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Salt Plains NWR

Salt Plains NWR, photo by Steve Webber

Contacts

Hunting: (580) 626-4794
Game Warden:
(580) 860-4979 (Alfalfa)

Area Details

Area Acres: 11,200 ac.

For details on Salt Plains NWR visit our partners with the USFWS:

USFWS - Salt Plains NWR

Attention - New rules apply to non-residents:

  • Public Area Check-In: Non-residents must check in and out when accessing certain Oklahoma public hunting and fishing areas. There is no additional cost or limit on the number of check-ins.
  • Deer Licenses: A 2 day waiting period applies to nonresident deer licenses purchased after the deer season has started. Licenses must be purchased at least 48 hours before hunting.

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. Public Hunting Area closed during controlled deer hunts. Contact the refuge for special restrictions.

  • Quail, Pheasant, Duck, Merganser and Coot, Sandhill Cranes

Hunting hours close at noon daily. Public Hunting Area closed during controlled deer hunts. Contact the refuge for special restrictions.

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Get BearWise: Camp Lessons from OKC Zoo Bears

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