The following hunting and trapping seasons apply to the Lower Illinois River Public Fishing and Hunting Area - Simp and Helen Watts Management Unit: All hunting is restricted to shotguns with pellets or archery equipment only.

1. (1) Quail: Same as statewide season dates.
2. (2) Pheasant: Closed season.
3. (3) Prairie chicken: Closed season.

4. (4) Turkey-Fall:

   1. (A) Archery: Same as statewide season dates.
   2. (B) Gun: Closed season.
5. (5) Turkey-Spring: Same as statewide season dates, 1 tom limit.
6. (6) Squirrel: Same as statewide season dates.
7. (7) Rabbit: Same as statewide season dates.
8. (8) Crow: Same as statewide season dates.
9. (9) Dove: Same as statewide season dates.
10. (10) Rail and gallinule: Same as statewide season dates.
11. (11) Common snipe: Same as statewide season dates.
12. (12) Woodcock. Same as statewide season dates.
13. (13) Deer-archery: Same as statewide season dates.
14. (14) Deer-primitive firearms: Same as statewide season dates.
15. (15) Deer-gun: Same as statewide season dates.
16. (16) Trapping: Same as statewide season dates.
17. (17) Pursuit with hounds: Same as statewide season dates.
18. (18) Predator/furbearer calling: Same as statewide season dates.
19. (19) Waterfowl: Same as statewide season dates.

<i>¹This permanent action superseded an emergency rule promulgated on 10-9-06 at a different number (800:25-7-120.3).</i>

Added at 24 Ok Reg 228, eff 10-9-06 (emergency)

Added at 24 Ok Reg 2471, eff 7-1-07 ¹

Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2449, eff 9-11-22