Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-7-28

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

Section 800:25-7-28 - Dates, open areas, bag limit, hunting hours and legal means of taking

The following hunting dates, open areas, hunting hours, bag limits and legal means of taking apply to licensed falconers hunting with legal raptors:

(1)Dates and open areas. The following species are permitted to be hunted with legal raptors:

(A) Pheasant: The season is open statewide from October 1 through March 31.

(B) Rabbit: The season is open year-round; statewide.

(C) Prairie Chicken: The season will be open at the most liberal level allowed by the Falconry and Archery Adaptive Harvest Management Strategy (AHMS) for Prairie Chickens in Oklahoma. Season dates, open areas and bag limits are defined in the AHMS.

(D) Quail: The season is open statewide from October 1 through March 31.

(E) Squirrel: The season is open year-round, statewide.

(2)Bag limit. The bag limit during falconry hunting dates that are outside of the regular hunting season shall be two animals of each species daily, four in possession after the first day, except prairie chickens, for which the bag limit is defined in the Falconry and Archery Adaptive Harvest Management Strategy for Prairie Chickens in Oklahoma. Bag limits during regular hunting seasons shall be the same as those listed in the Oklahoma Hunting Guide.

(3)Hunting hours. The hunting period shall be sunrise to sunset. Non-protected wildlife may be hunted at any time.

(4)Legal means of taking. The legal means of taking shall be with legal raptors only.

Okla. Admin. Code § 800:25-7-28

Amended at 15 Ok Reg 2450, eff 6-15-98; Amended at 17 Ok Reg 1789, eff 6-1-00; Amended at 26 Ok Reg 2638, eff 7-11-09

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