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ODWC rules by game group, times worked out for each county
Oklahoma Legal Shooting Hours by Game and County
The ODWC legal hours rule for big game, turkey, quail and pheasant, small game and migratory birds, and hunting hours worked out with the NOAA solar formula for the centre of all 77 counties on 7 key dates of the 2026-27 seasons.
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Your Oklahoma county: shooting light this week
Select where you hunt and the week updates. ODWC lets deer, elk, pronghorn, bear and feral hogs be taken from 30 minutes before sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset. For birds and other game that end at sunset, read the sunset column instead of the close.
Seven days of sunrise, sunset and legal light for Oklahoma County load here.
Worked out on your device for each county’s center point. The ODWC hour rules on this page decide what each window applies to.
Oklahoma legal hours by kind of game
Deer, elk, pronghorn, bear and hogs get the half hour on both sides of the sun. Turkey, squirrel, rabbit, prairie dog and the migratory birds start a half hour early but stop at sunset, and quail and pheasant hunters wait for sunrise itself. Wetland Development Units close to waterfowl at 1 p.m.
| Game | Legal hours |
|---|---|
| Deer, elk, pronghorn, bear, feral hogs | Deer, elk, antelope, bear and feral hogs: one-half hour before official sunrise to one-half hour after official sunset. |
| Turkey, fall and spring | One-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset (fall and spring). |
| Quail and pheasant | Official sunrise to official sunset. OLAP walk-in areas: quail and pheasant hunting closes 4:30 p.m. |
| Squirrel, rabbit, prairie dog | Squirrel, rabbit, prairie dog: one-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset. |
| Ducks, geese, doves and other migratory birds | One-half hour before official sunrise to official sunset unless otherwise provided; COLGS extends to one-half hour after sunset; WDUs waterfowl close 1 p.m. |
| Falconry | Hawking hours one-half hour before sunrise to sunset. |
Sources: ODWC big game rules; ODWC turkey rules; ODWC quail rules; ODWC small game rules; ODWC migratory bird rules; ODWC WDU rules; 2026-27 regulations, p. 35. Checked: rechecked against the agency text November 3, 2026.
How these times are worked out
ODWC rules point to official sunrise and sunset but print no table, so the times on this page come from the NOAA solar formula run for each county's Census centre point. The sample above is for Oklahoma County.
ODWC does not publish a sunrise/sunset table in the 2026-27 guide or on the regulation pages read; rules refer to "official sunrise/sunset". No table was built.
| Date | Sunrise | Sunset | Big game opens | Big game closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 7:23 a.m. | 7:15 p.m. | 6:53 a.m. | 7:45 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | 7:11 a.m. | 5:21 p.m. | 6:41 a.m. | 5:51 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | 7:35 a.m. | 5:20 p.m. | 7:05 a.m. | 5:50 p.m. |
| Jan 15, 2027 | 7:38 a.m. | 5:38 p.m. | 7:08 a.m. | 6:08 p.m. |
| Apr 16, 2027 | 6:57 a.m. | 8:02 p.m. | 6:27 a.m. | 8:32 p.m. |
Sunrise and sunset from the NOAA solar formula for the Census internal point of Oklahoma County, Central Time with daylight saving where it applies. Sources: ODWC big game rules. Checked: rechecked against the agency text November 3, 2026.
Oklahoma shooting hours for all 77 counties on 7 dates
On November 21, 2026 the sun rises first in McCurtain County and last in Cimarron County, 37 minutes apart, so a deer stand in the Panhandle goes legal well after one on the Arkansas line. Daylight saving time ended on November 1 and comes back on March 14, 2027, ahead of the spring turkey opener.
