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Hunting Resources

The Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation is committed to providing quality hunting resources to hunters of all skill levels as well as those who are interested in trying hunting for the first time.

Season Dates Regulations

PURCHASE HUNTING LICENSE

Big Game

Pronghorn, photo by Jacob Miller of Arnett/RPS
Pronghorn Hunting
Whitetail buck and doe in field. Photo by Jeremiah Z.
Deer Hunting
Elk in a field. Photo by Michi White/RPS
Elk Hunting
Black bears are established in southeastern and east-central Oklahoma, but sightings are possible anywhere in the eastern half of the state and the western tip of the Panhandle. (USFWS)
Bear Hunting

Small Game

Two hunters with a pheasant.
Pheasant Hunting
Quail on barbed wire fencing: Photo by Jeremy Matthew/2018 Readers' Photo Showcase
Quail Hunting
Wild turkey hunting season opens April 6 across Oklahoma except the eight southeasternmost counties. This year's Gobbler Report indicates bird numbers have declined in most areas. (Photo: Juanita Harris/Readers' Photo Showcase 2017)
Turkey Hunting
Bobcat in a field, photo by Dwayne Kear/RPS 2018
Furbearers & Trapping
Man and woman in the field hunting squirrel. Photo by Smokey Solis.
Small Game Hunting

Migratory Game Birds

Mallard wing, photo by Sarah Southerland
Waterfowl Hunting
Dove on a wire, photo by Jeff Tibbits
Dove Hunting
A sandhill crane leaving an overnight roost at Great Salt Plains Wildlife Refuge. Photo by Warren Metcalf, RPS 2015.
Sandhill Crane Hunting

Other

Rattlesnake at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, photo by Jeremiah Zurenda
Reptile & Amphibian Hunting

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