Three Rivers Wildlife Management Area hunting

Three Rivers WMA special regulations

ODWC area rules on Three Rivers WMA keep shooting to designated ranges, vehicles to open roads and stands portable. Because ODWC leases Three Rivers WMA, hunters 18 to 63 and every nonresident carry a Land Access Permit ($100 resident / $200 nonresident). Nonresident check-in applies here; the list entry reads "Three Rivers".

Area notes for Three Rivers WMA

• A Land Access Permit is required for residents to hunt, fish or otherwise use Three Rivers WMA. Nonresidents are required to purchase an annual permit, no exemptions.
• A 3-day special use land access permit is available to residents for non-hunting and non-fishing related activities. Individuals who possess the annual land access permit are exempt from the special use permit.
• Oklahoma residents who are under 18 years of age on the first day of the current calendar year or are 64 years old or older are exempt from the Land Access Permit requirements. Lifetime license holders are not exempt from the Land Access Permit.

Count it up for Three Rivers WMA: 14 statewide, 9 restricted, 1 closed, out of 24 lines in the ODWC table.

Extra Three Rivers WMA rules

• Hunter and angler camping is allowed within 50 yards of open roads.
• ATV use will only be allowed during deer season (Oct. 1 – Jan. 15) and only by licensed deer hunters. The following guidelines will apply to ATV use on the area:
• Any hunter who operates an ATV/ORV at any time must comply with daylight fluorescent orange requirements as required for deer gun seasons. If a crash helmet is worn, only the fluorescent orange chest covering is required.
• ATV/ORV use is restricted to WMA roads that are on the current Three Rivers WMA map unless otherwise closed.
• ATV/ORV use shall be restricted to a maximum speed of 25 miles per hour.
• ATV/ORV operators and passengers under the age of 18 must wear a crash helmet that complies with standards established by 49 C.F.R., Section 571.218.
• Passengers in addition to the operator are not allowed on ATV/ORVs unless that ATV/ORV has been specifically designed by the manufacturer to carry passengers in addition to the operator.
• Leaving any ATV/ORV unattended on Three Rivers WMA without the owner’s name and Customer ID number conspicuously attached is prohibited.

Sources: source, source, source, source (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation). Checked November 3, 2026.

Three Rivers WMA season dates, 2026-27

38 species and 58 dated windows reach Three Rivers WMA this year; the right-hand column checks each against today.

Controlled hunts on refuges and WMAs need a drawn permit.

From the ODWC hunting regulations and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation), checked November 3, 2026.

Three Rivers WMA trip checklist

Report deer, elk, bear, pronghorn and turkey through E-Check within 24 hours, and carry your field tag while hunting Three Rivers WMA.

Sources: source · source · source · source · source · source; regulations from the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations. Checked November 3, 2026.