Although not the first state to jump into mind when thinking of waterfowl, Oklahoma has been blessed with many diverse opportunities for waterfowlers. Located at the southern portion of the Central Flyway, Oklahoma is part of the wintering range for many species of ducks and geese. This provides sportsmen an opportunity to pursue their feathered quarry from November through January. Whether it is hunting teal and other puddle ducks on small waters early season, hunting mallards on a river in the coldest parts of winter, going after divers on large reservoirs, or pursuing geese in a grain field, Oklahoma provides an opportunity for you.
Oklahoma has great waterfowl hunting opportunities across the state:
Northwest
- Great Salt Plains Lake
- Fort Supply Lake
Panhandle
- Optima Lake
North-central
- Kaw Lake
- Hulah Lake
- Sooner Lake
Northeast
- Oologah Lake
- Verdigris River Valley
- Ft. Gibson Lake
- Grand Lake
- Keystone Lake
Southeast
- Lake Eufaula
- Kerr Lake
- Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
- Wister Lake
- Hugo Lake
- Red Slough WMA
- Sardis Lake
- Lake Texoma
Southwest
- Fort Cobb Lake
- Waurika Lake
Additional Waterfowl Hunting Information
- Federally-approved Nontoxic Shot
- Waterfowl Baiting Regulations
- Conservation Order Light Goose Season and on-line permit (COLGS)
- Reporting Banded Waterfowl
- Sooner Lake Waterfowl Hunting Regulations
Additional Migratory Game Bird Information
- Harvest Information Program (HIP)
- FAQ's regarding HIP and Crane Permits in Oklahoma
- U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service Division of Migratory Bird Management
Waterfowl and Wetland Links of Interest
- 2018 Season Waterfowl Hunter Survey Summary
- 2011 OK Duck Hunter Survey
- Oklahoma Duck Stamp Program
- Waterfowl Blind Drawings and Regulations
- 2020 Wetland Development Units Status Summary
- Tom Roster’s 2016 Nontoxic Shot Lethality Table
- Managing Resident Canada Geese
- The Adaptive Harvest Management Process (AHM) - How Waterfowl Regulations are Formulated
- Central Flyway
- Migratory Bird Diseases
Migratory Game Bird Identification
Nongame Migratory Bird Identification
