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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

Raymond Gary

Choctaw

CLOSED to hunting or taking wildlife by any means.

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

Red Slough WMA

McCurtain

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot.

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

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Closed to all air-driven watercraft.

No camping allowed.

Red Slough WRP

McCurtain

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot.

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

Closed from Oct. 15 - Jan. 31.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Closed to all air-driven watercraft.

Rita Blanca WMA

Cimarron
Closed Seasons
Rail, Gallinule, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Antelope Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Dove, 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.

  • Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes, 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:

OHV (Off-Highway Vehicle) use is regulated by the U.S. Forest Service.

Camping is allowed in accordance with U.S. Forest Service regulations.

Robber’s Cave WMA – Portion A 

Latimer

That portion lying east and south of S.H. 2 and Coon Creek Road.

Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Bear Archery, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Bear Muzzleloader, Deer 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, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Waterfowl

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 only during open deer and turkey seasons.

Robber’s Cave WMA – Portion B 

Latimer

That portion lying north and west of S.H. 2.

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

Shotgun only.

  • Waterfowl

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 only during open deer and turkey seasons.

Salt Plains NWR

Alfalfa

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot.

Deer and turkey seasons closed, except for controlled hunts. ALL other hunting seasons are closed unless otherwise specified below.

Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Dove

Hunting hours close at noon daily. Contact the refuge for special restrictions.

  • Quail, Pheasant, Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes

Closed Saturdays, Sundays and Mondays during deer gun season. Hunting hours close at noon daily. Contact the refuge for special restrictions.

Sandhills WMA 

Woods
Closed Seasons
Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Pheasant

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

  • Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, 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.

  • Deer Muzzleloader

Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Shotgun only.

  • 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.

Sandy Sanders WMA 

Beckham, Greer, Harmon

Closed to all hog hunting.

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

Closed to antlerless mule deer hunting.

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

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • 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.

  • 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 Fall Archery

One-tom limit.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

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

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Sans Bois WMA 

Haskell

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts Oct. 27-29 and Nov. 10-12, 2023.

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

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

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

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

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

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.