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Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas are one type of protected conservation area within the U.S. state of Oklahoma.

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“All lands owned, licensed, leased or under the management of the Wildlife Division of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, except for the McCurtain County Wilderness Area, are designated Wildlife Management Areas (WMA) to accurately reflect the overall objectives for these lands and the results of management activities conducted thereon. Depending on the specific management objectives, all or parts of any particular wildlife management area may also be designated as a public hunting area, game management area or migratory bird refuge, or wetland development unit.”[1]

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Current Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas (WMA's)[2]
Name County or counties Area Location Remarks Image
Altus-Lugert WMA[3] Greer and Kiowa 3,600 acres (1,500 ha) three miles northeast of Granite on the north end of Lake Altus-Lugert[4]
Arbuckle Springs WMA[5] Johnston 3,869 acres (1,566 ha) 1 mile west of Bromide in northeastern part of county
Arcadia Conservation Education Area (CEA)[6][7] Oklahoma East of I-35, north of I-44 and on the east side of Lake Arcadia in Edmond Managed by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for public and school education.[8]

Closed to All Hunting, with limited exceptions.[9] Coordinates 35.623931, -97.389394

Atoka WMA[10] Atoka 6,440 acres (2,610 ha) 12 miles north of Atoka bordering US 69 to the west. Coordinates: 34.4718478,-95.9123338. The Atoka State Game Refuge is part of the WMA. Coordinates: 34.5222677,-96.0149346. The 12,897 acre Atoka Public Hunting Area (Stringtown) borders the WMA to the east.[11]
Bamberger WMA[12] Adair 301 acres (122 ha) In western part of county
Beaver River WMA[13] Beaver 17,700 acres (7,200 ha) Southeast of Turpin in the western part of the county In the Oklahoma panhandle
Black Kettle WMA[14] Roger Mills 30,710 acres (12,430 ha) Near Cheyenne Connected with the Black Kettle National Grassland owned by the U.S. Forest Service[15]
Blue River WMA[16] Johnston 3,367 acres (1,363 ha) 8 miles northeast of Tishomingo Bald eagles winter at Tishomingo NWR and occasionally seen at the WMA.
Broken Bow WMA[17] McCurtain 5,420 acres (2,190 ha) Northeast of Broken Bow in the northern part of the county adjacent to the Broken Bow Reservoir and the Ouachita National Forest
Camp Gruber WMA[18] Muskogee A significant portion of the 55,680 acres (22,530 ha) in 5 areas. Beginning January 1, 2003, the Oklahoma Army National Guard (OKARNG) and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) reached an agreement to allow civilian hunting at the facility. See Camp Gruber.
Candy Creek WMA[19] Osage 605 acres (245 ha) northeast of Avant in the eastern part of the county
Canton WMA[20] Blaine, Dewey, and Major 14,877 acres (6,021 ha) Situated around Canton Lake Coordinates: 35.771189, -95.064926 (Headquarters)
Cherokee WMA[21] Cherokee 31,360 acres (12,690 ha) Zeb in the southwestern part of the county Comprises two sections: A 16,000 acres (6,500 ha) Public Hunting Area (PHA) and a 15,360 acres (6,220 ha) Game Management Area (GMA).
Chickasaw NRA[22] Murray 4,500 acres (1,800 ha) Near Sulphur See Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cimarron Bluff WMA[23] Harper 3,430 acres (1,390 ha) In the northeastern part of the county
Cimarron Hills WMA[24] Woods County 3,770 acres (1,530 ha) In the western part of the county
Cookson WMA[25] Cherokee and Adair 14,725 acres (5,959 ha) 6 miles east of Cookson
Hal and Fern Cooper WMA[26] Woodward and Harper 16,080 acres (6,510 ha) Northwest of Woodward city
Copan WMA[27] Washington 7,532 acres (3,048 ha) North of Bartlesville Includes Copan Wetland Development Unit (WDU)
Cross Timbers WMA[28] Love 10,300 acres (4,200 ha) 15 miles west of Marietta
Deep Fork WMA[29] Creek and Okfuskee 11,900 acres (4,800 ha) 10 miles south of Bristow Includes Swift Bottoms WDU
Dewey County WMA[30] Dewey 212 acres (86 ha) Four miles west of Taloga
Drummond Flats WMA[31] Garfield 4,653 acres (1,883 ha) West of Drummond; eight miles southwest of Enid and in the western part of the county Has a WDU section
Ellis County WMA[32] Ellis 4,800 acres (1,900 ha) 8 miles west and 3.5 miles south of Arnett 160 acres (65 ha) Lake Lloyd Vincent created in 1961.
