SQUIRREL & RABBIT SEASONS

Daily Limit
     Cottontail: Ten 10 daily, twenty 20 in possession after the first day.
     Swamp: Three (3) daily, six (6) in possession after the first day.
     Jackrabbit: Three (3) daily, six (6) in possession after the first day, except Cimarron, Texas and Beaver counties are 10 daily, 20 in possession after the first day.

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Squirrel & Rabbit Regulations

License Requirements
    Resident: Annual hunting or combination license, lifetime hunting or lifetime combination license, youth hunting or youth combination license, senior citizen hunting or senior citizen combination license, a fishing and hunting legacy permit or proof of exemptions.
    Nonresident: Nonresident annual or five-day nonresident hunting license, nonresident lifetime hunting or nonresident lifetime combination licenses, a fishing and hunting legacy permit or proof of exemptions.

Public Lands
Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide seasons. Consult WMA regulations beginning on page 37 of your 2006-2007 Oklahoma Hunting Guide.

Shooting Hours
    One-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset.

Legal Means of Taking
    Shotgun (conventional or muzzleloading), rifle (conventional or muzzleloading), handgun, archery equipment, legal raptors, hand-propelled missile, air-propelled missile, slingshot, and as otherwise provided under General Hunting Regulations.

Hunter Orange
    When youth antlerless deer gun, deer muzzleloader, deer gun, special antlerless deer seasons (in open zones), elk gun (in open counties), and antelope (in open areas) overlap with squirrel or rabbit seasons, all squirrel and rabbit hunters must conspicuously wear either a head covering or an outer garment above the waistline consisting of hunter orange.

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