Hunting Access
The Department does issue a number of special licenses and permits.
Controlled Hunt - Non-ambulatory Deer Hunts - Minimum age
requirements for Controlled Hunts is 14 unless otherwise
specified. Up to four hunters may apply together, except Salt
Plains which requires only one hunter/application.
Non-ambulatory is defined as those persons who are unable to
walk due to: a) a single or double leg amputation, b) paralysis
of lower extremity(ies), and/or c) disease or injury and must
use a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility. Must have
the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Non-ambulatory or Motor
Vehicle Permit before applying for these Controlled Hunts.
Disability Hunting License
Persons who have resided in Oklahoma for at least six (6) months
and who are receiving Social Security disability, Supplemental
Security Income benefits, or persons receiving disability
benefits under either the Federal Railroad Retirement Act or
from the U.S. Postal Service may purchase a five-year disability
hunting license for $10.
Honobia Creek/Three Rivers WMAs
A $16 annual Land Access Permit is required of all residents who
hunt, fish, or otherwise use Honobia Creek and Three Rivers WMAs.
Oklahoma residents who are under 18 years of age on the first
day of the current calendar year or are 64 years of age or older
are exempt from the permit requirements. Nonresidents are
required to purchase a $25 annual Land Access Permit, no
exceptions.
Motor Vehicle Permit to Hunt from a Motorized Vehicle
A five-year motor vehicle permit to hunt or take wildlife with
the aid of a motor driven vehicle on Department-managed lands
may be issued to residents having a permanent disability which
confines them to a wheelchair, or requires the use of crutches,
a walker or other means of support or assistance for body
mobility as certified by a medical doctor licensed to practice
in Oklahoma or any state which borders this state.
Use of a motor vehicle for hunting is intended only as a means
of facilitating access. During the actual taking of any
wildlife, the vehicle being used by the permittee must be
stopped and the engine must be turned off.
Use of a vehicle on Department-managed lands by a motor vehicle
permittee is authorized only on roads or trails specifically
designated as open for such activity. Off-road travel by a motor
vehicle permittee is prohibited.
Nonambulatory Permit to Hunt from a Motorized Vehicle
A five–year nonambulatory permit to hunt or take wildlife with
the aid of a motor driven vehicle on Department-managed lands
may be issued to residents who are unable to walk due to a
single or double leg amputation, paralysis of lower
extremity(ies) and/or disease or injury and are confined to the
use of a wheelchair as their primary source of mobility, as
certified by a medical doctor licensed to practice in Oklahoma,
or any state which borders this state.
Use of a motor vehicle for hunting is intended only as a means
of facilitating access. During the actual taking of any
wildlife, the vehicle being used by the permittee must be
stopped and the engine must be turned off.
Off-road use of a vehicle on Department-managed lands by a
nonambulatory permittee is authorized only on lands specifically
designated as open for such activity. Maps of areas open to
off-road use may be obtained from Department headquarters in
Oklahoma City.