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Oklahoma public hunting land around Sour John
Where Sour John hunters can go: wildlife management areas, walk-in tracts and federal land within reach, Muskogee County rules, sunrise times and shops close to town.
Photo: Tenkiller Ferry Lake (U.S. Army Corps of Engineers), 3.6 mi from Sour John; shown as a nearby stand-in. usacetulsa (CC BY 2.0)
Sour John sits in Muskogee County, a short drive from the public ground of Green Country: the Ozark Plateau, Grand Lake and the Illinois River, the Osage hills edge and the Arkansas River lakes. Sour John serves as the gateway town for Cherokee Wildlife Management Area, its boundary 1.5 miles out. Population for Sour John, a designated place without a charter, is missing from the 2024 series. Inside 10 miles of the town point lie 13 listed areas with about 41,396 mapped public acres plus 485 acres of OLAP walk-in land. Stretch the circle to 25 miles and the count grows to 23 areas and about 120,545 acres. At county scale: 15,559 public acres in Muskogee County, made up of 2,786 acres of ODWC area land, 3,692 acres of refuge land and 15,395 acres of Corps fee land. Sorted by miles, the land list opens with Webbers Falls Reservoir (Corps), with its closest edge 1.4 miles out.
Town point and land area from the Census 2024 Gazetteer; public acreage and boundary miles within 10 and 25 miles are a GIS measure over the ODWC WMA layer and USFS, USFWS, Corps and NPS boundaries (places.json; area counts are within 25 miles); OLAP tract acres from the ODWC OLAP layer. ODWC region from the ODWC administrative boundaries layer. Checked November 3, 2026.
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Places to hunt and shoot around Sour John
Sour John public land ranked by miles
The access column says what it takes to hunt each place: the Department-Managed Area Rules, a Land Access Permit, an online check-in, refuge hunt units or a Corps hunting area.
| Area | Distance | Type | Agency | Access | Acres | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Webbers Falls Reservoir (Corps) | 1.4 mi | Corps lake | Corps | Corps hunting areas | – | No acreage given |
| Cherokee GMA | 1.5 mi NE | Game management area | ODWC | Area rules | 15,360 | No own boundary |
| Cherokee PHA | 1.5 mi NE | Public hunting area | ODWC | Area rules | 16,000 | No own boundary |
| Cherokee WMA anchor area | 1.5 mi NE | WMA | ODWC | – | 31,360 | Nonresident check-in |
| McClellan-Kerr WRP | 1.6 mi NW | Waterfowl refuge portion | ODWC | Closed Oct 15-Jan 31 | 250 | No own boundary |
| McClellan-Kerr WMA | 1.6 mi NW | WMA | ODWC | Area rules | 9,366 | Nonresident check-in |
| Tenkiller Ferry Lake (Corps) | 3.6 mi NE | Corps lake | Corps | Corps hunting areas | – | No acreage given |
| Tenkiller WMA | 3.6 mi E | WMA | ODWC | Area rules | 2,590 | Nonresident check-in |
| Lower Illinois River PFHA | 4.6 mi SE | Fishing and hunting area | ODWC | Area rules | 320 | Nonresident check-in |
| Robert S. Kerr Reservoir (Corps) | 5.1 mi SE | Corps lake | Corps | Corps hunting areas | – | No acreage given |
| Camp Gruber Training Center | 5.5 mi N | Military post | Army Guard | UXO permit, set days | 51,840 | Controlled hunts |
| Sequoyah County OLAP walk-in H002 | 7.5 mi SE | OLAP walk-in | ODWC lease | Land Access Permit | 485 | Hardwood Forest |
| Sequoyah NWR | 9.6 mi SE | Wildlife refuge | USFWS | Refuge hunt units | 20,807 | Controlled hunts |
| Cookson WMA | 16 mi E | WMA | ODWC | Area rules | 15,281 | Nonresident check-in |
The biggest single piece of ground here is Camp Gruber Training Center: 51,840 acres. By kind, the 25-mile ring holds 12 ODWC-managed areas, 2 OLAP tracts, 3 federal areas and 6 lake or park areas. Cherokee WMA runs under the Department-Managed Area Rules: no baiting, portable stands only and taken down within 14 days, gear marked with your ODWC customer ID. If you live outside Oklahoma, check in before you hunt Cherokee WMA. The nearest walk-in tract to Sour John is Sequoyah County OLAP walk-in H002, listed as hardwood Forest. For Webbers Falls Reservoir (Corps), check the Tulsa District hunting map with the project office before going, since this guide could not read it. Sequoyah NWR adds federal conditions to the state seasons; get its hunt brochure where one is required. McClellan-Kerr WRP is a waterfowl refuge portion: closed mid-October through January to everyone without a hunt permit. Wetland Development Units at McClellan-Kerr WRP end waterfowl shooting at 1 p.m.