Eufaula WMA[33] Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, and Okmulgee 48,614 acres (19,673 ha) The WMA is separated into different sections or "arms". 1)- Duchess Creek arm, 2)- Gaines Creek Arm, 3)- Deep Fork Arm, 4)- Mill Creek Arm, 5)- North Canadian Arm, South Canadian Arm. Contains Deep Fork WDU and Mill Creek WDU
Fobb Bottom WMA[34] Marshall 2,205 acres (892 ha) Nearest town is Willis
Fort Cobb WMA[35] Caddo 3,500 acres (1,400 ha) Around the north end of Fort Cobb Lake. Includes Walnut Slough WDU
Fort Gibson WMA[36] Wagoner and Cherokee 21,798 acres (8,821 ha)
Fort Supply WMA[37] Woodward 5,418 acres (2,193 ha) 9 miles from Woodward On the shore of Fort Supply Lake
Gary Sherrer WMA[38] Pittsburg 1,280 acres (520 ha) Nearest town: Hartshorne
Gist WMA[39] Tillman 177 acres (72 ha) 6 miles northwest of Tipton
Grady County WMA[40] Grady 1,036 acres (419 ha) four and a half miles east of Rush Springs Two non-contiguous tracts with a 33 acres (13 ha) non-contiguous tract between them.
Grassy Slough WMA[41] McCurtain 1,016 acres (411 ha) 7 miles south of Idabel Includes Grassy Slough WDU
Hackberry Flat WMA[42] Tillman 7,120 acres (2,880 ha) Southeast of Frederick Includes Hackberry Flat WDU
Heyburn WMA[43] Creek 5,865 acres (2,373 ha) Owned by the US Army COE and surrounds Heyburn Lake
Hickory Creek WMA[44] Love 7,363 acres (2,980 ha) Five miles northeast of Marietta.
Honobia WMA[45] Pushmataha, Le Flore, and McCurtain 97,758.18 acres (39,561.33 ha) Borders the 203,246 acres (82,251 ha) Three Rivers WMA to the east. Three private forest investment companies, the Hancock Natural Resource Group (HNRG), Rayonier Forest Resources, and Molpus Timberlands Management, entered into agreements with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation (ODWC) to manage the states first privately owned WMA. The property is run under a land access fee permit system.[46]
Hugo WMA[47] Choctaw and Pushmataha 19,227 acres (7,781 ha) Located along the Kiamichi River North of Lake Hugo and Hugo Lake State Park near Apple. Includes Kiamichi River & Sawyer WDUs. 18,196 acres (7,364 ha) with the non-contiguous tracts of the Sawyer Unit having 551 acres (223 ha) and the Hamden Unit consisting of 480 acres (190 ha). A portion of the WMA was renamed the Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge, adjacent to the Kiamichi River, and consisting of 3,500 acres.[48]
Hulah WMA[49] Osage 16,162 acres (6,541 ha) 20 miles northeast of Pawhuska. WMA follows the Caney River from southeast of Elgin, Kansas to Hulah Lake with three other fingers following creeks and rivers to Hulah Lake. Includes Whipporwill WDU. In 2017 Lake Hulah was among 14 others, added to the Department of Environment Quality's list of elevated levels of mercury in fish, bringing the total to 54.[50]
James Collins WMA[51] Pittsburg and Latimer 21,353 acres (8,641 ha) 20 miles northeast of McAlester and 8 miles west of Quinton
John Dahl WMA[52] Osage 480 acres (190 ha) One mile east of Foraker in the western part of the county
Kaw WMA[53] Kay and Osage 16,254 acres (6,578 ha) Located just four and one half miles east of Newkirk Upper two thirds of Kaw Lake. West fork encompasses the Arkansas River from the Kansas border to Kaw Lake. The east fork follows Beaver creek northeast (headwaters at 96°38′01″W 37°07′04″N in Kansas) a few miles into Osage County.
