Mallard Bay, Oklahoma: public land within reach

Lands to hunt near Mallard Bay

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

Camp Gruber Training Center is the largest area inside 25 miles, at 51,840 acres by ODWC or federal figures. That list splits into 11 ODWC-managed areas, 1 federal area and 5 lake or park areas. Seasons on Fort Gibson WMA follow the statewide dates unless the area special regulations list a change. Fort Gibson WMA is on the ODWC nonresident check-in list. Fort Gibson Lake (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. Waterfowl rest on Fort Gibson WRP from October 15 to January 31, when it is closed except for permitted hunts. Morning-only waterfowl rules apply on the Wetland Development Units of Fort Gibson WRP.

Mallard Bay: the closest public areas in short

• Fort Gibson WRP: 3,500 acres; game: dove, waterfowl, quail, squirrel; deer harvest 2025: 52; no camping is allowed on the area (printable map)
• Fort Gibson PHA: 21,798 acres; acres for non-ambulatory permits 2,282; game: deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl, quail; no camping is allowed on the area (map PDF)
• Fort Gibson WMA: 25,298 acres; open for deer, dove, turkey, waterfowl, quail; deer in 2025: 373

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.

Mallard Bay open seasons, 2026-27

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

Mallard Bay processors and gun shops

Game processors come from the ODWC game processor list and directory listings; commercial hunting areas from the ODWC licensed list. Donated deer from Mallard Bay can go to Jenkins Wild Game Processing (9.9 mi), a Hunters Against Hunger participant. Taxidermy near Mallard Bay begins with McDaris Taxidermy & Gun at 9.8 mi. Mike's Outdoors, 7.8 mi out, stocks guns, bows or outdoor gear. Closest pay hunt on our list: Gordie's Wildlife, Inc., Inola.

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 Mallard Bay

Measured 30 miles out in a straight line, there are 16 upcoming listings as of November 3, 2026. Count 9 draw-only controlled hunts among them.

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Who to call at ODWC from Mallard Bay

For a counter visit, the closest ODWC office to Mallard Bay is in Porter, 14 miles off. Wildlife questions for Wagoner County go to the Northeast Region supervisor, Matt Mattioda, at (918) 625-4475. Game wardens in Wagoner County work in law enforcement District 2, led by Captain David Robertson, phone (918) 431-2543. Game warden lines for Wagoner County: (918) 625-5796 and (918) 625-5085. Commission District 2 represents Wagoner 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.

Mallard Bay 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, Mallard Bay

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