| County | Sunrise Nov 21 | Nov 14 quail opener | Nov 14 duck reopener | Nov 21 rifle deer opener | Dec 18 holiday antlerless | Dec 21 shortest day | Jan 15 archery deer closes | Apr 16 spring turkey |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adair | 7:01 a.m. | 6:53-5:13 p.m. | 6:23-5:13 p.m. | 6:31-5:39 p.m. | 6:53-5:37 p.m. | 6:55-5:38 p.m. | 6:58-5:56 p.m. | 6:16-7:52 p.m. |
| Alfalfa | 7:17 a.m. | 7:10-5:26 p.m. | 6:40-5:26 p.m. | 6:47-5:52 p.m. | 7:10-5:49 p.m. | 7:12-5:50 p.m. | 7:15-6:09 p.m. | 6:29-8:07 p.m. |
| Atoka | 7:03 a.m. | 6:56-5:22 p.m. | 6:26-5:22 p.m. | 6:33-5:48 p.m. | 6:55-5:46 p.m. | 6:56-5:48 p.m. | 7:00-6:05 p.m. | 6:23-7:56 p.m. |
| Beaver | 7:26 a.m. | 7:18-5:35 p.m. | 6:48-5:35 p.m. | 6:56-6:00 p.m. | 7:19-5:58 p.m. | 7:20-5:59 p.m. | 7:24-6:18 p.m. | 6:38-8:16 p.m. |
| Beckham | 7:19 a.m. | 7:12-5:35 p.m. | 6:42-5:35 p.m. | 6:49-6:01 p.m. | 7:12-5:59 p.m. | 7:13-6:00 p.m. | 7:17-6:18 p.m. | 6:36-8:11 p.m. |
| Blaine | 7:16 a.m. | 7:08-5:28 p.m. | 6:38-5:28 p.m. | 6:46-5:54 p.m. | 7:08-5:52 p.m. | 7:10-5:53 p.m. | 7:13-6:12 p.m. | 6:31-8:07 p.m. |
| Bryan | 7:03 a.m. | 6:56-5:23 p.m. | 6:26-5:23 p.m. | 6:33-5:50 p.m. | 6:55-5:48 p.m. | 6:56-5:50 p.m. | 7:00-6:07 p.m. | 6:24-7:56 p.m. |
| Caddo | 7:14 a.m. | 7:07-5:30 p.m. | 6:37-5:30 p.m. | 6:44-5:56 p.m. | 7:06-5:54 p.m. | 7:08-5:55 p.m. | 7:11-6:13 p.m. | 6:31-8:06 p.m. |
| Canadian | 7:13 a.m. | 7:06-5:27 p.m. | 6:36-5:27 p.m. | 6:43-5:53 p.m. | 7:06-5:51 p.m. | 7:07-5:52 p.m. | 7:11-6:11 p.m. | 6:29-8:05 p.m. |
| Carter | 7:08 a.m. | 7:01-5:27 p.m. | 6:31-5:27 p.m. | 6:38-5:53 p.m. | 6:59-5:52 p.m. | 7:01-5:53 p.m. | 7:05-6:11 p.m. | 6:28-8:00 p.m. |
| Cherokee | 7:02 a.m. | 6:55-5:15 p.m. | 6:25-5:15 p.m. | 6:32-5:40 p.m. | 6:55-5:38 p.m. | 6:56-5:39 p.m. | 7:00-5:58 p.m. | 6:17-7:53 p.m. |
| Choctaw | 7:00 a.m. | 6:53-5:20 p.m. | 6:23-5:20 p.m. | 6:30-5:47 p.m. | 6:52-5:45 p.m. | 6:54-5:47 p.m. | 6:57-6:04 p.m. | 6:21-7:53 p.m. |
| Cimarron | 7:34 a.m. | 7:27-5:43 p.m. | 6:57-5:43 p.m. | 7:04-6:09 p.m. | 7:27-6:06 p.m. | 7:29-6:07 p.m. | 7:32-6:26 p.m. | 6:46-8:24 p.m. |
| Cleveland | 7:10 a.m. | 7:03-5:25 p.m. | 6:33-5:25 p.m. | 6:40-5:51 p.m. | 7:02-5:49 p.m. | 7:04-5:51 p.m. | 7:07-6:09 p.m. | 6:27-8:02 p.m. |