Keystone WMA[54] Creek, Osage, and Pawnee 22,393 acres (9,062 ha) Near Cleveland, Mannford, and Oilton Includes Boston Pool, Buckeye Creek and Cottonwood Creek WDUs
Lexington WMA[55] Cleveland 9,512 acres (3,849 ha) Off of Highway 77 five miles south and six miles east of Noble
Love Valley WMA[56] Love 7,746 acres (3,135 ha) Includes Stevens Springs WDU. Bald eagles winter at the WMA.
Lower Illinois River WMA (Watts Unit)[57] Sequoyah 320 acres (130 ha) Four miles north of Gore 3/4 mile of lower Illinois River runs through the WMA
Major County WMA[58] Major 210 acres (85 ha) thirteen miles south and two and a half miles west of Waynoka
McClellan-Kerr WMA[59] Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell and Sequoyah 7,905 acres (3,199 ha) Includes Billy Creek and Chouteau WDUs. Contains Billy Creek, Chouteau, and Robert S. Kerr Portions
McCurtain County Wilderness Area[60] McCurtain 14,087 acres (5,701 ha) In the northern part of the county Last known red-cockaded woodpecker population in the state. Oldest department area and the largest virgin shortleaf pine/hardwood forest in the nation.
McGee Creek WMA[61] Atoka county 10,000 acres (4,000 ha) 11 miles east of Stringtown in the south-central part of the county The WMA is situated in the middle of the V-shaped 3,800 acres (1,500 ha) McGee Creek Lake that is fed by Potapo Creek from the northwest and McGee Creek from the north.[62]McGee Creek State Park is on the southeast side.[63]
Mountain Park WMA[64] Kiowa 5,400 acres (2,200 ha) Mountain Park WDU. WMA encircles the north and west side of Tom Steed Reservoir.
Neosho WMA[65] Craig and Ottawa 726.36 acres (293.95 ha) 6 1/2 miles northwest of Welch
Okmulgee WMA[66] Okmulgee 10,900 acres (4,400 ha) 5 miles west of Okmulgee city in west-central part of the county Includes Okmulgee East & Okmulgee West WDUs
Oologah WMA[67] Nowata and Rogers 12,941 acres (5,237 ha) southeast of Nowata North section includes the Verdigris River to just above the north shore of Oologah Lake.[68] South section includes the northern banks of the lake, along most of the eastern side, and Goose Island.[69] Includes Overcup Bottoms and Upper Verdigris WDUs. In 1988 there were reports of rituals being performed on the island.[70]
Optima WMA[71] Texas 8,062 acres (3,263 ha) northwest of Hardesty in the eastern part of the county see Optima National Wildlife Refuge
Osage WMA[72] Osage 9,512 acres (3,849 ha) North of Pawhuska The area is made up of two units, the Western Wall unit (5,950 acres) and the Rock Creek unit (3,722 acres)
Ouachita Leflore Unit WMA[73] Le Flore 232,000 acres (94,000 ha) 10 miles south of Heavener Part of the Ouachita National Forest. Managed cooperatively between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the United States Forest Service.
