Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-7-55

Current through Vol. 42, No. 1, September 16, 2024

Section 800:25-7-55 - Deer-Youth Gun Season

(a)Age Requirements. All youth under 18 years of age and eligible to purchase an antlerless or antlered youth deer gun permit. All participants, while hunting, are required to be accompanied by an adult, 18 years or older. The adult shall not hunt, except that the adult may archery hunt with valid licenses while accompanying the youth hunter. The adult hunter accompanying the youth hunter shall not possess any rifle, shotgun, or pistol.

(b)Dates. The dates for the youth season shall be a Friday, Saturday, and Sunday as published in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations.

(c)Open Areas. The season is open statewide. Wildlife Management Areas will be open as published in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations.

(d)Bag Limit. Two (2) deer, which may include no more than one (1) antlered deer. An unfilled antlerless or antlered youth deer gun license shall be valid during the regular deer gun season in designated zones.An unfilled antlerless youth deer gun license shall be valid during the holiday antlerless deer gun season in designated zones.

(e)Legal means of taking. All rifles (conventional or muzzleloader), handguns, shotguns or bows legal during the deer gun season shall also be legal during the youth deer season.

(f)Wild Turkey. A wild turkey may also be taken during the deer youth gun season in counties which are also open during the regular Fall Turkey Gun Season. Age Requirements and Dates are the same as those for Deer Youth Gun Season. Legal Means of Taking are the same as those for the Fall Turkey Season. The Fall Turkey Bag Limit and Season Limit is the same as described in the Oklahoma Fishing and Hunting Regulations.

Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-7-55

Added at 20 Ok Reg 2216, eff 7-1-03 ; Amended at 21 Ok Reg 1443, eff 6-1-04 ; Amended at 22 Ok Reg 1625, eff 7-1-05 ; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1583, eff 7-1-06 ; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2471, eff 7-1-07 ; Amended at 27 Ok Reg 2060, eff 7-1-10 ; Amended at 29 Ok Reg 1513, eff 7-1-12 ; Amended at 30 Ok Reg 739, eff 6-1-13

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 38, Issue 24, September 1, 2021, eff. 9/11/2021