Bee, Oklahoma: public land within reach

Bee public land ranked by miles

A tag marks the area that put Bee on this site; land inside 10 miles is listed before the rest.

The biggest single piece of ground here is Tishomingo NWR: 16,136 acres. That list splits into 5 ODWC-managed areas, 2 OLAP tracts, 1 federal area and 1 lake or park area. Seasons on Texoma-Washita Arm WMA follow the statewide dates unless the area special regulations list a change. ODWC lists (405) 823-8383 for hunting questions there. Texoma-Washita Arm WMA is on the ODWC nonresident check-in list. 2 OLAP tracts appear in the list; the closest is Johnston County OLAP walk-in H005 at 150 acres of grassland, Ponds, Wetland. Lake Texoma (Corps) is Corps ground; the Tulsa District hunting page refused scripted reads, so its open areas came from a summary and should be confirmed with the lake office. Refuge rules at Tishomingo NWR sit on top of the Oklahoma seasons and can be stricter.

Bee: the closest public areas in short

• Tishomingo NWR: 16,136 acres; game: deer, turkey, feral hog; deer harvest 2025: 41
• Tishomingo WMU: 3,150 acres; listed game: deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl, quail; camping is allowed in 7 designated camp sites (area map)
• Johnston County OLAP walk-in H005: 150 acres; game: deer, turkey, dove, waterfowl; cover: grassland, Ponds, Wetland
• Texoma-Washita Arm WMA: 13,286 acres; non-ambulatory hunting acres 229; open for deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl, quail; deer in 2025: 40; hunter and angler camping is allowed in two designated primitive camping areas offered on Texoma/Washita Arm WMA (ODWC map)
• Johnston County OLAP walk-in H004: 350 acres; game: deer, turkey, dove, waterfowl; habitat: grassland, Forest, Wetland

Lands from ODWC area pages, Public Hunting Areas special regulations and the OLAP layer, USFWS, USFS, NPS, Corps and installation records (lands.json; each land page cites its own source); 2025 deer harvest by area from the ODWC 2025-26 big game harvest report. Boundary miles from places.json, other miles to each mapped point. Area rules from the Department-Managed Area Rules. Checked November 3, 2026.

Bee dates from archery to spring turkey

Wildlife management areas can shorten or close these dates under their own area rules; this table is the county-wide picture for Johnston County.

Feral hogs on department land follow area rules.

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

Processing, mounts and gear near Bee

ODWC licenses commercial hunting areas but keeps no hunting guide list, so the guide rows are preserves and directory listings. To give venison to food banks, Whiskey Creek Processing (12 mi) is a Hunters Against Hunger processor. Taxidermy near Bee begins with Smitty's Taxidermy at 11 mi. War Pigs Gunworks-Outdoor, 9.7 mi out, stocks guns, bows or outdoor gear. Closest pay hunt on our list: Blue River Trophy Ranch, Milburn.

Venison processors

Taxidermy

Gun and archery stores

Guides and preserves

Processors from the ODWC game processor list (Hunters Against Hunger column) and Yellow Pages; commercial hunting areas from the ODWC commercial hunt area list; taxidermists and shops from Yellow Pages and chain store locators (services.json). Listings without coordinates are placed at their town. Checked November 3, 2026; hours were not checked.

Upcoming listings around Bee

Measured 30 miles out in a straight line, there are 7 upcoming listings as of November 3, 2026. Count 6 draw-only controlled hunts among them.

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Who to call at ODWC from Bee

Closest ODWC office: ODWC Caddo Office & Durant State Fish Hatchery, roughly 14 miles from Bee; call (580) 924-4087 before driving over. Wildlife questions for Johnston County go to the Central Region supervisor, Jeff Pennington, at (405) 650-0149. Game wardens in Johnston County work in law enforcement District 4, led by Captain Tom Cartwright, phone (580) 320-2955. Game warden lines for Johnston County: (580) 320-2948 and (580) 320-2950. Commission District 4 represents Johnston County on the Wildlife Conservation Commission.

Offices from the ODWC offices list, game warden districts and captains from the ODWC game warden directory, region supervisors from the ODWC administrative boundaries layer, county warden phones from ODWC area pages (counties.json, services.json, lands.json). Offices without a geocoded address are measured to their town. Checked November 3, 2026.

Bee quick answers

Answers from places.json, lands.json, counties.json, services.json and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations; reporting from ODWC, hunter orange from the ODWC big game regulations, baiting from ODWC, Sunday hunting from ODWC seasons, the Land Access Permit from the ODWC license fees, CWD from ODWC. Checked November 3, 2026.

Last checks, Bee

ODWC can change dates and area rules between printings; open the Johnston County page and wildlifedepartment.com once more before the trip.