Ouachita McCurtain Unit WMA[74] McCurtain 131,000 acres (53,000 ha) The Broken Bow Sub-unit is located north of Broken Bow, surrounding Broken Bow Lake and the Glover River. The Tiak Sub-unit is located southeast of Idabel surrounding the towns of Haworth and Tom
Ozark Plateau WMA[75] Adair 2,076 acres (840 ha) 2 miles east of Bell
Packsaddle WMA[76] Ellis 19,659 acres (7,956 ha) 17 miles south of Arnett
Pine Creek WMA Pushmataha and McCurtain 10,280 acres (4,160 ha) 7 miles (11 km) north of Valliant, Oklahoma Adjacent to the Little River
Pushmataha WMA Pushmataha 19,237 acres (7,785 ha) 5 miles (8.0 km) south of Clayton
Red Slough WMA[77] McCurtain 5,814 acres (2,353 ha) 6 miles south of Haworth Includes Red Slough WDU Golden and bald eagles as well as American alligators have been seen on the WMA.
Rita Blanca WMA[78] Cimarron 15,575 acres (6,303 ha) 46 units in the southwestern part of the county along the border with Dallam County, Texas see Rita Blanca National Grassland
Robbers Cave WMA[79] Latimer 6,180 acres (2,500 ha) North of Wilburton
Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge Alfalfa 32,080 acres (12,980 ha) see Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Sandy Sanders WMA[80] Greer and Beckham 29,766 acres (12,046 ha) 26 miles northwest of Mangum and 26 miles southwest of Sayre
Sans Bois WMA[81] Haskell 7,602.40 acres (3,076.58 ha) South of McCurtain
Schultz WMA[82] Texas 306 acres (124 ha) South of Hardesty
Sequoyah WMA (National Wildlife Refuge)[83] Sequoyah, Muskogee and Haskell 20,800 acres (8,400 ha) Around the Robert S. Kerr Reservoir Established in 1970, a partnership between Ducks Unlimited, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation, the National Audubon Society, U.S. Coast Guard, Oklahoma State Parks, Oklahoma State University, and Missouri State University.[84] Hunting is allowed in the Sandtown Bottom, Webbers Bottom, and Girty Bottom. See Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Skiatook WMA[85] Osage 5,085 acres (2,058 ha) Near Hominy and Skiatook Upper ends of Skiatook Lake
Sparrow Hawk WMA[86] Cherokee 566 acres (229 ha) five miles east of Tahlequah.
Spavinaw WMA[87] Delaware and Mayes 14,316 acres (5,793 ha) Spavinaw South side of Lake Spavinaw. Game Management (GMA) and Public Hunting Area (PHA)
Stringtown WMA[88] Atoka 2,260 acres (910 ha) 7 miles east of Stringtown
Tenkiller WMA[89] Cherokee and Sequoyah 2,590 acres (1,050 ha) seventeen miles south of Tahlequah On the southwest shores of Lake Tenkiller
Texoma Washita Arm WMA[90] Johnston 13,286 acres (5,377 ha) Southwest of Tishomingo Includes Washita Arm WDU.
Three Rivers WMA[91] McCurtain and Pushmataha 203,246 acres (82,251 ha) North of Broken Bow
Washita County WMA[92] Washita 240 acres (97 ha) 3 miles northwest of Cordell
Washita NWR Custer 8,075 acres (3,268 ha) on shore of Foss Reservoir see Washita National Wildlife Refuge
Waurika WMA[93] Cotton and Stephens 10,580 acres (4,280 ha) West of Comanche Includes Waurika WDU and Walker Creek WDU.
Whitegrass Flats WMA[94] McCurtain 391 acres (158 ha) Near Valliant Includes White Grass Flats WDU.
Wichita Mountains NWR Comanche 59,020 acres (23,880 ha) see Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wister WMA[95] Le Flore and Latimer 35,500 acres (14,400 ha) Around Lake Wister Includes Joe Johnson WDU and Fourche Maline WDU.
