Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-7-61

Current through Vol. 41, No. 19, June 17, 2024

Section 800:25-7-61 - Dates, open areas, bag limits, and legal means of taking

The following dates, open areas, bag limits and legal means of taking apply to furbearers:

(1)Dates and legal furbearers.

(A) Furbearer Season: The dates for the taking of furbearers shall be the first day of December to the last day of February and those legal furbearers are as follows: Badger, bobcat, gray fox, mink, muskrat, opossum, red fox, river otter and weasel.

(B) Open year-round: The season for taking raccoon, beaver, striped skunk, nutria and coyote is open year-round. Taking of mountain lion is allowed when the mountain lion is committing or about to commit depredation on any domesticated animal, or when acting in a manner as to constitute an immediate safety hazard. In the event a mountain lion is taken, an ODWC employee must be notified immediately and the intact carcass including the hide must be presented to ODWC within 24 hours for collection of biological information.

(2)Open areas. The following provisions apply to areas which furbearers can be legally taken or are closed to harvest:

(A) Open statewide. Badger, beaver, bobcat, coyote, gray fox, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, red fox, river otter, striped skunk and weasel are open to harvest statewide.

(B) Closed statewide. Ringtail, spotted skunk, and swift fox are closed to harvest statewide.

(3)Bag limits. The following daily and season bag limits apply to the taking of legal furbearers:

(A) Daily bag limits:

(i) Bobcat - no bag limit.

(ii) Gray fox - 2 per licensee.

(iii) Red fox - 1 per licensee.

(iv) Badger, beaver, coyote, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, river otter, striped skunk, and weasel - no daily bag limit.

(B) Season bag limits:

(i) Bobcat - 20 per licensee.

(ii) Gray fox/Red fox combined - 6 per licensee, no more than 2 may be red fox.

(iii) Badger, beaver, coyote, mink, muskrat, nutria, opossum, raccoon, striped skunk and weasel - no bag limit.

(iv) River otter - 6 per licensee.

(4)Legal means of taking. The following are the legal trapping devices:

(A) Box traps and Colony traps.

(B) Smooth-jawed single-spring OR smooth-jawed double-spring offset no less than 1/8 inch OR smooth-jawed coil-spring offset no less than 1/8 inch foot-hold steel traps with an outer diameter jaw spread of:

(i) No more than eight (8) inches for land sets.

(ii) No more than eight and 1/2 (8.5) inches for water sets.

(C) Enclosed trigger traps.

(D) Body-gripping traps for fully submerged sets with no more than twelve (12) inches in diameter on private land only.

Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-7-61

Amended at 8 Ok Reg 2425, eff 6-13-91; Amended at 11 Ok Reg 4289, eff 7-25-94; Amended at 14 Ok Reg 3238, eff 7-25-97; Amended at 23 Ok Reg 1583, eff 7-1-06; Amended at 24 Ok Reg 2471, eff 7-1-07

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 31, Issue 24, September 2, 2014, eff. 9/15/2014

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 35, Issue 24, September 4, 2018, eff. 9/14/2018

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

Amended by Oklahoma Register, Volume 39, Issue 24, September 1, 2022, eff. 9/11/2022