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Public Hunting Areas: Special Regulations

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.

  • Areas are closed to all activities during controlled hunts and other listed closure dates.
  • Areas with controlled hunts are subject to change annually.  Visit controlled hunts for information on applying for elk, antelope, deer, youth deer, deer hunts for Motor Vehicle or Non-Ambulatory Permittees, spring turkey and youth spring turkey controlled hunts.
  • The application period for controlled hunts generally opens early April.

CONSERVATION PASSPORT AREA: People who use Department-owned areas for nonhunting or nonfishing activities, such as bird-watching or photography, are required to have either a Wildlife Conservation Passport or any current hunting or fishing license issued by the Wildlife Department.  For complete conservation passport license info go here.

  = Conservation Passport Area

Blue River PFHA 

Johnston

All hunting is restricted to shotguns or archery equipment only.

Closed Seasons
Deer Muzzleloader, Turkey Fall Gun, Trapping
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Dove, Gallinule, Crow, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun

Shotguns with slugs only.

  • Deer Gun

Open the entire 16 days of deer gun season. Closed to antlerless hunting. Shotguns with slugs only.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Broken Bow WMA

McCurtain
Closed Seasons
Turkey Fall Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Trapping
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

No camping allowed.

Burtschi 

Grady

Open only from Sept. 1 through the end of spring turkey season each year.  Deer hunting restricted to shotgun, muzzleloader, or archery only.

Closed Seasons
Trapping
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions

Camp Gruber (CGTC)

Muskogee

CGTC is an active military training center. All users must obey all CGTC regulations, closed area (refer to hunting area map for restricted use areas) and access restrictions, and wildlife regulations and laws.

All persons entering CGTC must possess an unexploded ordinance (UXO) permit before entering. These permits are valid from July 1-June 30, must be renewed annually, and available free of charge on the CGTC website.

Hunting Areas #'s 1, 2, 3 and 5

Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun, Youth Turkey Spring, Rail, Gallinule
Same As Statewide Seasons
Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Deer Gun

Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Archery, Trapping, Dove, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

Open December 5, through January 15.

  • Turkey Spring

Third Saturday in April through May 6. One-tom limit.

Additional Restrictions:

Selected CGTC gates will open no later than 8 A.M. the day before the start of each designated hunting season. West of Highway 10, the open gates will be: 5, 6, 43, 44, 45, 46, 48 and 49. East of Highway 10, the open gates will be: 12 (Hill Top), 16 (Black Hollow), 17 (Wild Horse Road), 23 (Pumpkin Center Road), and 38 (South Highway 10). On the last day of the seasons listed above, the gates will be closed starting at 10:00 P.M. The last gate to be closed, gate 12 at the Hilltop Road entrance, will be closed at midnight.

Camping on CGTC will be allowed only in Hunter’s Camp 2 during the designated hunting seasons listed. Public access route to the camping area will be through gate 12, (Hilltop Road) and gate 17, (Wild Horse Road). Open fires will only be allowed in the camping area of Hunter’s Camp 2. CGTC may restrict the use of fire during dry conditions or if the CGTC is under a county or state-wide burn ban. Quiet shall be maintained in the camping area between the hours of 11 P.M. and 7 A.M. and all dogs or other pets must be kept on a leash or otherwise confined while in camping areas. Fishing will be allowed in the pond at Hunter’s Camp 2 during the designated hunting seasons with a fishing license or proof of exemption as stated in the Oklahoma Fishing Regulation Guide.

Camp Gruber (CGTC)

Muskogee

CGTC is an active military training center. All users must obey all CGTC regulations, closed area (refer to hunting area map for restricted use areas) and access restrictions, and wildlife regulations and laws.

All persons entering CGTC must possess an unexploded ordinance (UXO) permit before entering. These permits are valid from July 1-June 30, must be renewed annually, and available free of charge on the CGTC website.

Hunting Areas #4 & #6 (west of Highway 10)

Closed Seasons
Turkey Fall Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Turkey Fall Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Deer Gun

Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Crow, Trapping, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel

Closed from opening day of deer archery season through the end of deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed from opening day of deer archery season through the end of deer gun season and during spring turkey season.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

For additional area regulations, restricted/unrestricted hunting areas and boundary maps, non-ambulatory permit holder information as well as UXO permits, visit http://ok.ng.mil/Pages/camp-gruber/hunting.aspx.

Candy Creek WMA 

Osage
Closed Seasons
Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Archery, Dove, Rail, Gallinule
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Crow, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed Mar. 16 - Aug. 31 and the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Squirrel

Sept. 1 - Jan. 15, except closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Tom only, shotgun only.

  • Trapping

Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Canton WMA

Blaine, Dewey

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts Nov. 18-19, 2023.

Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Pheasant
Same As Statewide Seasons
Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes, Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Crow, Rabbit, Squirrel, Snipe, Woodcock

Closed the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Deer Gun

Closed for controlled hunts (opening weekend) and the last seven days of deer gun season. Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Quail

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m. daily. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during deer gun season.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Shotgun only.

  • Trapping

Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only through Jan 31. Open same as statewide Feb 1 through end of February.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined.

Additional Restrictions:

The Prairie Dog Refuge is closed to prairie dog hunting.

Closed to all nonhunting activities, except hunter camping, from Oct. 1 - Feb. 15.

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Canton WRP

Blaine, Dewey

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot.

Closed Seasons
Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun, Quail, Pheasant, Snipe, Woodcock, Trapping
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Closed to all nonhunting activities from Oct. 1 - Feb. 15.

No camping allowed.

Carl Etling 

Cimarron

CLOSED to hunting or taking wildlife by any means.

See specific WMA regulations for other restrictions that may apply to lakes within WMAs.

Cherokee GMA 

Cherokee

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts Oct. 26-27, Nov. 2-3 and Nov. 16-17, 2024

Closed Seasons
Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Quail, Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Trapping

Closed from the opening day of deer archery season through deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed from the opening day of deer archery season through deer gun season and during spring turkey season.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined, GMA and PHA combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Closed to all nonhunting activities from Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey season.

No camping allowed.