Sour John nearby lands at a glance
- Cherokee GMA: 15,360 acres; listed game: turkey, deer, quail, squirrel, rabbit; one designated primitive camping area is found in the PHA (ODWC map)
- Cherokee PHA: 16,000 acres; non-ambulatory acres 1,404; hunted for deer, turkey, dove, quail, waterfowl; one designated primitive camping area is found in the PHA (area map PDF)
- Cherokee WMA: 31,360 acres; listed game: turkey, deer, quail, squirrel, rabbit
- McClellan-Kerr WRP: 250 acres; species: turkey, deer, dove, quail, waterfowl; no camping is allowed on the area (ODWC area map)
- McClellan-Kerr WMA: 9,366 acres; listed game: deer, dove, turkey, quail, rabbit; deer checked in 2025: 107 (area map PDF)
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.
Sour John deer zone and county rules
Before hunting out of Sour John, find the county and zone you will stand in; its row sets the limits.
| County | Antlerless zone | Does ML / gun | Elk zone | Fall gun turkey | Also |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muskogee County town county | 4 | 2/2 | Northeast, Southeast | Open | Bear area (part) |
| Cherokee County | 4 | 2/2 | Northeast | Open | – |
| Haskell County | 4, 10 | 2/2; 1/1 | Southeast | Open | Bear area |
| Sequoyah County | 4 | 2/2 | Northeast, Southeast | Open | Bear area (part) |
| Wagoner County | 4 | 2/2 | Northeast | Open | – |
By the ODWC map, Muskogee County lies wholly in Zone 4 for antlerless deer. (Zone 4; official zone map.) Antlerless deer near Sour John: Zone 4: 2 antlerless by muzzleloader and 2 by gun. Six deer in all, two antlered at most: that is the combined archery, youth, muzzleloader and gun limit. Gun deer season covers November 21 to December 6, 2026, and the holiday antlerless season December 18 to December 31. Elk hunting in Muskogee County is private land only, with written permission, in the Northeast Zone and Southeast Zone; the Northeast Zone reads "Private lands north of I-40 and east of I-35" and carries a zone quota of 20. (Northeast Zone, Southeast Zone.) Black bear season reaches Muskogee County (only the part ODWC describes); there is no bear quota in 2026-27. In Muskogee County, fall gun turkey runs October 31 through November 20, alongside statewide fall archery. No published line separates Zone 1 from Zone 2, and both run the same duck dates in Muskogee County. Muskogee County is outside the west-of-I-35 crane and jackrabbit area. On Department lands, including Corps land licensed to ODWC, placing or hunting over bait is unlawful.
Zones from the ODWC antlerless deer zone map (county shares are a GIS overlay; the legal line is the road), ODWC elk zones, the bear area, fall turkey counties, the pheasant area, waterfowl zones, the crane area and the CWD surveillance areas; limits and baiting from the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations and ODWC turkey regulations. Checked November 3, 2026.