| Coal | 7:04 a.m. | 6:57-5:22 p.m. | 6:27-5:22 p.m. | 6:34-5:48 p.m. | 6:56-5:47 p.m. | 6:58-5:48 p.m. | 7:02-6:06 p.m. | 6:24-7:57 p.m. |
| Comanche | 7:13 a.m. | 7:06-5:31 p.m. | 6:36-5:31 p.m. | 6:43-5:57 p.m. | 7:05-5:55 p.m. | 7:07-5:57 p.m. | 7:11-6:15 p.m. | 6:32-8:06 p.m. |
| Cotton | 7:12 a.m. | 7:05-5:31 p.m. | 6:35-5:31 p.m. | 6:42-5:57 p.m. | 7:04-5:56 p.m. | 7:05-5:57 p.m. | 7:09-6:15 p.m. | 6:32-8:05 p.m. |
| Craig | 7:05 a.m. | 6:57-5:14 p.m. | 6:27-5:14 p.m. | 6:35-5:39 p.m. | 6:58-5:37 p.m. | 6:59-5:38 p.m. | 7:02-5:56 p.m. | 6:17-7:55 p.m. |
| Creek | 7:07 a.m. | 7:00-5:20 p.m. | 6:30-5:20 p.m. | 6:37-5:46 p.m. | 7:00-5:44 p.m. | 7:02-5:45 p.m. | 7:05-6:03 p.m. | 6:22-7:59 p.m. |
| Custer | 7:17 a.m. | 7:10-5:31 p.m. | 6:40-5:31 p.m. | 6:47-5:57 p.m. | 7:10-5:55 p.m. | 7:12-5:56 p.m. | 7:15-6:14 p.m. | 6:33-8:09 p.m. |
| Delaware | 7:02 a.m. | 6:55-5:13 p.m. | 6:25-5:13 p.m. | 6:32-5:39 p.m. | 6:55-5:36 p.m. | 6:57-5:37 p.m. | 7:00-5:56 p.m. | 6:16-7:53 p.m. |
| Dewey | 7:18 a.m. | 7:11-5:30 p.m. | 6:41-5:30 p.m. | 6:48-5:56 p.m. | 7:11-5:54 p.m. | 7:12-5:55 p.m. | 7:16-6:14 p.m. | 6:33-8:09 p.m. |
| Ellis | 7:22 a.m. | 7:14-5:33 p.m. | 6:44-5:33 p.m. | 6:52-5:59 p.m. | 7:14-5:56 p.m. | 7:16-5:58 p.m. | 7:19-6:16 p.m. | 6:36-8:12 p.m. |
| Garfield | 7:14 a.m. | 7:07-5:25 p.m. | 6:37-5:25 p.m. | 6:44-5:51 p.m. | 7:07-5:48 p.m. | 7:09-5:49 p.m. | 7:12-6:08 p.m. | 6:28-8:05 p.m. |
| Garvin | 7:09 a.m. | 7:02-5:26 p.m. | 6:32-5:26 p.m. | 6:39-5:52 p.m. | 7:01-5:51 p.m. | 7:02-5:52 p.m. | 7:06-6:10 p.m. | 6:27-8:01 p.m. |
| Grady | 7:12 a.m. | 7:05-5:28 p.m. | 6:35-5:28 p.m. | 6:42-5:54 p.m. | 7:04-5:52 p.m. | 7:05-5:53 p.m. | 7:09-6:11 p.m. | 6:29-8:04 p.m. |
| Grant | 7:15 a.m. | 7:08-5:24 p.m. | 6:38-5:24 p.m. | 6:45-5:50 p.m. | 7:08-5:47 p.m. | 7:10-5:48 p.m. | 7:13-6:07 p.m. | 6:27-8:05 p.m. |
| Greer | 7:18 a.m. | 7:11-5:35 p.m. | 6:41-5:35 p.m. | 6:48-6:01 p.m. | 7:10-5:59 p.m. | 7:12-6:00 p.m. | 7:15-6:18 p.m. | 6:36-8:10 p.m. |
| Harmon | 7:19 a.m. | 7:12-5:36 p.m. | 6:42-5:36 p.m. | 6:49-6:02 p.m. | 7:11-6:01 p.m. | 7:13-6:02 p.m. | 7:16-6:20 p.m. | 6:38-8:11 p.m. |
| Harper | 7:23 a.m. | 7:15-5:31 p.m. | 6:45-5:31 p.m. | 6:53-5:57 p.m. | 7:16-5:54 p.m. | 7:17-5:56 p.m. | 7:20-6:14 p.m. | 6:35-8:13 p.m. |
| Haskell | 7:01 a.m. | 6:54-5:16 p.m. | 6:24-5:16 p.m. | 6:31-5:42 p.m. | 6:53-5:41 p.m. | 6:55-5:42 p.m. | 6:58-6:00 p.m. | 6:18-7:53 p.m. |
