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Oklahoma wildlife management areas
77 WMAs plus 7 units, 5 public hunting areas, 3 game management areas and 2 public fishing and hunting areas, by ODWC region.
Photo: Shiva Shenoy (CC BY 4.0)
Rules common to all Oklahoma WMAs
Department-Managed Area Rules apply on every ODWC area: no baiting, portable stands only and removed within 14 days, stands and cameras marked with the owner's ODWC customer ID, target shooting only on designated ranges, vehicles on open roads only and camping limited to 16 consecutive days.
Each area prints its own 2026-27 table in the Public Hunting Areas special regulations: seasons that are closed, seasons on statewide dates and seasons with a restriction, often "closed during the first nine days of deer gun season". Seasons not listed follow statewide rules.
Three WMAs are leased rather than owned and need the Land Access Permit ($100 resident / $200 nonresident): Herron Family WMA, Honobia Creek WMA and Three Rivers WMA. Nonresidents check in and out at listed areas, free, every visit.
Parent WMAs that ODWC lists only through their parts (Cherokee, Okmulgee and Spavinaw split into game management and public hunting areas; Fort Gibson, Robbers Cave, Osage and Ouachita) have their own pages and link to each part.
Department-Managed Area Rules, Public Hunting Areas special regulations, check-in list. Checked November 3, 2026.
Oklahoma WMAs by ODWC region
94 areas; acres are the ODWC area page sizes, and parents repeat the acres of their parts.
ODWC Northwest Region: the Panhandle, the Red Hills and gyp hills, the Cimarron and North Canadian river breaks and the mixed-grass prairie of the northwest
| Area | County | Acres | Type | Closed seasons | Controlled hunts 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beaver River WMA | Beaver | 18,624 | WMA | 4 | Yes |
| Beaver River WMA McFarland Unit in Beaver County | Beaver | 5,110 | WMA unit | 4 | Yes |
| Canton WMA | Blaine, Dewey | 14,877 | WMA | 2 | Yes |
| Cimarron Bluff WMA | Harper | 3,590 | WMA | 3 | – |
| Cimarron Hills WMA | Woods | 4,200 | WMA | 3 | – |
| Dewey County WMA | Dewey | 212 | WMA | 7 | – |
| Ellis County WMA | Ellis | 4,800 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Fort Supply WMA | Woodward | 5,462 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Hal and Fern Cooper WMA | Harper, Woodward | 16,120 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Major County WMA | Major | 210 | WMA | 4 | – |
| Optima WMA | Texas | 8,062 | WMA | 3 | – |
| Packsaddle WMA | Ellis | 19,659 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Rita Blanca WMA | Cimarron | 15,575 | WMA | 3 | – |
| Sandhills WMA | Woods | 5,212 | WMA | 2 | Yes |
| Schultz WMA | Texas | 306 | WMA | 3 | – |
| Shorb WMA | Texas | 160 | WMA | 3 | – |
ODWC Southwest Region: the Wichita Mountains, the Red River plains, the Washita valley and the shortgrass and mesquite country of the southwest
| Area | County | Acres | Type | Closed seasons | Controlled hunts 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Altus-Lugert WMA | Greer, Kiowa | 3,600 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Black Kettle WMA | Roger Mills | 30,710 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Fort Cobb WMA | Caddo | 3,500 | WMA | 1 | Yes |
| Gist WMA | Tillman | 177 | WMA | 6 | – |
| Hackberry Flat WMA | Tillman | 7,566 | WMA | 8 | – |
| Mountain Park WMA | Kiowa | 5,000 | WMA | 4 | – |
| Sandy Sanders WMA | Beckham, Greer… | 19,100 | WMA | 4 | – |
