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All hunting is restricted to shotgun or archery only.
Closed Seasons
Deer Gun,
Deer Muzzleloader,
Youth Deer Gun,
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun,
Turkey Fall Gun,
Rail,
Snipe,
Gallinule,
Woodcock,
Crow,
Waterfowl,
Squirrel,
Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers,
Predator/Furbearer Calling,
Trapping,
Sandhill Cranes
Same As Statewide Seasons
Dove,
Quail,
Pheasant
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
- Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Archery, Rabbit
Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.
- Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring
Controlled hunts only.
Controlled Hunts: Yet More Ways to Up Your Odds
Additional features continue to be added to the Wildlife Department’s controlled hunts program.
Cackling Geese Tracked in Central Flyway Study
Researchers are tracking cackling geese wintering in a five-state study area to learn more about their movements and habitat preferences.
Study Focused on Bats and Disease-causing Fungus
Bat surveys were conducted to learn more about Oklahoma’s bat communities and hundreds of bats were swabbed for the fungus that causes white-nose syndrome.