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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

Deep Fork WMA 

Creek, Okfuskee

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot on the WDU portions.

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

Open during the first nine days only.

  • Quail, Squirrel, Rabbit, Snipe, Woodcock, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Tom only, shotgun only.

  • Waterfowl

Hunting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily on the WDU portion. The Harold Stuart Marsh (Refuge Unit) is closed to all waterfowl hunting.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed within 50 yards of open roads.

Dewey County WMA 

Dewey
Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun, Rail, Snipe, Gallinule, Woodcock, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes, Turkey Fall Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Youth Deer Gun, Deer Gun

Archery equipment only. Archery equipment can be used to fill a youth deer or deer gun license.

  • Quail

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

  • Crow, Squirrel, Rabbit

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during deer gun season.

  • 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.

Additional Restrictions:

No camping allowed.

Doc Hollis 

Greer

See special area regulations for Sandy Sanders WMA.

Drummond Flats WMA 

Garfield

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
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Pheasant, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Sandhill Cranes
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Waterfowl

Hunting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

  • Quail

Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

  • 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.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Ellis County WMA 

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

Open during the first nine days only. Antlerless hunting permitted last two days of area season.

  • Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes, Rail, Gallinule, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • 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

Hunting hours close at 7:00 p.m. daily. One-tom limit; seasons combined.

  • Quail

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Elmer 

Kingfisher

CLOSED to hunting or taking wildlife by any means.

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

Eufaula WMA

Latimer, McIntosh, Okmulgee, Pittsburg

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot on both Mill Creek and Deep Fork WDU portions.

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

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Bear Archery, Bear Muzzleloader

Open only in portions of McIntosh and Pittsburg counties that are east of U.S. Highway 69 and south of Interstate 40.

  • Waterfowl

Same as statewide, except hunting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily on the WDU portions.

Additional Restrictions:

No camping allowed.

Evans Chambers 

Beaver

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

Fobb Bottom WMA

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

Closed to antlerless hunting after opening day.

  • Quail, Rabbit, Squirrel, Snipe, Woodcock, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

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.

Fort Cobb WMA

Caddo

Unless otherwise provided, all hunting is restricted to archery, muzzleloader, and shotgun only..

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot on the Walnut Slough WDU portion.

Closed Seasons
Turkey Fall Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Sandhill Cranes, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Deer Gun

Open during the first nine days only. Restricted to muzzleloader and shotgun with slug.

  • Youth Deer Gun

Restricted to muzzleloader and shotgun with slug.

  • Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun

Restricted to muzzleloader and shotgun with slug.

  • Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Waterfowl

Hunting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily on the WDU portion.

  • 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. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.