| Washita County WMA | Washita | 240 | WMA | 5 | – |
| Waurika WMA | Cotton, Jefferson… | 10,580 | WMA | 4 | – |
ODWC Central Region: the Cross Timbers, Oklahoma City and the post oak and blackjack country between the Canadian rivers
| Area | County | Acres | Type | Closed seasons | Controlled hunts 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arbuckle Springs WMA | Johnston | 3,874 | WMA | 4 | Yes |
| Blue River PFHA | Johnston | 3,367 | PFHA | 3 | – |
| Candy Creek WMA | Osage | 605 | WMA | 3 | Yes |
| Cross Timbers WMA | Love | 10,547 | WMA | 6 | Yes |
| Deep Fork WMA | Creek, Okfuskee | 12,820 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Drummond Flats WMA | Garfield | 5,122 | WMA | 5 | – |
| Fobb Bottom WMA | Marshall | 2,205 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Grady County WMA | Grady | 1,037 | WMA | 3 | Yes |
| Heyburn WMA | Creek | 5,725 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Hickory Creek WMA | Love | 7,363 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Hulah WMA | Osage | 16,162 | WMA | 1 | – |
| John Dahl WMA | Osage | 480 | WMA | 4 | – |
| Kaw WMA | Kay, Osage | 17,450 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Keystone WMA | Creek, Osage… | 20,686 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Lexington WMA | Cleveland | 9,512 | WMA | 4 | Yes |
| Love Valley WMA | Love | 7,746 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Okmulgee GMA | Okmulgee | 5,939 | GMA | 4 | Yes |
| Okmulgee PHA | Okmulgee | 3,676 | PHA | 0 | – |
| Okmulgee WMA | Okmulgee | 9,615 | WMA | – | – |
| Osage WMA | Osage | 11,051 | WMA | – | – |
| Osage WMA Rock Creek Unit (3,722 acres) | Osage | 3,722 | WMA unit | 1 | – |
| Osage WMA Western Wall Unit (7,329 acres) | Osage | 7,329 | WMA unit | 4 | Yes |
| Skiatook WMA | Osage | 5,085 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Texoma-Washita Arm WMA | Johnston | 13,286 | WMA | 0 | – |
ODWC Northeast Region: Green Country: the Ozark Plateau, Grand Lake and the Illinois River, the Osage hills edge and the Arkansas River lakes
| Area | County | Acres | Type | Closed seasons | Controlled hunts 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barren Fork WMA | Adair | 498 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Cherokee GMA | Cherokee | 15,360 | GMA | 5 | Yes |
| Cherokee PHA | Cherokee | 16,000 | PHA | 2 | – |
| Cherokee WMA | Cherokee | 31,360 | WMA | – | – |
| Cookson WMA | Adair, Cherokee | 15,281 | WMA | 5 | Yes |
| Copan WMA | Washington | 7,532 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Fort Gibson PHA | Cherokee, Mayes… | 21,798 | PHA | 2 | – |
| Fort Gibson WMA | Cherokee, Mayes… | 25,298 | WMA | – | – |
| Lower Illinois River PFHA | Sequoyah | 320 | PFHA | 1 | – |
| McClellan-Kerr WMA | Haskell, Muskogee… | 9,366 | WMA | 2 | – |
| Neosho WMA | Craig, Ottawa | 725 | WMA | 5 | Yes |
| Oologah WMA | Nowata, Rogers | 14,086 | WMA | 2 | – |
| Ozark Plateau WMA | Adair | 2,080 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Sans Bois WMA | Haskell | 7,602 | WMA | 5 | Yes |
| Sparrowhawk WMA | Cherokee | 566 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Spavinaw GMA | Delaware, Mayes | 11,986 | GMA | 5 | Yes |
| Spavinaw PHA | Delaware | 2,330 | PHA | 2 | – |
| Spavinaw WMA | Delaware, Mayes | 14,316 | WMA | – | – |
| Tenkiller WMA | Cherokee, Sequoyah | 2,590 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Thomas A. Bamberger Sr. WMA | Adair | 302 | WMA | 1 | – |
ODWC Southeast Region: the Ouachita Mountains, the Kiamichi and Little rivers, the pine country of McCurtain and Pushmataha counties and Lake Texoma
