- (a) Hunting, fishing, and all other activities on National Wildlife Refuges and National Fish Hatcheries under the US Fish and Wildlife Service shall be in accordance with all applicable state and federal regulations and all special regulations posted on signs or in brochures. Brochures are found on-line at (https://www/fws/gov/refuges/refugeLocatorMaps/Oklahoma.html) and at the headquarters of each refuge or hatchery.
(b) The following hunting and trapping seasons apply to the Ozark Plateau NWR:
- (1) Quail: Same as statewide season dates.
- (2) Pheasant: Closed season.
- (3) Prairie chicken: Closed season.
(4) Turkey - Fall:
- (A) Archery: Same as statewide season dates.
- (B) Gun: Closed season.
- (5) Turkey - Spring: Same as statewide season dates, one (1) tom limit.
- (6) Squirrel: Same as statewide season dates.
- (7) Rabbit: Same as statewide season dates.
- (8) Crow: Same as statewide season dates.
- (9) Dove: Same as statewide season dates.
- (10) Rail and gallinule: Same as statewide season dates.
- (11) Common snipe: Same as statewide season dates.
- (12) Woodcock: Same as statewide season dates.
- (13) Deer - archery: Same as statewide season dates.
- (14) Deer - primitive firearms: Same as statewide season dates.
- (15) Deer - gun: Same as statewide season dates.
- (16) Trapping: Same as statewide season dates.
- (17) Pursuit with hounds: Same as statewide season dates, except closed from opening day of deer archery season through the first 9 days of deer gun season. In addition, closed during spring turkey season.
- (18) Predator/furbearer calling: Same as statewide season dates.
- (19) Waterfowl: Same as statewide season dates.
Added at 23 Ok Reg 1634, eff 4-20-06 (emergency)
Added at 24 Ok Reg 2471, eff 7-1-07
Amended at 35 Ok Reg 2287, eff 9-14-18
Amended at 39 Ok Reg 2449, eff 9-11-22