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Hunter Education specific license who has not completed Hunter hunter requirements.
Requirements Education Certification will have the hunter • Accompanying hunter requirements: A
education number on that particular license
person 18 or older who is licensed (unless
No person thirty (30) years of age or younger designated as apprentice. An individual who exempt) and Hunter Education-certified
may purchase or receive any hunting license or is in possession of an “apprentice-designated” (unless exempt). For big game hunting, an
hunting tag unless the person possesses and can license must abide by accompanying hunter accompanying hunter must be within arm’s
exhibit a certificate of competency and safety requirements. For those requirements as well as length of the apprentice hunter or close
in the use an handling of firearms from the apprentice-designated qualifications, see below: enough to take immediate control of the
Wildlife Department except those following the firearm or bow of the apprentice. For small
apprentice rules. Persons under ten (10) years • Hunters 30 and younger: Anyone who is not game hunting, the accompanying hunter
of age may take the hunter education course Hunter Education-certified may buy a hunt- must be within sight of and able to com-
but are not eligible to be tested for and receive ing license that is apprentice-designated. municate with the apprentice in a normal
hunter safety certification. A hunter safety Such hunters must abide by accompanying voice without aid.
certificate issued by another state or country hunter requirements. • Anyone 31 or older is not required to have
and approved by the Wildlife Department shall • Hunters 9 and younger: Anyone who is not Hunter Education Certification to buy a
be deemed to meet the requirements of this Hunter Education-certified may buy a hunt- hunting license.
section. (Youth participating in a youth deer, ing license that is apprentice-designated.
youth turkey or youth waterfowl season must Such hunters must abide by accompanying
adhere to accompaniment requirements for
those seasons.) (Find hunter education class
locations and dates on page 33.)
Exempt from Hunter Education I’m a Resident Hunter. What Licenses Do I Need?
• Anyone thirty-one (31) or older: Not required This is a reference chart only. Please read through this guide for complete information about
to have Hunter Education certification to buy hunter education, license requirements, and exemptions. This chart does not apply to good-for-
a hunting license in Oklahoma; or life licenses such as the lifetime hunting or senior citizen licenses. See page 4 for information on
• Honorably discharged from the U.S. Armed lifetime licenses exemptions.
Forces; or
• Currently on active duty in the U.S. Armed
Forces; or Species Hunted License(s) residents need:
• A member of the National Guard. Question:
Can I hunt without hunter education? An- Deer: Archery Hunting license & Deer archery license for each deer hunted
swer: Yes, You can hunt with an apprentice- (must be valid for the current calendar year)
designated license. All: Youth deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) for each deer
• Hunters thirty (30) and younger: Anyone hunted. In addition:
who is not hunter education-certified may Deer: Youth Gun • 16-17 years old: hunting license
buy an apprentice-designated hunting li- • Younger than 16: exempt from hunting license
cense. Such hunters must abide by accom- • Youths may also harvest a turkey in counties having a fall
panying hunter requirements. turkey season, provided the hunter has a Fall turkey license.
• Hunters nine (9) and younger: Anyone who Deer: Muzzleloader Hunting license & Deer muzzleloader license (antlered or ant-
is not hunter education-certified may buy an lerless) for each deer hunted
apprentice-designated hunting license. Such Deer: Gun Hunting license & Deer gun license (antlered or antlerless) for
hunters must abide by accompanying hunter each deer hunted
requirements for all species. Deer: Holiday Antlerless Hunting license & Holiday antlerless deer gun license
Accompanying Hunter Elk Hunting license & Elk license for each elk hunted and written
Requirements landowner permission
• Big Game (deer, elk, bear and antelope) – Antelope Hunting license & Antelope license for each antelope hunted
accompanying hunter shall be within arms and written landowner permission
lengths of the apprentice hunter or close Bear: Archery Hunting license & Bear license (Must be purchased prior to the
enough to take immediate control of the fire- start of archery season.)
arm or archery equipment of the apprentice. Hunting license & Bear license
• Small Game (including turkey) – accompa- Bear: Muzzleloader (must be purchased prior to the start of muzzleloader season).
nying hunter shall be in sight of and able to An unfilled bear archery license is also valid
communicate with the apprentice hunter in Squirrel, Rabbit or Prairie Dog Hunting license
a normal voice without the aid of any com-
munication device. When a license is not No hunting license is required to pursue hog, except on pub-
lic lands (see page 49 for public land information.) However,
required (residents under sixteen (16) years Hog (feral swine) individuals pursuing hog on private land during any open big
of age, nonresidents under fourteen (14) years game gun or muzzleloader seasons must have the appropriate
of age, the hunter must still be accompanied. license for that season.
• Accompanying hunter must be eighteen (18) Quail & Pheasant Hunting license
years of age or older who possesses a cer-
tificate of hunter safety or is exempt from Turkey: Fall Archery Hunting license & Fall turkey license
the hunter safety certification requirements. Turkey: Fall Gun Hunting license & Fall turkey license
Turkey: Youth Spring Hunting license & Spring turkey license
Apprentice Hunter Requirements
An apprentice designation is the option Turkey: Spring Hunting license & Spring turkey license for bird hunted
chosen when a hunter 30 or younger has not Dove, Rail (sora & Virginia), Gallinule
obtained their Hunter Education Certifica- (purple gallinule & common moorhen), Hunting license & HIP (Harvest Information Program) permit
tion. This designation is chosen in lieu of the Woodcock, Common Snipe
Hunter Education ID number when purchasing Teal, Resident Canada Goose, Hunting license & HIP (Harvest Information Program) permit &
a license. Anyone buying a hunting or season Waterfowl (Ducks, Geese) State Waterfowl Stamp & Federal Migratory Bird Stamp

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