| Area | County | Acres | Type | Closed seasons | Controlled hunts 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Atoka PHA | Atoka | 12,897 | PHA | 2 | – |
| Atoka WMA | Atoka | 6,538 | WMA | 5 | Yes |
| Broken Bow WMA | McCurtain | 5,420 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Eufaula WMA | Latimer, McIntosh… | 48,614 | WMA | 0 | – |
| Gary Sherrer WMA | Pittsburg | 1,280 | WMA | 2 | – |
| Grassy Slough WMA | McCurtain | 1,651 | WMA | 7 | – |
| Herron Family WMA | McCurtain | 17,563 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Honobia Creek WMA | Pushmataha | 78,998 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Hugo WMA | Choctaw, Pushmataha | 18,916 | WMA | 2 | Yes |
| James Collins WMA | Latimer, Pittsburg | 21,353 | WMA | 6 | Yes |
| McGee Creek WMA | Atoka | 10,000 | WMA | 5 | Yes |
| Ouachita WMA | Le Flore, McCurtain | 354,559 | WMA | – | – |
| Ouachita WMA Le Flore Unit | Le Flore | 221,559 | WMA unit | 2 | – |
| Ouachita WMA McCurtain & Tiak Units | McCurtain | 133,000 | WMA unit | 1 | – |
| Pine Creek WMA | McCurtain | 10,280 | WMA | 2 | Yes |
| Pushmataha WMA | Pushmataha | 19,247 | WMA | 6 | Yes |
| Red Slough WMA | McCurtain | 5,814 | WMA | 7 | – |
| Robbers Cave WMA | Latimer | 6,180 | WMA | – | – |
| Robbers Cave WMA Portion A | Latimer | 610 | WMA unit | 2 | – |
| Robbers Cave WMA Portion B | Latimer | 5,570 | WMA unit | 14 | – |
| Stringtown WMA | Atoka | 4,000 | WMA | 2 | – |
| Three Rivers WMA | McCurtain, Pushmataha | 185,199 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Whitegrass Flats WMA | McCurtain | 391 | WMA | 7 | – |
| Wister WMA | Le Flore | 35,500 | WMA | 1 | – |
| Yourman WMA | Latimer | 2,860 | WMA | 2 | – |
ODWC area list and area pages; 2025 controlled hunt results. Checked November 3, 2026.
Where ODWC acreage figures disagree
For six areas the ODWC area page and the ODWC boundary layer disagree by more than a quarter. Pages use the area page figure and print the layer figure beside it; Beaver River's layer includes the McFarland Unit.
| Area | Area page acres | Layer acres |
|---|---|---|
| Beaver River WMA | 18,624 | 28,069 |
| Broken Bow WMA | 5,420 | 3,218 |
| Dewey County WMA | 212 | 154 |
| Love Valley WMA | 7,746 | 10,652 |
| Mountain Park WMA | 5,000 | 8,363 |
| Sandy Sanders WMA | 19,100 | 36,669 |
ODWC WMA layer and area pages. Checked November 3, 2026.
Eight largest Oklahoma WMAs
Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas: photos
Oklahoma WMA questions
How many WMA records does this Oklahoma guide hold?
This guide has 77 wildlife management area records, plus units, PHAs, GMAs and PFHAs; the Where To Hunt list has 112 areas in all.
Can I leave a stand up on a WMA?
Portable stands only, removed within 14 days and marked with your ODWC customer ID.
Which WMAs need a Land Access Permit?
Herron Family WMA, Honobia Creek WMA and Three Rivers WMA.
What does "closed during the first nine days of deer gun season" mean?
Small game, quail and similar seasons pause on that area for the first nine days of the November gun season.
Do WMAs have controlled hunts?
Yes; 23 of these areas appear in the 2025 controlled hunt results.
How long may hunters camp on an Oklahoma WMA?
Where the area allows it, for no more than 16 consecutive days; many areas restrict camping to designated sites.
Other photos on this page: Jack Gray (CC BY 2.0); Lane Pearman (CC BY 2.0); U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Southwest Region (Public Domain Mark 1.0).