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