Yourman WMA[96] Latimer 2,860 acres (1,160 ha)

References

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  1. ^ "Section 800:30-1-2. Use Restrictions" (PDF). Oklahoma Administrative Rules. Oklahoma Secretary of State. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  2. ^ List of Oklahoma WMA's- Retrieved 2019-09-20
  3. ^ Altus-Lugert WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-20
  4. ^ Altus-Lugert WMA map (pdf)- Retrieved 2019-09-20
  5. ^ Arbuckle Springs WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  6. ^ Arcadia CEA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  7. ^ Arcadia CEA map- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  8. ^ Arcadia CEA (Oklahoma News 4)- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  9. ^ "Arcadia CEA | Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation". wildlifedepartment.com. Retrieved 11 October 2024.
  10. ^ Atoka WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  11. ^ Atoka Public Hunting Area- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  12. ^ Bamberger WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  13. ^ Beaver River WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  14. ^ Black Kettle WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  15. ^ Black Kettle National Grassland- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  16. ^ Blue River WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  17. ^ Broken Bow WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  18. ^ Camp Gruber WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  19. ^ Candy Creek WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  20. ^ Canton WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  21. ^ Cherokee WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  22. ^ Chickasaw NRA- Retrieved 2019-09-21
  23. ^ Cimarron Bluff WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  24. ^ Cimarron Hills WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  25. ^ Cookson WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  26. ^ Cooper WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  27. ^ Copan WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  28. ^ Cross Timbers WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  29. ^ Deep Fork WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  30. ^ Dewey County WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  31. ^ Drummond Flats WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-22
  32. ^ Ellis County WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-23
  33. ^ Eufaula WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-23
  34. ^ Fobb Bottom WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  35. ^ Fort Cobb WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  36. ^ Fort Gibson WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  37. ^ Fort Supply WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  38. ^ Gary Sherrer WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  39. ^ Gist WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  40. ^ Grady County WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  41. ^ Grassy Slough WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  42. ^ Hackberry Flat WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  43. ^ Heyburn WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  44. ^ Hickory Creek WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  45. ^ Honobia WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  46. ^ Honobia WMA partnership- Retrieved 2019-09-27
  47. ^ Hugo WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  48. ^ Refuge portion of the Hugo Oklahoma Wildlife Management Area as the Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge (pdf)- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  49. ^ Hulah WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  50. ^ Lake Hulah added to the "mercury-in-fish-warnings"- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  51. ^ James Collins WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  52. ^ John Dahl WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  53. ^ Kaw WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  54. ^ Keystone WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  55. ^ Lexington WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  56. ^ Love Valley WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  57. ^ Lower Illinois River WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  58. ^ Major County WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  59. ^ McClellan-Kerr WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  60. ^ McCurtain County wilderness-area- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  61. ^ McGee Creek WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  62. ^ McGee Creek WMA, pdf (pp. 37 and 38)- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  63. ^ travelok.com: MeGee Creek WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-01
  64. ^ Mountain Park WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  65. ^ Neosho WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  66. ^ Okmulgee WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  67. ^ Oologah WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  68. ^ Map: Oologah WMA North section- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  69. ^ Map: Oologah WMA South section- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  70. ^ Rituals on Goose Island- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  71. ^ Optima WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  72. ^ Osage WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  73. ^ Ouachita Le Flore Unit WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  74. ^ Ouachita McCurtain Unit WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  75. ^ Ozark Plateau WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  76. ^ Packsaddle WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-02
  77. ^ Red Slough WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  78. ^ Rita Blanca WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  79. ^ Robbers Cave WMA- Retrieved 2019-09-30
  80. ^ Sandy Sanders WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  81. ^ Sans Bois WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  82. ^ Schultz WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  83. ^ Sequoyah WMA (National Wildlife Refuge)- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  84. ^ Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge partnership- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  85. ^ Skiatook WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  86. ^ Sparrow Hawk WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  87. ^ Spavinaw WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  88. ^ Stringtown WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  89. ^ Tenkiller WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  90. ^ Texoma Washita Arm WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  91. ^ Three Rivers WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  92. ^ Washita County WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  93. ^ Waurika WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  94. ^ Whitegrass Flats WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  95. ^ Wister WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03
  96. ^ Yourman WMA- Retrieved 2019-10-03

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