| Hughes | 7:05 a.m. | 6:58-5:21 p.m. | 6:28-5:21 p.m. | 6:35-5:47 p.m. | 6:57-5:46 p.m. | 6:59-5:47 p.m. | 7:03-6:05 p.m. | 6:23-7:57 p.m. |
| Jackson | 7:17 a.m. | 7:10-5:35 p.m. | 6:40-5:35 p.m. | 6:47-6:01 p.m. | 7:09-5:59 p.m. | 7:10-6:01 p.m. | 7:14-6:18 p.m. | 6:36-8:09 p.m. |
| Jefferson | 7:09 a.m. | 7:03-5:29 p.m. | 6:33-5:29 p.m. | 6:39-5:56 p.m. | 7:01-5:54 p.m. | 7:03-5:56 p.m. | 7:07-6:13 p.m. | 6:30-8:02 p.m. |
| Johnston | 7:05 a.m. | 6:58-5:24 p.m. | 6:28-5:24 p.m. | 6:35-5:50 p.m. | 6:57-5:49 p.m. | 6:59-5:50 p.m. | 7:02-6:08 p.m. | 6:25-7:58 p.m. |
| Kay | 7:13 a.m. | 7:05-5:21 p.m. | 6:35-5:21 p.m. | 6:43-5:47 p.m. | 7:06-5:44 p.m. | 7:07-5:46 p.m. | 7:10-6:04 p.m. | 6:24-8:03 p.m. |
| Kingfisher | 7:14 a.m. | 7:07-5:26 p.m. | 6:37-5:26 p.m. | 6:44-5:52 p.m. | 7:06-5:50 p.m. | 7:08-5:51 p.m. | 7:11-6:09 p.m. | 6:29-8:05 p.m. |
| Kiowa | 7:16 a.m. | 7:09-5:32 p.m. | 6:39-5:32 p.m. | 6:46-5:58 p.m. | 7:08-5:57 p.m. | 7:10-5:58 p.m. | 7:13-6:16 p.m. | 6:34-8:08 p.m. |
| Latimer | 7:01 a.m. | 6:54-5:18 p.m. | 6:24-5:18 p.m. | 6:31-5:44 p.m. | 6:53-5:42 p.m. | 6:55-5:43 p.m. | 6:58-6:01 p.m. | 6:19-7:53 p.m. |
| Le Flore | 6:59 a.m. | 6:52-5:15 p.m. | 6:22-5:15 p.m. | 6:29-5:41 p.m. | 6:51-5:40 p.m. | 6:52-5:41 p.m. | 6:56-5:59 p.m. | 6:17-7:51 p.m. |
| Lincoln | 7:09 a.m. | 7:02-5:22 p.m. | 6:32-5:22 p.m. | 6:39-5:48 p.m. | 7:02-5:46 p.m. | 7:03-5:47 p.m. | 7:07-6:06 p.m. | 6:25-8:00 p.m. |
| Logan | 7:12 a.m. | 7:05-5:24 p.m. | 6:35-5:24 p.m. | 6:42-5:50 p.m. | 7:04-5:48 p.m. | 7:06-5:49 p.m. | 7:09-6:08 p.m. | 6:27-8:03 p.m. |
| Love | 7:07 a.m. | 7:00-5:27 p.m. | 6:30-5:27 p.m. | 6:37-5:54 p.m. | 6:58-5:52 p.m. | 7:00-5:54 p.m. | 7:04-6:11 p.m. | 6:28-8:00 p.m. |
| Major | 7:17 a.m. | 7:10-5:28 p.m. | 6:40-5:28 p.m. | 6:47-5:54 p.m. | 7:10-5:51 p.m. | 7:12-5:52 p.m. | 7:15-6:11 p.m. | 6:31-8:08 p.m. |
| Marshall | 7:05 a.m. | 6:58-5:25 p.m. | 6:28-5:25 p.m. | 6:35-5:52 p.m. | 6:57-5:50 p.m. | 6:58-5:51 p.m. | 7:02-6:09 p.m. | 6:26-7:58 p.m. |
| Mayes | 7:04 a.m. | 6:57-5:15 p.m. | 6:27-5:15 p.m. | 6:34-5:40 p.m. | 6:57-5:38 p.m. | 6:58-5:39 p.m. | 7:01-5:58 p.m. | 6:17-7:54 p.m. |
| McClain | 7:10 a.m. | 7:03-5:26 p.m. | 6:33-5:26 p.m. | 6:40-5:52 p.m. | 7:02-5:50 p.m. | 7:04-5:52 p.m. | 7:07-6:10 p.m. | 6:28-8:02 p.m. |
