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Washita NWR

Washita NWR, photo by Jeremiah Zurenda
Jeremiah Zurenda

Contacts

Hunting: (580) 664-2205
Game Warden:
(580) 695-3642 (Custer)

Area Details

Area Acres: 8,075 ac.

For details on Washita NWR visit our partners with the USFWS:

USFWS - Washita 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.

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer hunts:

Oct. 9-10, 2026

Nov. 6-7, 2026

Nov. 10-11, 2026 

Apr. 9-11, 2027

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

Closed during controlled deer hunts. Contact the refuge for controlled hunt dates and special restrictions. Quail is closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

  • Waterfowl

Goose, Duck, Merganser. Contact the refuge for designated days and special restrictions.

Recent Journals
Endangered Whooping Cranes to Move through Oklahoma

Whooping cranes to make 2,500-mile migration with stops in Oklahoma.

State Biologist’s Carved Decoy Migrates for Flyway Fellowship

A canvasback duck decoy hand-carved in Oklahoma has become a meaningful tradition the past several years among Central Flyway waterfowl biologists.

Get BearWise: Camp Lessons from OKC Zoo Bears

In September, Woody and Maynard, two American black bears at the Oklahoma City Zoo, demonstrated how quickly they could find food in an imitation campsite and offered a valuable lesson for coexisting with wildlife. When visiting or living in bear country, anything that might tempt a bear — from pet food or this week’s trash to a full-blown picnic — should be properly stored at campsites and other outdoor spaces.