Under 16 Years of Age

Residents under 16 years of age are exempt from the purchase of the hunting license, federal duck stamp, Oklahoma waterfowl license, Blue River Conservation Passport, land access permit and HIP requirements.

Under 18 Years of Age

Any person under 18 years of age in the physical custody of a child care facility is exempt from the purchase of a hunting license.

Also, any person under 18 years of age is exempt from the Blue River Conservation Passport and land access permit.

64 Years Old or Older

Residents 64 years old or older are exempt from the purchase of a land access permit and HIP requirements (including those who will turn 64 during the calendar year in which they intend to hunt migratory birds). Residents 65 years old or older are exempt from the purchase of the Oklahoma waterfowl license.

Lifetime License

All resident lifetime hunting or lifetime combination license holders are exempt from the purchase of the hunting license, deer, elk, antelope and turkey licenses, Oklahoma waterfowl license and the fur license.

Holders of the lifetime license are not exempt from the purchase of the federal duck stamp, bear licenses, trapping license, land access permit, HIP requirements or federal sandhill crane permit.

Senior Citizen License

Residents or former residents under 65 years of age possessing the senior citizen license are exempt from the purchase of the annual hunting license, one (1) deer gun license, one (1) controlled hunt deer gun permit, HIP requirements, and the fur license.

Upon reaching age 65, possessors of the senior citizen license are exempt from the annual hunting license, holiday antlerless deer gun season license, one (1) controlled hunt deer gun permit, Oklahoma waterfowl license, HIP requirements, the fur license and two (2) deer gun licenses. NOTE: these two (2) deer gun licenses are not good for muzzleloader or archery seasons. Senior citizen license holders who wish to kill their third deer during deer gun season must purchase an additional deer gun license.

Holders of the senior citizen license are not exempt from the purchase of bear licenses, deer archery licenses, deer primitive firearms licenses, controlled hunts deer archery and primitive firearms permits, elk licenses, antelope licenses, turkey licenses, federal duck stamp, federal sandhill crane permit or the trapping license.

Landowners or Tenants

Resident landowners or tenants who hunt only on land owned or leased by them (not including hunting leases) are exempt from the hunting license. Resident landowners who hunt waterfowl and other migratory game birds only on their own property are exempt from the Oklahoma waterfowl license and HIP requirements.

Only resident landowners or tenants or such individual’s children who trap on land owned or leased by such owner or tenant (not including hunting leases) are exempt from purchasing a trapping license.

Persons residing in another state who own land in Oklahoma but do not live on that land are considered nonresidents and are not exempt.

Landowners or Lessees

Landowners or lessees who kill bobcats, raccoons, gray/red foxes or river otters actually found destroying livestock or poultry are exempt from the purchase of the fur license.

No landowner or lessee who takes these species under the depredation exemption may remove any part of the fur or unskinned carcass from the premises where taken.

Landowners or lessees taking furbearers in open season with intent to sell must possess a fur license. This license is not required for those who run or chase furbearers with dogs but do not take.

Military Personnel

Citizens of Oklahoma on authorized leave from the U.S. Armed Forces and serving outside Oklahoma are exempt from the hunting license but must purchase other appropriate licenses, permits or stamps.

Disability

Residents having a proven permanent disability which renders them non-ambulatory and confines them to a wheelchair, as certified by a medical doctor, are exempt from the hunting license.

Proof of Exemption

Proof of exemption from a license or permit must be carried while in the field.

Veterans Affairs Lifetime Hunting & Fishing License

Resident veterans 60 percent or more disabled, so certified by the Veterans Administration, are exempt only from the hunting license.

Resident veterans 100 percent disabled, so certified by the Veterans Administration, are exempt from the hunting license and all deer licenses.

Veterans may contact the Oklahoma Department of Veterans Affairs at 1-888-655-2838 for a card verifying exemption; or they may carry V.A. documentation stating their percent of disability.

Under 14 Years of Age

Nonresidents under 14 years of age are exempt from the purchase of a hunting license, HIP requirements and federal duck stamp.

Under 16 Years of Age

Nonresidents under 16 years of age are exempt from the purchase of the federal duck stamp and HIP requirements.

Under 18 Years of Age

Any person under 18 years of age in the physical custody of an Oklahoma child care facility is exempt from the purchase of a hunting license.

Lifetime Licenses

Former residents who hold a resident lifetime hunting or resident lifetime combination license are exempt from the purchase of the hunting license and all elk, antelope, deer, turkey licenses, Oklahoma waterfowl license and the fur license. Former residents are not exempt from the purchase of bear licenses.

Nonresidents who hold a nonresident lifetime hunting or combination license are exempt from the purchase of a nonresident annual hunting license when hunting antelope, bear, deer or elk. To hunt antelope, bear, deer or elk, nonresident lifetime license holders must purchase a nonresident antelope, bear, deer or elk license.

The owner of a nonresident lifetime license must purchase a nonresident annual hunting license in addition to a turkey license to hunt turkey.

Nonresident lifetime license holders need the following for certain types of migratory bird hunting: a HIP permit to hunt migratory game birds, a federal sandhill crane permit to hunt sandhill cranes, and an Oklahoma waterfowl license to hunt waterfowl.

Senior Citizen License

Non-residents who formerly lived in Oklahoma and purchased a senior citizen license may still use the license with all the same privileges. See license exemptions for resident senior citizen license holders for a complete list of exemptions.

Landowners

There are no license or permit exemptions for nonresident landowners.