| McCurtain | 6:57 a.m. | 6:50-5:17 p.m. | 6:20-5:17 p.m. | 6:27-5:43 p.m. | 6:49-5:42 p.m. | 6:51-5:43 p.m. | 6:54-6:01 p.m. | 6:18-7:50 p.m. |
| McIntosh | 7:03 a.m. | 6:56-5:18 p.m. | 6:26-5:18 p.m. | 6:33-5:44 p.m. | 6:56-5:42 p.m. | 6:57-5:44 p.m. | 7:01-6:02 p.m. | 6:20-7:55 p.m. |
| Murray | 7:07 a.m. | 7:00-5:26 p.m. | 6:30-5:26 p.m. | 6:37-5:52 p.m. | 6:59-5:50 p.m. | 7:01-5:51 p.m. | 7:04-6:09 p.m. | 6:27-8:00 p.m. |
| Muskogee | 7:03 a.m. | 6:56-5:17 p.m. | 6:26-5:17 p.m. | 6:33-5:43 p.m. | 6:55-5:41 p.m. | 6:57-5:42 p.m. | 7:00-6:00 p.m. | 6:19-7:54 p.m. |
| Noble | 7:12 a.m. | 7:05-5:23 p.m. | 6:35-5:23 p.m. | 6:42-5:48 p.m. | 7:05-5:46 p.m. | 7:06-5:47 p.m. | 7:10-6:06 p.m. | 6:25-8:03 p.m. |
| Nowata | 7:06 a.m. | 6:59-5:15 p.m. | 6:29-5:15 p.m. | 6:36-5:41 p.m. | 6:59-5:38 p.m. | 7:01-5:39 p.m. | 7:04-5:58 p.m. | 6:18-7:57 p.m. |
| Okfuskee | 7:06 a.m. | 6:59-5:21 p.m. | 6:29-5:21 p.m. | 6:36-5:47 p.m. | 6:59-5:45 p.m. | 7:00-5:46 p.m. | 7:04-6:04 p.m. | 6:23-7:58 p.m. |
| Oklahoma | 7:11 a.m. | 7:04-5:25 p.m. | 6:34-5:25 p.m. | 6:41-5:51 p.m. | 7:03-5:49 p.m. | 7:05-5:50 p.m. | 7:08-6:08 p.m. | 6:27-8:02 p.m. |
| Okmulgee | 7:05 a.m. | 6:58-5:19 p.m. | 6:28-5:19 p.m. | 6:35-5:45 p.m. | 6:58-5:43 p.m. | 6:59-5:44 p.m. | 7:03-6:02 p.m. | 6:21-7:57 p.m. |
| Osage | 7:09 a.m. | 7:02-5:19 p.m. | 6:32-5:19 p.m. | 6:39-5:44 p.m. | 7:02-5:42 p.m. | 7:04-5:43 p.m. | 7:07-6:02 p.m. | 6:22-7:59 p.m. |
| Ottawa | 7:03 a.m. | 6:56-5:12 p.m. | 6:26-5:12 p.m. | 6:33-5:38 p.m. | 6:56-5:35 p.m. | 6:58-5:36 p.m. | 7:01-5:55 p.m. | 6:15-7:53 p.m. |
| Pawnee | 7:10 a.m. | 7:02-5:21 p.m. | 6:32-5:21 p.m. | 6:40-5:46 p.m. | 7:03-5:44 p.m. | 7:04-5:45 p.m. | 7:07-6:04 p.m. | 6:23-8:00 p.m. |
| Payne | 7:10 a.m. | 7:03-5:22 p.m. | 6:33-5:22 p.m. | 6:40-5:48 p.m. | 7:03-5:46 p.m. | 7:05-5:47 p.m. | 7:08-6:05 p.m. | 6:25-8:01 p.m. |
| Pittsburg | 7:03 a.m. | 6:56-5:19 p.m. | 6:26-5:19 p.m. | 6:33-5:46 p.m. | 6:55-5:44 p.m. | 6:57-5:45 p.m. | 7:00-6:03 p.m. | 6:21-7:55 p.m. |
| Pontotoc | 7:06 a.m. | 6:59-5:24 p.m. | 6:29-5:24 p.m. | 6:36-5:50 p.m. | 6:58-5:48 p.m. | 7:00-5:49 p.m. | 7:04-6:07 p.m. | 6:25-7:59 p.m. |
| Pottawatomie | 7:08 a.m. | 7:01-5:24 p.m. | 6:31-5:24 p.m. | 6:38-5:50 p.m. | 7:01-5:48 p.m. | 7:02-5:49 p.m. | 7:06-6:07 p.m. | 6:26-8:00 p.m. |
