Fishing License Requirements
An Oklahoma resident or nonresident fishing license is required of all persons who take, attempt to take or possess fish or other aquatic dwelling organisms by any method in Oklahoma. All required licenses or written evidence of exemption and identification must be carried on your person while fishing. Electronic licenses on your phone are allowed. Persons fishing the Red River must have a valid Oklahoma fishing license unless exempt. In addition, persons fishing on waters located within the Honobia Creek or Three Rivers Wildlife Management Areas must have a valid Land Access Permit, unless exempt. Persons residing in another state who own land in Oklahoma but do not live on that land, and are fishing on that land, must purchase a nonresident fishing license.
Hunting License Requirements
License requirements are listed by game animal throughout this book. For many wildlife species a “hunting license” is one of those requirements. There are many different types of “hunting licenses” that meet this requirement, and rather than listing all of them with every species, we have listed them below. So, if a “hunting license” is required, you must possess any one of the following:
IF YOU ARE A RESIDENT
A “hunting license” is any one of the following:
- Annual Hunting License
- Annual Combination Hunting/Fishing License
- Annual Youth Hunting License
- Annual Youth Combination Hunting/Fishing License
- 5-Year Hunting License
- 5-Year Combination Hunting/Fishing License
- 5-Year Disability Hunting License
- Lifetime Hunting License
- Lifetime Combination Hunting/Fishing License
- Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing License (under 60 percent disability)
- Lifetime Disabled Veteran Combination Hunting/Fishing License (60 percent or more disability)
- Lifetime Senior Citizen Hunting License
- Lifetime Senior Citizen Combination Hunting/Fishing License
IF YOU ARE A NONRESIDENT
A “hunting license” is any one of the following:
- Nonresident Annual Hunting License
- Nonresident 5-Day Hunting License
(Licenses are not valid for big game. Please refer to big game sections for license requirements.)
Note: Nonresidents who hold a resident lifetime license (hunting or combination) have the same exemptions as a resident lifetime license holder. The Nonresident Lifetime Hunting, Nonresident Lifetime Combination Hunting/ Fishing, Lifetime Nonresident Small Game Hunting, and Lifetime Nonresident Combination Small Game Hunting/Fishing licenses are no longer available for purchase. However, these licenses are honored for people already possessing one.
I'm a Resident Hunter. What Licenses Do I Need?
This is a reference chart only. Please review information about hunter education, license requirements (above), and exemptions. This chart does not apply to good-for-life licenses such as the lifetime hunting or senior citizen licenses. See License Exemptions for information on lifetime licenses exemptions.
| SPECIES HUNTED | LICENSE(S) RESIDENTS NEED: |
|---|---|
| Deer: Archery | Hunting license & Deer archery license for each deer hunted (must be valid for the current calendar year) |
| Deer: Youth Gun |
All: Youth deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) for each deer hunted. In addition:
|
| Deer: Muzzleloader | Hunting license & Deer muzzleloader license (antlered or antlerless) for each deer hunted |
| Deer: Gun | Hunting license & Deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) for each deer hunted |
| Deer: Holiday Antlerless | Hunting license & Holiday antlerless deer gun license |
| Elk | Hunting license & Elk license for each elk hunted and written landowner permission |
| Antelope | Hunting license & Antelope license for each antelope hunted and written landowner permission |
| Bear: Archery | Hunting license & Bear license (Must be purchased prior to the start of archery season.) |
| Bear: Muzzleloader | Hunting license & Bear license (must be purchased prior to the start of muzzleloader season). An unfilled bear archery license is also valid |
| Squirrel, Rabbit or Prairie Dog | Hunting license |
| Hog (feral swine) | No hunting license is required to pursue hog, except on public lands (see Small Game/Hog Regulations for public land information.) However, individuals pursuing hog on private land during any open big game gun or muzzleloader seasons must have the appropriate license for that season. |
| Quail & Pheasant | Hunting license |
| Turkey: Fall Archery | Hunting license & Fall turkey license |
| Turkey: Fall Gun | Hunting license & Fall turkey license |
| Turkey: Youth Spring | Hunting license & Spring turkey license |
| Turkey: Spring | Hunting license & Spring turkey license for bird hunted |
| Dove, Rail (sora & Virginia), Gallinule (purple gallinule & common moorhen), Woodcock, Common Snipe | Hunting license & HIP (Harvest Information Program) permit |
| Teal, Resident Canada Goose, Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese) | Hunting license & HIP (Harvest Information Program) permit & State Waterfowl Stamp & Federal Migratory Bird Stamp |