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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

Schooler 

Choctaw

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

Closed Seasons
Turkey Fall Gun, Trapping, Bear Muzzleloader

Schultz WMA 

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

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Deer Muzzleloader

Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Deer Gun

Open the first nine days only. Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during deer gun season.

  • Pheasant

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m. daily.

  • 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. Hunting hours close at 7:00 p.m. daily.

  • 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.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Sequoyah NWR

Haskell, Muskogee, Sequoyah

Unless otherwise provided, hunting is permitted on Saturday, Sunday, Monday and Tuesday only and in designated areas only. Contact the refuge for special restrictions.

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot.

A free permit is required for all hunting. The permit must be signed and carried at all times while hunting. Permits may be obtained from various entrance points to the refuge, refuge headquarters or the Sequoyah NWR website, www.fws.gov/refuge/sequoyah.

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts Oct. 13-15, Oct. 25-27, Nov. 15-17, Nov. 29 - Dec. 1, 2023.

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

Mourning Dove only.

  • Squirrel

Open Sept. 1 - Jan. 31.

  • Rabbit

Closes Jan. 31.

  • Waterfowl

Contact the refuge for special restrictions.

Additional Restrictions:

The refuge tour road is closed past Tuff Causeway during controlled deer hunts.

Air-driven watercraft are confined to the marked navigation channel from Sept. 1 - March 31.

Shorb WMA

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

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Deer Muzzleloader

Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Deer Gun

Open the first nine days only. Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during deer gun season.

  • Pheasant

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m daily.

  • 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. Hunting hours close at 7:00 p.m. daily.

  • 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.

Skiatook WMA

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

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.

Sooner Lake

Pawnee, Noble

Closed to all seasons except waterfowl.

Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Waterfowl

Hunting by permit only in designated areas; Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, Sunday. Maps of Sooner Lake are available at east boat ramp or online.

Sparrowhawk WMA 

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

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

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

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

No camping allowed.

Spavinaw GMA 

Delaware, Mayes

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts Oct. 21-22, Oct. 28-29, and Nov. 3-5, 2023.

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

One Tom limit on PHA and GMA combined.

  • Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Trapping

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

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

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

Additional Restrictions:

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

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas only during open hunting seasons on the area.

Spavinaw PHA 

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

One Tom limit on PHA and GMA combined.

  • Deer Gun

Open the first nine days only.

  • Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

Closed during deer gun season.

Additional Restrictions:

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

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas only during open hunting seasons on the area.

Stringtown WMA 

Atoka
Closed Seasons
Turkey Fall Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Bear Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Bear Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Trapping
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Deer Gun

Open the first nine days only.

  • Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, 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:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.