| Pushmataha | 7:00 a.m. | 6:53-5:19 p.m. | 6:23-5:19 p.m. | 6:30-5:45 p.m. | 6:52-5:44 p.m. | 6:54-5:45 p.m. | 6:58-6:03 p.m. | 6:20-7:53 p.m. |
| Roger Mills | 7:20 a.m. | 7:13-5:34 p.m. | 6:43-5:34 p.m. | 6:50-6:00 p.m. | 7:13-5:58 p.m. | 7:15-5:59 p.m. | 7:18-6:17 p.m. | 6:36-8:12 p.m. |
| Rogers | 7:05 a.m. | 6:58-5:16 p.m. | 6:28-5:16 p.m. | 6:35-5:42 p.m. | 6:58-5:39 p.m. | 7:00-5:41 p.m. | 7:03-5:59 p.m. | 6:19-7:56 p.m. |
| Seminole | 7:07 a.m. | 7:00-5:22 p.m. | 6:30-5:22 p.m. | 6:37-5:48 p.m. | 6:59-5:47 p.m. | 7:01-5:48 p.m. | 7:04-6:06 p.m. | 6:24-7:59 p.m. |
| Sequoyah | 7:00 a.m. | 6:53-5:14 p.m. | 6:23-5:14 p.m. | 6:30-5:40 p.m. | 6:53-5:38 p.m. | 6:54-5:40 p.m. | 6:58-5:58 p.m. | 6:16-7:52 p.m. |
| Stephens | 7:10 a.m. | 7:03-5:29 p.m. | 6:33-5:29 p.m. | 6:40-5:55 p.m. | 7:02-5:53 p.m. | 7:04-5:55 p.m. | 7:08-6:13 p.m. | 6:30-8:03 p.m. |
| Texas | 7:30 a.m. | 7:22-5:39 p.m. | 6:52-5:39 p.m. | 7:00-6:04 p.m. | 7:23-6:02 p.m. | 7:24-6:03 p.m. | 7:28-6:22 p.m. | 6:42-8:20 p.m. |
| Tillman | 7:14 a.m. | 7:08-5:33 p.m. | 6:38-5:33 p.m. | 6:44-5:59 p.m. | 7:06-5:58 p.m. | 7:08-5:59 p.m. | 7:12-6:17 p.m. | 6:34-8:07 p.m. |
| Tulsa | 7:06 a.m. | 6:59-5:18 p.m. | 6:29-5:18 p.m. | 6:36-5:44 p.m. | 6:59-5:41 p.m. | 7:01-5:43 p.m. | 7:04-6:01 p.m. | 6:20-7:57 p.m. |
| Wagoner | 7:04 a.m. | 6:57-5:17 p.m. | 6:27-5:17 p.m. | 6:34-5:42 p.m. | 6:57-5:40 p.m. | 6:58-5:41 p.m. | 7:02-6:00 p.m. | 6:19-7:55 p.m. |
| Washington | 7:07 a.m. | 7:00-5:17 p.m. | 6:30-5:17 p.m. | 6:37-5:42 p.m. | 7:00-5:40 p.m. | 7:02-5:41 p.m. | 7:05-5:59 p.m. | 6:20-7:58 p.m. |
| Washita | 7:17 a.m. | 7:10-5:32 p.m. | 6:40-5:32 p.m. | 6:47-5:58 p.m. | 7:09-5:56 p.m. | 7:11-5:57 p.m. | 7:14-6:15 p.m. | 6:34-8:08 p.m. |
| Woods | 7:19 a.m. | 7:12-5:28 p.m. | 6:42-5:28 p.m. | 6:49-5:54 p.m. | 7:12-5:51 p.m. | 7:14-5:53 p.m. | 7:17-6:11 p.m. | 6:31-8:09 p.m. |
| Woodward | 7:20 a.m. | 7:13-5:31 p.m. | 6:43-5:31 p.m. | 6:50-5:56 p.m. | 7:13-5:54 p.m. | 7:15-5:55 p.m. | 7:18-6:14 p.m. | 6:33-8:11 p.m. |
Worked out with the NOAA solar formula for each county centre, Central Time. Quail columns run sunrise to sunset, duck and turkey columns end at sunset, and big game columns end 30 minutes after sunset. Sources: ODWC big game rules; ODWC small game rules; ODWC migratory bird rules. Checked: rechecked against the agency text November 3, 2026.
