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.
= Conservation Passport Area
Hall
HarmonOpen only from Sept. 1 through the end of spring turkey season each year. Deer hunting restricted to shotgun, muzzleloader, or archery only.
Closed Seasons
Heyburn WMA
CreekSame As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Deer Gun
Open during the first nine days only.
- Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel
Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Turkey Fall Gun
Tom only, shotgun only.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
One-tom limit; seasons combined.
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.
Hickory Creek WMA
LoveClosed Seasons
Same As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Deer Muzzleloader, Deer Gun
Closed to antlerless hunting after opening day.
- Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, 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.
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.
Honobia Creek WMA
PushmatahaRequired for residents to hunt, fish or otherwise use Honobia Creek WMA. Nonresidents are required to purchase an annual permit, no exemptions.
A 3-day special use land access permit is available to residents for non-hunting and non-fishing related activities. Individuals who possess the annual land access permit are exempt from the special use permit.
Oklahoma residents who are under 18 years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are 64 years old or older are exempt from land access permit requirements. Lifetime license holders are not exempt from land access permits.
Closed Seasons
Same As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel
Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers
Dogs not permitted on WMA from one hour before sunrise to one hour after sunset during deer gun, deer muzzleloader, antlerless holiday deer gun, and youth deer gun seasons.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
One-tom limit; seasons combined.
Hunter and angler camping is allowed within 50 yards of open roads.
All-Terrain Vehicle use will only be allowed during deer season (Oct. 1 – Jan. 15) and only by licensed deer hunters. The following guidelines will apply to ATV use on the area:
Any hunter who operates an ATV/ORV at any time must comply with daylight florescent orange requirements as required for deer gun seasons. If a crash helmet is worn, only the fluorescent orange chest covering is required.
ATV/ORV use is restricted to WMA roads that are on the current Honobia WMA map unless otherwise closed.
ATV/ORV use shall be restricted to a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour.
ATV/ORV operators and passengers under the age of 18 must wear a crash helmet that complies with standards established by 49 C.F.R., Section 571.218. Passengers in addition to the operator are not allowed on ATV/ORVs unless that ATV/ORV has been specifically designed by the manufacturer to carry passengers in addition to the operator.
Leaving any ATV/ORV unattended on Honobia WMA without the owner’s name and Customer ID number conspicuously attached is prohibited.
Use of ATV/ORVs off of delineated roads for retrieval of lawfully taken and tagged deer is permissible only with the following restrictions: ATV/ORVs cannot travel more than one half mile from the nearest road. ATV/ORVs cannot cross rivers and streams unless on a road with constructed stream crossing structures. ATV/ORVs used for deer retrieval cannot be used in areas otherwise closed to the use of motor vehicles.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The WMA boundaries may change.
See wildlifedepartment.com for a current map.
Hugo WMA
Choctaw, PushmatahaArea closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts Oct. 11-13, 2024.
All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot on both Hugo/Kiamichi River and Sawyer WDU portions.
Closed Seasons
Same As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Deer Gun
Open during the first nine days only.
- Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Crow, Rabbit, Squirrel, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers
Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Waterfowl
Hunting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily on the WDU portions.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined.
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.
Hugo WRP
ChoctawAll shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot.
Closed Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Deer Archery, Bear Archery, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Quail, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Turkey Fall Archery
Closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31.
- Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling
Closed Oct. 15 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey season.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
One-tom limit; seasons combined.
Public access is prohibited from Oct. 15 - Jan. 31, unless otherwise provided.
No camping allowed.
Hulah WMA
OsageAll shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot on the Whippoorwill WDU portion.
Closed Seasons
Same As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Deer Gun
Open during the first nine days only. Bag limit is one antlered and one antlerless deer.
- Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers
Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Predator/Furbearer Calling
Closed during deer gun season.
- Waterfowl
Hunting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily on the WDU portion.
- Turkey Fall Gun
Tom only.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
One-tom limit; seasons combined.
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.
James Collins WMA
Latimer, PittsburgArea closed to all activities for controlled deer Oct, 18-20, 2024 and Oct 25-27, 2024.
Closed Seasons
Same As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Quail
Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel
Closed from the opening day of deer archery season through the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Predator/Furbearer Calling, 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.
- Trapping
Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined.
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.
Jap Beaver
JeffersonOpen only from Sept. 1 through the end of spring turkey season each year. Deer hunting restricted to shotgun, muzzleloader, or archery only.
Closed Seasons
John Dahl WMA
OsageClosed Seasons
Same As Statewide Seasons
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Deer Gun
Open during the first nine days only.
- Quail, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Trapping
Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas only during hunting seasons.