Sour John deer harvest by season
Hunters checked 1,687 deer in Muskogee County in the 2025-26 season, not counting WMA deer, which ODWC reports separately. The 2024 harvest was 1,336 (up 26% since). Archery took 31% of the 2025 county harvest, gun 54%. Among ODWC-managed areas near Sour John, Fort Gibson WMA led 2025 with 373 deer. Other big game checked in Muskogee County in 2025: 5 elk. The 2025 Game Harvest Survey puts spring turkey at 11,232 statewide; ODWC gives no county split.
| Season | All deer | Gun | Muzzleloader | Bow | Antlered |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 1,333 | 729 | 150 | 454 | 812 |
| 2022-23 | 1,679 | 975 | 137 | 567 | 937 |
| 2023-24 | 1,410 | 776 | 229 | 405 | 756 |
| 2024-25 | 1,336 | 789 | 98 | 449 | 717 |
| 2025-26 | 1,687 | 912 | 255 | 520 | 959 |
| Area | Deer 2024 | Deer 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| McClellan-Kerr WMA | 99 | 107 |
| Sequoyah NWR | 55 | 64 |
| Cookson WMA | 74 | 58 |
| Fort Gibson WRP | – | 52 |
| Fort Gibson WMA | 454 | 373 |
| Eufaula WMA | 215 | 227 |
County deer harvest from the ODWC big game reports (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025); area harvest and 2025 elk, bear, mule deer and pronghorn from the 2025-26 big game harvest report; turkey from the ODWC Game Harvest Survey. Checked November 3, 2026.
Sour John dates from archery to spring turkey
38 species and 65 dated windows reach Muskogee County this year; the right-hand column checks each against today.
| Species | Window | Reach | From | Through | Today? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White-tailed deer | Archery | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| White-tailed deer | Youth gun | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Muzzleloader | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Gun | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| White-tailed deer | Holiday antlerless | Zone 3, 4, 5, 6, 9 | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| Mule deer | All deer seasons | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| Elk | Archery | Northeast elk zone | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| Elk | Youth elk gun | Northeast elk zone | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Elk | Muzzleloader | Northeast elk zone | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| Elk | Gun | Northeast elk zone | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Elk | Holiday antlerless elk | Northeast elk zone | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| Elk | Archery | Southeast elk zone | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| Elk | Youth elk gun | Southeast elk zone | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Elk | Muzzleloader | Southeast elk zone | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| Elk | Gun | Southeast elk zone | Nov 21, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Elk | Holiday antlerless elk | Southeast elk zone | Dec 18, 2026 | Dec 31, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Archery | Bear area | Oct 1, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Black bear | Muzzleloader | Bear area | Oct 24, 2026 | Nov 1, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Youth fall turkey | Open counties | Oct 16, 2026 | Oct 18, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall Gun | Open counties | Oct 31, 2026 | Nov 20, 2026 | |
| Wild turkey | Fall Archery | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Jan 15, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Youth Spring | Statewide | Apr 10, 2027 | Apr 11, 2027 | |
| Wild turkey | Spring | Statewide | Apr 16, 2027 | May 16, 2027 | |
| Feral hogs | Private land | Private land | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Quail | Season | Statewide | Nov 14, 2026 | Feb 15, 2027 | |
| Rabbits | Season | Statewide | Oct 1, 2026 | Mar 15, 2027 | |
| Squirrels | Season | Statewide | May 15, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Doves | Segment 1 | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Oct 31, 2026 | |
| Doves | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Dec 29, 2026 | |
| Teal | September Teal | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 20, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Youth and veteran day | Zones 1 and 2 | Nov 7, 2026 | Nov 7, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Regular segment 1 | Zones 1 and 2 | Nov 14, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Ducks | Regular segment 2 | Zones 1 and 2 | Dec 12, 2026 | Jan 31, 2027 | |
| Ducks | Youth and veteran day | Zones 1 and 2 | Feb 6, 2027 | Feb 6, 2027 | |
| Canada geese | September Canada goose | Statewide | Sep 12, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | |
| Dark geese | Segment 1 | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Dark geese | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Feb 14, 2027 | |
| Specklebellies | Segment 1 | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Specklebellies | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Feb 7, 2027 | |
| Light geese | Segment 1 | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 6, 2026 | |
| Light geese | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 12, 2026 | Feb 14, 2027 | |
| Light geese | Conservation order | Statewide | Feb 15, 2027 | Mar 30, 2027 | |
| Woodcock | Season | Statewide | Nov 7, 2026 | Dec 21, 2026 | |
| Coyote | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Bobcat | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Gray fox | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Red fox | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Raccoon | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Prairie dog | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Beaver | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Nutria | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Striped skunk | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Bullfrogs | Year-round | Statewide | Jul 1, 2026 | Jun 30, 2027 | |
| Rails | Season | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | |
| Gallinules | Season | Statewide | Sep 1, 2026 | Nov 9, 2026 | |
| Snipe | Season | Statewide | Sep 26, 2026 | Jan 10, 2027 | |
| Crows | Segment 1 | Statewide | Oct 10, 2026 | Nov 16, 2026 | |
| River otter | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Badger | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Mink | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Muskrat | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Opossum | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Weasel | Furbearer season | Statewide | Dec 1, 2026 | Feb 28, 2027 | |
| Crows | Segment 2 | Statewide | Dec 9, 2026 | Mar 4, 2027 | |
| Rattlesnakes | Season | Statewide | Mar 1, 2027 | Jun 30, 2027 |
From the ODWC hunting regulations and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations (Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation), checked November 3, 2026.