Night hunting and the special hour rules
A few Oklahoma hunts run after dark: furbearer hunters with hounds and a .22 rimfire, landowners controlling coyotes and hogs outside the deer gun dates, and feral swine at night by a landowner or designee holding the night exemption. Quail and pheasant hunting on OLAP walk-in tracts ends at 4:30 in the afternoon.
Furbearers and coyotes at night
Furbearers at night only with hounds and a .22 rimfire plus carried light in the open furbearer season; coyote and prairie dog no light or sight dog dark to daylight; feral swine at night only by landowner/designee with the night exemption; nuisance coyote/hog control provisions for landowners and ag lessees outside deer gun seasons.
WMA ranges and OLAP access
WMA shooting ranges official sunrise to 30 minutes after sunset; OLAP access two hours before sunrise to one hour after sunset.
Night feral hog control
Landowner/ag-lessee nuisance coyote and feral swine control day or night outside deer gun seasons with an Oklahoma Tax Commission agricultural exemption permit; ODAFF licenses live feral swine transport.
Lights from a road
No taking any deer, feral animal or wildlife (except fish and frogs) with a vehicle-mounted spotlight or other powerful light at night or with night scopes; exceptions for furbearer hound hunters and landowner nuisance coyote/feral swine control.
Sources: ODWC big game rules; ODWC Department-managed area rules; ODWC OLAP rules; ODWC general hunting rules. Checked: rechecked against the agency text November 3, 2026.
Oklahoma shooting hours questions
Does ODWC print a sunrise and sunset table?
No. The rules refer to official sunrise and sunset, and the 2026-27 guide carries no table, so the times here are worked out with the NOAA solar formula.
When does turkey hunting end each day in Oklahoma?
At official sunset, in both the fall and the spring seasons.
How far apart are sunrise times across Oklahoma?
Roughly 37 minutes separate the first sunrise, in McCurtain County, from the last, in Cimarron County, on November 21, 2026.
Between what times may a deer be shot in Oklahoma County on November 21, 2026?
Sunrise there that day is about 7:11 a.m. and sunset 5:21 p.m., so deer hunting runs from about 6:41 a.m. to 5:51 p.m.
Is night coyote and furbearer hunting allowed in Oklahoma?
Furbearers at night only with hounds and a .22 rimfire plus carried light in the open furbearer season; coyote and prairie dog no light or sight dog dark to daylight; feral swine at night only by landowner/designee with the night exemption; nuisance coyote/hog control provisions for landowners and ag lessees outside deer gun seasons.
When can the light geese conservation order be hunted?
From a half hour before sunrise to a half hour after sunset, one of the few migratory bird hunts that runs past sunset.
When do Oklahoma duck hunters have to stop?
At sunset; shooting starts a half hour before sunrise. On Wetland Development Units waterfowl hunting closes at 1 p.m.
How early may an Oklahoma deer hunter shoot in the morning?
A half hour before official sunrise, and it runs to a half hour after official sunset, for deer, elk, pronghorn, bear and feral hogs.
What are the legal hours for quail in Oklahoma?
Official sunrise to official sunset. On OLAP walk-in areas quail and pheasant hunting closes at 4:30 p.m.
Read the agency wording
Carry your license in the Go Outdoors Oklahoma app, keep the regulations PDF on your phone for places without signal, and note the game warden number for your county before heading out. The buttons below go straight to the agency text.
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