closed. headquarters at (580) 371-2402 Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Gallinule,
for special regulations. All other
No camping allowed. ATV/ORV use shall be restricted to seasons are closed. Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl,
Crane, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall
THREE RIVERS WMA a maximum speed of 25 miles per TISHOMINGO WMU Archery, Pursuit with hounds for Fur-
McCurtain and Pushmataha hour. Johnston County bearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling
Counties ATV/ORV operators and passengers SEASONS W/ SPECIAL
under the age of 18 must wear a Area Contact: (405) 823-8383 RESTRICTIONS
Area Contact: (918) 527-5308 crash helmet that complies with • Quail: Closed during the first
Game Warden: (580) 513-6866, standards established by 49 C.F.R., Game Warden: (580) 320-2948, nine days of deer gun season.
(580) 320-2950
(580) 513-4963, (580) 513-4651, Section 571.218. Closed to non-resident hunting
(580) 271-0808, (580) 513-5014 Passengers in addition to the All hunters must sign-in and sign- February 1-15.
A $40 annual Land Access Permit operator are not allowed on ATV/ out at the designated location(s) • Trapping: Open to water sets,
on the WMU. All shotgun hunting
is required of all residents who ORVs unless that ATV/ORV has is restricted to federally approved live box traps and enclosed
hunt or fish on Three Rivers WMA. been specifically designed by the nontoxic shot. trigger traps only through
Nonresidents are required to manufacturer to carry passengers in Jan. 31. Open same as statewide
purchase an $85 annual permit, no addition to the operator. CLOSED SEASONS Feb. 1 through end of February.
exemptions. Leaving any ATV/ORV unattended Pursuit with Hounds, Trapping • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey
A $10, three-day special use on Three Rivers WMA without the SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS Spring: One-tom limit; seasons
permit is available to residents for owner’s name and Customer ID Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, combined.Hunting Hours close
nonhunting or nonfishing related number conspicuously attached is Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, at 7:00 p.m. daily.
activities, unless in possession of the prohibited. Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Dove,
$40 annual Land Access Permit. Use of ATV/ORVs off of delineated Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS
No camping allowed.
Oklahoma residents who are under roads for retrieval of lawfully taken Archery
18 years of age on the first day of and tagged deer is permissible only SEASONS W/ SPECIAL WASHITA NWR
the current calendar year or are 64 with the following restrictions: RESTRICTIONS Custer County
years old or older are exempt from ATV/ORVs cannot travel more than • Turkey Fall Gun: Tom only,
permit requirements. one half mile from the nearest road. shotgun only. Area Contact: (580) 664-2205
CLOSED SEASONS ATV/ORVs cannot cross rivers • Waterfowl: Hunting hours for Game Warden: (580) 695-3642
Turkey Fall Gun and streams unless on a road waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily. All shotgun hunting is restricted to
SAME AS STATEWIDE SEASONS with constructed stream crossing • Quail, Squirrel, Rabbit, Snipe, federally approved nontoxic shot.
Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Youth structures. Woodcock, Predator/Furbearer Area closed to all activities for
Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer ATV/ORVs used for deer retrieval Calling: Closed during the first controlled deer hunts Oct. 6-7,
Gun, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer cannot be used in areas otherwise nine days of deer gun season. Nov. 3-4 and Nov. 7-8, 2023.
Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, closed to the use of motor vehicles. • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey
Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall CLOSED SEASONS
Archery, Predator/Furbearer Calling, THUNDERBIRD STATE PARK Spring: One-tom limit; seasons Deer Archery, Deer Gun, Deer
Trapping Cleveland County combined. Muzzleloader, Youth Deer Gun,
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey
SEASONS W/ SPECIAL Area Contact: (405) 360-3572 ADDITIONAL RESTRICTIONS Fall Archery, Turkey Fall Gun, Turkey
Hunter and angler camping is
RESTRICTIONS Spring, Youth Turkey Spring, Rail,
Game Warden: (405) 850-9757, allowed in designated areas.
• Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, (405) 323-7863 Closed to all air-driven watercraft. Snipe, Gallinule, Woodcock, Crow,
Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel: Squirrel, Pursuit with hounds for
Closed during the first nine days Hunting in designated areas only; VANDERWORK PFA Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer
of deer gun season. contact Lake Thunderbird State Park Washita County Calling, Trapping, Crane
• Pursuit with hounds for for a map of designated areas. SEASONS W/ SPECIAL
Furbearers: Dogs not permitted You must purchase a parking pass Area Contact: (580) 515-4484 RESTRICTIONS
on WMA from one hour before for your vehicle. Visit the Lake CLOSED SEASONS • Dove, Quail, Rabbit: Closed
sunrise to one hour after Thunderbird park office during Trapping during controlled deer hunts.
sunset during deer gun, deer regular office hours, or purchase a HUNTING RESTRICTIONS Contact the refuge for controlled
muzzleloader and youth deer pass online at www.TravelOK.com/ hunt dates and special
gun seasons. state-parks. Open only from Sept. 1 through restrictions.
the end of spring turkey season
• Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey ALL hunting seasons are closed each year. Deer hunting restricted • Quail: Closed to non-resident
Spring: One-tom limit; seasons unless otherwise specified below. to shotgun, muzzleloader, or hunting February 1-15.
combined. archery only.
In addition to general hunting regulations, statewide species regulations and Department-managed area rules, this section addresses
70 special regulations that apply to public hunting lands. If a species or season is not listed, refer to statewide seasons and regulations.