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Fall 2005 - Turkey
Spring 2006 - Turkey
Turkey
Regulations
Record of Game (idea)
2002-2003 Sunrise-Sunset Table
Let Me Know
I have the new 2006-2007 dates for Fall turkey season, but I don't have
the new regulations. The dates are accurate according to the
DOWC web site. However, the
regulations should be correct for the Spring 2006 turkey season. There will be a
Special Youth Turkey Season March 31 - April 1, 2007 (This is a new season
recently approved by the Wildlife Conservation Commission. Complete details will
be published in the 2006-2007 Hunting Regulation.) When I get the new
regulations I will then post them on this site.
NOTE: SEASONS ON PUBLIC LANDS MAY VARY FROM STATEWIDE SEASONS.
Open Areas and Bag limit
Fall Season Limit: One (1) turkey,
regardless of method of taking.
Archery: The limit is one (1) turkey
of either-sex, statewide.
Gun: The following counties have a limit of
one (1) tom turkey: Alfalfa, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cimarron, Cotton,
Creek, Custer, Garfield, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Hughes,
Jefferson, Kay, Kiowa, Love, Murray, Noble, Okfuskee, Pawnee, Seminole, Stephens,
Texas, and Washita.
The following counties have a limit of
one (1) turkey of either sex: Beaver, Beckham, Blaine, Comanche, Dewey,
Ellis, Harper, Jackson, Kingfisher, Logan, Major, Osage, Payne, Roger Mills,
Tillman, Woods, and Woodward.
The following counties are open to shotgun hunting only and have a limit of one (1) tom turkey: Adair, Cherokee, Craig, Haskell, McIntosh, Muskogee, Nowata, Sequoyah, Wagoner and Washington
Blaze Orange Requirements
When the youth antlerless
deer gun, elk gun (in open counties), deer muzzleloader, deer gun and/or the
special antlerless deer gun seasons (in open zones) overlap with fall archery or
fall gun turkey seasons, all fall turkey hunters must
conspicuously wear either a head covering or an outer garment above the
waistline, consisting of hunter orange.
Daily, Season and Possession Limit
Except Southeast 8 Counties
Southeast 8 Counties
Open Areas and Bag Limits for
Spring Wild
Turkey 2006 {MAP}
Daily, Season and Possession Limit
The season limit is three (3) tom turkeys. No more
than one (1) tom may be taken in one (1) day. No more than one (1) tom may be taken in
any county with a one (1) tom bag limit and no more than two (2) toms may be taken in
any county with a two (2) tom bag limit. No more than two (2) toms may be taken from the
combined eight (8) southeast counties.
Legal Means of Taking:
Archery: Equipment
described as legal for deer archery season, except that there is no minimum
broadhead length required.
Shotgun:
Conventional or muzzleloading, using shot no larger than BB (.180 in. dia.) are
legal.
Illegal Firearms:
Rifles and handguns may not be used during the spring season.
Open Areas and Bag limit:
The following counties have a
season limit of one (1) tom turkey: Beaver, Bryan, Cimarron, Cleveland, Custer, Delaware, Garfield, Kiowa,
Marshall, Mayes, Noble, Oklahoma, Ottawa, Rogers, Texas and Tulsa.
The following counties have a season limit of two (2) tom turkeys: Adair, Alfalfa, Beckham, Blaine, Caddo, Canadian, Carter, Cherokee, Comanche, Cotton, Craig, Creek, Dewey, Ellis, Garvin, Grady, Grant, Greer, Harmon, Harper, Haskell, Hughes, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnston, Kay, Kingfisher, Lincoln, Logan, Love, Major, McClain, McIntosh, Murray, Muskogee, Nowata, Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Osage, Pawnee, Payne, Pontotoc, Pottawatomie, Roger Mills, Seminole, Sequoyah, Stephens, Tillman, Wagoner, Washington, Washita Woods, and Woodward.
No more than two (2) toms may be taken from the combined eight (8) southeast counties of: Atoka, Choctaw, Coal, Latimer, Leflore, McCurtain, Pittsburg and Pushmataha. All eight southeast counties have a season limit of two (2) toms, except Choctaw has a one (1) tom limit.
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 exemption. In addition, all
turkey hunters must possess a turkey license for each bird to be hunted,
unless otherwise exempt.
Nonresident: Nonresident annual hunting license and a
fishing and hunting legacy permit, or proof of
exemption. In
addition, all turkey hunters must possess a turkey permit for each bird to
be hunted, unless otherwise exempt. Nonresident lifetime license holders are required to
purchase a nonresident annual hunting license and turkey license(s).
The nonresident five-day hunting license in not valid for
hunting turkey.
Additional License Requirements
Jan. 1-15:
All fall archery turkey hunters must possess a fall turkey license for
the current year, unless exempt. Annual hunting and turkey licenses are
valid from Jan. 1 to Dec. 31 only.
Public Lands
Seasons on public lands may vary from statewide seasons. Consult
WMA regulations beginning on page 30 of your 2005-2006 Oklahoma Hunting Guide.
Identification:
Evidence of sex (one (1) leg with foot) must remain on the bird until it has
reached its final destination.
Beards on hens must remain intact and not removed from the
turkey until the
bird has reached final destination.
Hunting Hours:
One-half hour before official
sunrise to official sunset.
Roost Shooting:
Roost shooting is prohibited.
Decoys and Recorded Calls:
Artificial decoys is permitted. Live decoys and recorded
calls are prohibited.
Tagging
Upon harvesting a turkey, all annual license/permit holders are required
to complete the "record of game" section on the back of the license
form. All persons, including lifetime license holders, taking a turkey
shall immediately upon harvesting a bird securely attach their name and
hunting license number to the carcass.
Checking
All turkeys taken east of I-35 must be checked at the nearest
open hunter check station or with an authorized Department employee. Turkeys
taken west of I-35 will not be checked.
Baiting:
Turkeys may not be hunted or taken within 100 yards of any bait. Baiting
shall mean the placing, exposing, depositing, distributing, or scattering
of shelled, shucked or unshucked corn, wheat, or other grain or other feed
so as to constitute for such birds a lure, attraction, or enticement, on
or over any area where hunters are attempting to take them. The taking
of turkey over standing crops, grain crops, properly shucked on the
field where grown or grain found scattered solely as the result of normal
agricultural operations is permitted.
