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LICENSES

PADDLEFISH PERMIT fishing license can cost less than buying a Wild- SANDHILL CRANE PERMIT
Residents and nonresidents, regardless of life Conservation Passport. Plus, license hold- All crane hunters must possess a $3 sandhill
age or exemption status, must obtain a free ers are granted the privileges of that license crane permit (valid July 1 to the following June
paddlefish permit, annually (permits expire and can enjoy those activities during the license 30). Permits are available from any Oklahoma
on Dec. 31); permit must be carried on per- term. Persons under 16 years of age at the start hunting license dealer. Permits also are avail-
son (electronic or hardcopy). There is no valid of the calendar year, and students and instruc- able free of charge at wildlifedepartment.com.
exemption for the paddlefish permit. tors participating in bona fide educational tours
or activities sponsored or organized by an edu- NONRESIDENT LIFETIME LICENSES
LIFETIME SENIOR CITIZEN COMBINATION cation institution or any other organized event Nonresidents who hold a nonresident lifetime
HUNTING/FISHING LICENSE sanctioned by and approved in advance by hunting or combination license are exempt
Residents age 65 or older (or those who turn the Wildlife Department are exempt from the from the purchase of a hunting license when
65 during the calendar year) are eligible to Wildlife Conservation Passport requirement. hunting small game, except turkey. The owner
purchase a senior citizen combination hunt- of a nonresident lifetime license must purchase
ing/fishing license, which is valid for life. The HARVEST INFORMATION a nonresident annual hunting license in addi-
license provides the same exemptions as a PROGRAM (HIP) PERMIT tion to a turkey license to hunt turkey. To hunt
resident lifetime combination hunting/fishing A Harvest Information Program (HIP) permit is antelope, bear, deer or elk, nonresident life-
license. Application is available at wildlifede- required of all migratory bird hunters, unless time license holders must purchase a non-
partment.com. If using paper form, form must exempt. The permit is valid from July 1 through resident antelope, bear, deer or elk license.
be signed by Wildlife Department employee the following June 30, and may be obtained Nonresident lifetime license holders need the
or include a copy of your Oklahoma driver free of charge at wildlifedepartment.com or following for certain types of migratory bird
license before mailing. is available at all state hunting license dealer hunting: a HIP permit to hunt migratory game
locations for $3. birds, a sandhill crane permit to hunt sandhill
DISABILITY FISHING LICENSE cranes, a federal duck stamp and an Oklahoma
OR HUNTING LICENSE MOTOR VEHICLE PERMIT AND waterfowl license to hunt waterfowl.
Persons who have resided in Oklahoma for NON-AMBULATORY PERMIT TO HUNT
at least six months and who are receiving FROM A MOTORIZED VEHICLE COMMERCIAL HUNT AREAS
Social Security disability benefits, Supple- Use of a motor vehicle for hunting is intended For information on operator license require-
mental Security Income benefits, or persons only as a means of facilitating access. During ments, permits, eligibility and live transport
receiving disability benefits under the Federal the actual taking of any wildlife, the vehicle of cervidae call (405) 521-3719. All commercial
Railroad Retirement Act or the Multiple Injury being used by the permittee must be stopped hunt area hunters must be in possession of a
Trust Fund may buy a 5-year disability fishing and the engine must be turned off. The Depart- valid resident or nonresident hunting license
license or hunting license for $10 each. Appli- ment may issue two distinct 5-year motor vehi- (see page 4-6 for hunting license definition).
cants for this license are urged to ask for a cle permits to facilitate access for resident hunt- A $5 10-day small game commercial hunt area
Benefit Verification Letter from Social Security ers with ambulatory challenges (as certified by license is available to hunters not pursuing big
at (800) 772-1213. a medical doctor licensed to practice in Okla- game, exotics, and/or upland game. Effective
homa or any state which borders this state). The November 1, 2023, a $15 5-day hunting license
LIFETIME DISABLED VETERAN qualifications and restrictions are as follows: for nonresidents hunting winged upland game,
COMBINATION HUNTING/FISHING LICENSE excluding turkey, will be available. Any animal
This license is available to resident disabled • Residents having a permanent disability which leaving a commercial hunt area must be tagged
veterans, as certified by the Veterans Affairs confines them to a wheelchair, or requires the and listed on a receipt (tag and receipt is only
Department. For veterans with a disability of use of crutches, a walker or other means of provided by the commercial hunt area operator).
less than 60 percent, the cost of the license is support or assistance for body mobility may
$200. For veterans with a disability of 60 per- qualify for a Motor Vehicle Permit. Use of a HUNTER EDUCATION
cent or more, the cost of the license is $25. The vehicle on Department-managed lands by a
license provides the same benefits as a resident motor vehicle permittee is authorized only on REQUIREMENTS
lifetime combination hunting/fishing license. roads or trails specifically designated as open No person thirty (30) years of age or younger
for such activity. Off-road travel by a motor may purchase or receive any hunting license or
LAND ACCESS PERMIT vehicle permittee is prohibited. hunting tag unless the person possesses and
A $40 annual land access permit is required • Residents who are unable to walk due to a can exhibit a certificate of competency and
of all residents who hunt or fish on Honobia single or double leg amputation, paralysis of safety in the use an handling of firearms from
Creek and Three Rivers WMAs, unless exempt. lower extremity(ies) and/or disease or injury the Wildlife Department except those following
Nonresidents are required to purchase a $85 and are confined to the use of a wheelchair as the apprentice rules. Persons under ten (10)
annual permit, no exemptions. A $10, 3-day their primary source of mobility may qualify years of age may take the hunter education
special use land access permit is available for a Non-Ambulatory Permit. Off-road use course but are not eligible to be tested for and
to residents for non-hunting and non-fishing of a vehicle on Department managed lands receive hunter education certification. A hunter
related activities. Individuals who possess the by a non-ambulatory permittee is authorized education certificate issued by another state or
$40 annual land access permit are exempt from only on lands specifically designated as open country and approved by the Wildlife Depart-
the special use permit. Oklahoma residents for such activity. Maps of areas open to off- ment shall be deemed to meet the require-
who are under 18 years of age on the first day road use may be obtained from Department ments of this section. (Youth participating in
of the current calendar year or are 64 years old headquarters in Oklahoma City. a youth deer, youth turkey or youth water-
or older are exempt from land access permit fowl season must adhere to accompaniment
requirements. Lifetime license holders are not 5-DAY RATTLESNAKE PERMIT requirements for those seasons.) (Find hunter
exempt from land access permits. Any person hunting, pursuing, trapping, har- education class locations and dates on page 7.)
assing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting
3-DAY/ANNUAL WILDLIFE to take in any manner any species of rattle- EXEMPT FROM HUNTER EDUCATION
CONSERVATION PASSPORT snake during an organized rattlesnake hunt- • Anyone thirty-one (31) or older: Not re-
People who use Department owned areas for ing event or festival must have a rattlesnake quired to have Hunter Education certifica-
non-hunting or non-fishing activities, such as permit, unless exempt. Persons with a valid tion to buy a hunting license in Oklahoma; or
birdwatching or photography, are required to hunting or combination hunting/fishing license • Honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed
have either a Wildlife Conservation Passport or are exempt from the rattlesnake permit. Per- Forces; or
any current hunting or fishing license issued by mits are available online at wildlifedepartment. • Currently on active duty in the U.S. Armed
the Wildlife Department. Buying a hunting or com, or at any hunting or fishing license dealer. Forces; or

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