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Public Hunting Areas: Special Regulations

In addition to general hunting regulations, statewide species regulations and Department-managed area rules, this section addresses special regulations that apply to public hunting lands.  If a species or season is not listed, refer to statewide seasons and regulations.

  • Areas are closed to all activities during controlled hunts and other listed closure dates.
  • Areas with controlled hunts are subject to change annually.  Visit controlled hunts for information on applying for elk, antelope, deer, youth deer, deer hunts for Motor Vehicle or Non-Ambulatory Permittees, spring turkey and youth spring turkey controlled hunts.
  • The application period for controlled hunts generally opens early April.

CONSERVATION PASSPORT AREA: People who use Department-owned areas for nonhunting or nonfishing activities, such as bird-watching or photography, are required to have either a Wildlife Conservation Passport or any current hunting or fishing license issued by the Wildlife Department.  For complete conservation passport license info go here.

  = Conservation Passport Area

Cherokee PHA 

Cherokee
Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Turkey Fall Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Deer Gun

Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Quail, Waterfowl, Rabbit, Squirrel, Trapping

Closed from the opening day of deer archery season through deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed from opening day of deer archery season through deer gun season and during spring turkey season.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined, PHA and GMA combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Closed to all nonhunting activities, except hunter camping, from Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey season.

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Chickasaw NRA

Murray

Chickasaw NRA is owned and managed by the National Park Service. Contact the NRA for specific area use regulations (580) 622-7234.

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

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Some areas are open to archery hunting and shotgun hunting with pellets only.

Cimarron Bluff WMA 

Harper
Closed Seasons
Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Sandhill Cranes
Same As Statewide Seasons
Youth Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Dove, Rail, Gallinule

Closed during deer muzzleloader season.

  • Pheasant

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 12:00 noon daily.

  • Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Waterfowl

Same as statewide season dates, except closed the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Same as statewide season dates. One-bird limit, shotgun only.

  • Trapping

Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only through Jan 31. Open same as statewide Feb 1 through end of February.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined. Hunting hours close at 7:00 p.m. daily.

  • Quail

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 12:00 noon. daily. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Cimarron Hills WMA 

Woods
Closed Seasons
Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Sandhill Cranes
Same As Statewide Seasons
Youth Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Dove, Rail, Gallinule

Closed during deer muzzleloader season.

  • Pheasant

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 12:00 noon daily.

  • Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Waterfowl

Same as statewide season dates, except closed the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Same as statewide season dates. Shotgun only.

  • Trapping

Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only through Jan 31. Open same as statewide Feb 1 through end of February.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined. Hunting hours close at 7:00 p.m. daily.

  • Quail

Quail: Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 12:00 noon daily. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Cookson WMA 

Adair, Cherokee

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer and elk hunts Sept. 26 - 27, Oct. 26 - 27, Nov. 2 - 3, Nov. 9 - 10, and Nov. 16 - 17, 2024. 

Closed Seasons
Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Youth Deer Gun, Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun, Turkey Fall Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Quail, Squirrel, Rabbit, Crow, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Snipe, Woodcock, Trapping, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Waterfowl

Closed from the opening day of deer archery season through deer gun season.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

Closed from the opening day of deer archery season through deer gun season and during spring turkey season.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit combined; seasons combined, area combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas only, and only during open hunting seasons on the area.

Closed to all nonhunting activities, except hunter camping, from Oct. 1 - Jan. 31 and during spring turkey season.

Cooper WMA 

Harper, Woodward
Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Youth Deer Gun, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Turkey Fall Archery, Deer Archery
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Crow, Snipe, Woodcock, Waterfowl, Sandhill Cranes, Rabbit, Squirrel

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Deer Muzzleloader

Closed to antlerless mule deer hunting.

  • Deer Gun

Open the first nine days only. Closed to antlerless hunting.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers, Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during deer gun season.

  • Pheasant

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m. daily.

  • Turkey Fall Gun

Shotgun only.

  • Trapping

Open to water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only through Jan 31. Open same as statewide Feb 1 through end of February.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined, area combined. Hunting hours close at 7:00 p.m. daily.

  • Quail

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season. Hunting hours close at 4:30 p.m. daily. Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Copan WMA

Washington

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot on the WDU portions.

Closed Seasons
Holiday Antlerless Deer Gun
Same As Statewide Seasons
Deer Archery, Youth Deer Gun, Deer Muzzleloader, Dove, Rail, Gallinule, Crow, Turkey Fall Archery, Turkey Fall Gun, Trapping
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Deer Gun

Open the first nine days only. Bag limit is one antlered and one antlerless deer.

  • Quail, Snipe, Woodcock, Rabbit, Squirrel, Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

Closed during the first nine days of deer gun season.

  • Predator/Furbearer Calling

Closed during deer gun season.

  • Waterfowl

Hunting hours for waterfowl close at 1 p.m. daily on the WDU portions.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

One-tom limit; seasons combined.

Additional Restrictions:

Hunter and angler camping is allowed in designated areas.

Cross Timbers WMA 

Love

Area closed to all activities for controlled deer and turkey hunts Nov. 18-26 and Dec. 2-3, 2023; April 16-20, May 12-16, 2024.

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

Closed from Oct. 1 through the first nine days of deer gun season. Water sets, live box traps and enclosed trigger traps only.

Additional Restrictions:

Closed to all nonhunting activities, except hunter camping, from Oct. 1 – Jan. 31 and during spring turkey season.

Hunter camping is allowed in designated areas only.

Dahlgren 

Cleveland

See special area regulations for Lexington WMA.

Deep Fork NWR

Okmulgee

A free permit is required for rabbit, squirrel, raccoon, and duck hunting. These permits are available at the NWR office and parking areas.

All shotgun hunting is restricted to federally approved nontoxic shot.

Area closed to all activities for controlled hunts Oct. 14 – Nov. 30, 2024 and April 12 – May 16, 2025

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, Quail, Rail, Snipe, Gallinule, Woodcock, Dove, Crow, Predator/Furbearer Calling, Trapping
Seasons w/ Special Restrictions
  • Rabbit

Open Dec. 1 - Jan. 31.

  • Squirrel

Same as statewide seasons, except closed from Oct. 1 - Nov. 30. Shotgun or rimfire only.

  • Pursuit with Hounds for Furbearers

Open to squirrel, rabbit and raccoon hunting only, Dec. 1 - Jan. 31.

  • Waterfowl

Contact Refuge for special restrictions.