Drawn hunts around Sour John
Draw hunts near Sour John start with Camp Gruber Training Center, 5.5 mi away. The 2026 draw window ran April 1 through May 20, 2026; elk and pronghorn are once in a lifetime. Youth categories take hunters 15 or younger on the first day of the hunt.
| Hunt area | How far | Program | Controlled hunts | Permits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Camp Gruber Training Center | 5.5 mi | Military post | Elk, Youth deer | 41 |
| Cherokee GMA | 7.2 mi | Game management area | Deer, Elk, Motor vehicle or non-ambulatory permit deer, Yout | 211 |
| Tenkiller Ferry Lake (Corps) | 10 mi | Corps lake | Youth deer | 10 |
| Sequoyah NWR | 14 mi | Wildlife refuge | Deer, Motor vehicle or non-ambulatory permit deer, Youth dee | 158 |
| Cookson WMA | 19 mi | WMA | Deer, Elk, Motor vehicle or non-ambulatory permit deer, Yout | 67 |
| Fort Gibson WRP | 23 mi | Waterfowl refuge portion | Deer, Motor vehicle or non-ambulatory permit deer, Youth dee | 205 |
2025 controlled hunt results per area from the ODWC controlled hunts results (lands.json, controlled_hunts_2025); rules and dates from the ODWC controlled hunts page. Checked November 3, 2026.
Processing, mounts and gear near Sour John
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, Jenkins Wild Game Processing (23 mi) is a Hunters Against Hunger processor. The nearest taxidermist on the list is Dirty Creek Taxidermy, 10 mi from Sour John. Short on shells? Okie Guns and Gear in Muskogee is 14 mi away. Seven Oaks Game Birds leads the commercial hunting area and guide rows for Sour John (Upland Game license).
| Service | Within 15 mi | Within 35 mi | Nearest | Miles | Town |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Processors | 2 | 12 | White's Meat Processing | 15 mi N | Fort Gibson |
| Mounts | 1 | 5 | Dirty Creek Taxidermy | 10 mi W | Muskogee |
| Gun and bow shops | 1 | 13 | Okie Guns and Gear | 14 mi NW | Muskogee |
| Preserves and guides | 0 | 1 | Seven Oaks Game Birds | 22 mi SE | Sallisaw |
Processors
Mounts
Gun and bow shops
Preserves and guides
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.
Sour John area hunts, dinners and trials
Kinds inside the 30-mile circle: DU bingo night, DU chapter dinner, NWTF banquet, NWTF bingo fundraiser, NWTF women’s mentored hunt, ODWC controlled hunt and ODWC youth draw. Total: 18 upcoming listings. Only drawn permit holders take part in the 11 controlled hunts listed.
Not yet held
Three range cards for Sour John
Distances run from the Census point of Sour John.
Straight-line miles from the town centre; ranges checked November 3, 2026.
