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Wichita Mountains WR

Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, photo by Darrin Hill

Contacts

Hunting: (580) 429-3222
Fishing: (580) 529-2795
Game Warden (County):
(580) 695-7535(Comanche)
Area Acres
59,020 ac.

For details on Wichita Mountains WR visit our partners with the USFWS:

USFWS - Wichita Mountains WR

All hunting seasons are closed except controlled turkey, elk and deer hunts. Contact the refuge for waterfowl special restrictions.

Daily/Size Limits:

Channel and/or blue catfish: six combined per day.

Methods:

Allowed methods: rod and reel only.

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Rattlesnake at Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge, photo by Jeremiah Zurenda
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