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Optima NWR

Optima NWR, photo by Jena Donnell

Contacts

Hunting: (580) 664-2205
Game Warden:
405-593-0463 (Texas)

Area Details

Area Acres: 4,333 ac.

For details on Optima NWR visit our partners with the USFWS:

USFWS - Optima NWR

Attention - New rules apply to non-residents:

  • Public Area Check-In: Non-residents must check in and out when accessing certain Oklahoma public hunting and fishing areas. There is no additional cost or limit on the number of check-ins.
  • Deer Licenses: A 2 day waiting period applies to nonresident deer licenses purchased after the deer season has started. Licenses must be purchased at least 48 hours before hunting.

All hunting is restricted to shotgun or archery only.

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

Closed to non-resident hunting February 1-15.

  • Turkey Spring, Youth Turkey Spring

Controlled hunts only.

Recent Journals
Guided Youth Hunts Open the Doors to Waterfowl Hunting

The ODWC guided youth waterfowl hunt program helps young hunters and their families discover a lifelong passion while making waterfowl hunting more accessible for beginners.

Shooting Range Work Advances at Full Bore

ODWC is working to ensure hunters, along with recreational and competitive shooters, have safe, accessible places to enhance their skills through new shooting range construction and extensive renovations on Wildlife Management Areas.

OLAP: More Access, More Opportunity

As you plan your dove hunts, scouting for deer season or getting ready to chase quail this fall, don’t forget about OLAP!