Sour John legal shooting light
ODWC prints no sunrise and sunset table, so the times here are worked out for Sour John with the NOAA solar formula.
| Day | Moment | First sun | Last sun | Deer hours | Duck hours | Bird dog hours |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | Archery deer opens | 7:15 a.m. | 7:07 p.m. | 6:45 a.m.–7:37 p.m. | 6:45 a.m.–7:07 p.m. | 7:15 a.m.–7:07 p.m. |
| Oct 24, 2026 | Muzzleloader opens | 7:35 a.m. | 6:36 p.m. | 7:05 a.m.–7:06 p.m. | 7:05 a.m.–6:36 p.m. | 7:35 a.m.–6:36 p.m. |
| Nov 21, 2026 | Gun deer opens | 7:03 a.m. | 5:13 p.m. | 6:33 a.m.–5:43 p.m. | 6:33 a.m.–5:13 p.m. | 7:03 a.m.–5:13 p.m. |
| Dec 6, 2026 | Gun deer closes | 7:17 a.m. | 5:09 p.m. | 6:47 a.m.–5:39 p.m. | 6:47 a.m.–5:09 p.m. | 7:17 a.m.–5:09 p.m. |
| Dec 21, 2026 | Shortest day | 7:27 a.m. | 5:12 p.m. | 6:57 a.m.–5:42 p.m. | 6:57 a.m.–5:12 p.m. | 7:27 a.m.–5:12 p.m. |
| Jan 15, 2027 | Archery closes | 7:30 a.m. | 5:30 p.m. | 7:00 a.m.–6:00 p.m. | 7:00 a.m.–5:30 p.m. | 7:30 a.m.–5:30 p.m. |
| Apr 16, 2027 | Spring turkey | 6:49 a.m. | 7:54 p.m. | 6:19 a.m.–8:24 p.m. | 6:19 a.m.–7:54 p.m. | 6:49 a.m.–7:54 p.m. |
Hours rules from the ODWC big game regulations and the 2026-2027 Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations; sunrise and sunset worked out for this location with the NOAA solar formula (Central Time); checked November 3, 2026. Legal hours for every county.
ODWC offices and game wardens for Sour John
From Sour John, the nearest ODWC office is in Porter, about 27 miles off. For the ODWC Northeast Region, the listed supervisor is Matt Mattioda, reached at (918) 625-4475. For violations near Sour John, the District 2 captain is David Robertson at (918) 431-2543. County game wardens for Muskogee County answer at (918) 625-4873 and (918) 625-4691. Muskogee County sits in Wildlife Conservation Commission District 2.
ODWC Porter Office, 27 mi
ODWC Higgins Office, next nearest
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.
Sour John hunting FAQ
Does Oklahoma limit Sunday hunting?
No; the regulations and Title 29 text read show no Sunday restriction.
Can I hunt turkeys near a feeder around Sour John?
Not within 100 yards of bait.
Where is the nearest game processor to Sour John?
White's Meat Processing, Fort Gibson, about 15 mi from Sour John.
When does quail hunting end each day on OLAP land?
At 4:30 p.m., for both quail and pheasant.
What are the closest town pages to Sour John?
River Bottom, Blackgum, Vian and Fort Gibson, nearest first.
Which ODWC law enforcement district includes Sour John?
District 2, under Captain David Robertson.
How much ODWC and federal ground sits near Sour John?
The 10-mile ring holds about 41,396 mapped public acres plus 485 acres of OLAP walk-in land; the 25-mile ring about 120,545 mapped acres.
What hunting land open to the public lies next to Sour John?
On the land table the first row is Webbers Falls Reservoir (Corps), with its closest edge 1.4 miles out. Behind it sits Cherokee GMA, with its closest edge 1.5 miles out.
Do deer dates around Sour John differ from the rest of Oklahoma?
No. Deer dates are statewide; only the antlerless limits change by zone, and WMAs may set their own rules.
How many does may I take around Sour John?
By zone: Zone 4, 2 antlerless by muzzleloader and 2 by gun, plus archery and the holiday antlerless season.
How much hunter orange does Oklahoma require for gun deer?
400 square inches of daylight fluorescent orange, split between head covering and outer garment.
Does elk hunting in Muskogee County need landowner permission?
Yes. Elk zones are private land only, and you need written permission.
Must a Sour John hunter report before processing?
Yes. Deer, elk, pronghorn, bear and turkey are reported before processing.
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.
Sour John pre-trip checks
For hunts out of Sour John, the special regulations on each land page and the ODWC regulations settle any doubt.
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