List of Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas explained

Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas are protected conservation areas within the U. S. state of Oklahoma.

List

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County or countiesArea (acres)LocationRemarksImage
Altus-Lugert WMA[1] Greer and Kiowathree miles northeast of Granite on the north end of Lake Altus-Lugert[2]
Arbuckle Springs WMA[3] Johnston1 mile west of Bromide in northeastern part of county
Arcadia Conservation Education Area (CEA)[4] [5] OklahomaManaged by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for public and school education.[6] Coordinates 35.623931, -97.389394
Atoka WMA[7] Atoka12 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.[8]
Bamberger WMA[9] AdairIn western part of county
Beaver River WMA[10] Southeast of Turpin in the western part of the countyIn the Oklahoma panhandle
Black Kettle WMA[11] Roger MillsConnected with the Black Kettle National Grassland owned by the U.S. Forest Service[12]
Blue River WMA[13] Johnston8 miles northeast of TishomingoBald eagles winter at Tishomingo NWR and occasionally seen at the WMA.
Broken Bow WMA[14] McCurtainNortheast of Broken Bow in the northern part of the countyadjacent to the Broken Bow Reservoir and the Ouachita National Forest
Camp Gruber WMA[15] MuskogeeA significant portion of the 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[16] Osagenortheast of Avant in the eastern part of the county
Canton WMA[17] Blaine, Dewey, and MajorSituated around Canton LakeCoordinates: 35.771189, -95.064926 (Headquarters)
Cherokee WMA[18] CherokeeZeb in the southwestern part of the countyComprises two sections: A Public Hunting Area (PHA) and a Game Management Area (GMA).
Chickasaw NRA[19] MurrayNear SulphurSee Chickasaw National Recreation Area
Cimarron Bluff WMA[20] HarperIn the northeastern part of the county
Cimarron Hills WMA[21] Woods CountyIn the western part of the county
Cookson WMA[22] Cherokee and Adair6 miles east of Cookson
Hal and Fern Cooper WMA[23] Woodward and HarperNorthwest of Woodward city
Copan WMA[24] WashingtonNorth of BartlesvilleIncludes Copan Wetland Development Unit (WDU)
Cross Timbers WMA[25] Love15 miles west of Marietta
Deep Fork WMA[26] Creek and Okfuskee10 miles south of BristowIncludes Swift Bottoms WDU
Dewey County WMA[27] DeweyFour miles west of Taloga
Drummond Flats WMA[28] GarfieldWest of Drummond; eight miles southwest of Enid and in the western part of the countyHas a WDU section
Ellis County WMA[29] Ellis8 miles west and 3.5 miles south of Arnett Lake Lloyd Vincent created in 1961.
Eufaula WMA[30] Latimer, McIntosh, Pittsburg, and OkmulgeeThe 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[31] MarshallNearest town is Willis
Fort Cobb WMA[32] CaddoAround the north end of Fort Cobb Lake. Includes Walnut Slough WDU
Fort Gibson WMA[33] Wagoner and Cherokee
Fort Supply WMA[34] Woodward9 miles from WoodwardOn the shore of Fort Supply Lake
Gary Sherrer WMA[35] PittsburgNearest town: Hartshorne
Gist WMA[36] Tillman6 miles northwest of Tipton
Grady County WMA[37] Gradyfour and a half miles east of Rush SpringsTwo non-contiguous tracts with a non-contiguous tract between them.
Grassy Slough WMA[38] McCurtain7 miles south of IdabelIncludes Grassy Slough WDU
Hackberry Flat WMA[39] TillmanSoutheast of FrederickIncludes Hackberry Flat WDU
Heyburn WMA[40] CreekOwned by the US Army COE and surrounds Heyburn Lake
Hickory Creek WMA[41] LoveFive miles northeast of Marietta.
Honobia WMA[42] Pushmataha, Le Flore, and McCurtainBorders the 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.[43]
Hugo WMA[44] Choctaw and PushmatahaLocated along the Kiamichi River North of Lake Hugo and Hugo Lake State Park near Apple.Includes Kiamichi River & Sawyer WDUs. with the non-contiguous tracts of the Sawyer Unit having and the Hamden Unit consisting of . A portion of the WMA was renamed the Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge, adjacent to the Kiamichi River, and consisting of 3,500 acres.[45]
Hulah WMA[46] Osage20 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.[47]
James Collins WMA[48] Pittsburg and Latimer20 miles northeast of McAlester and 8 miles west of Quinton
John Dahl WMA[49] OsageOne mile east of Foraker in the western part of the county
Kaw WMA[50] Kay and OsageLocated just four and one half miles east of NewkirkUpper 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[51] Creek, Osage, and PawneeNear Cleveland, Mannford, and OiltonIncludes Boston Pool, Buckeye Creek and Cottonwood Creek WDUs
Lexington WMA[52] ClevelandOff of Highway 77 five miles south and six miles east of Noble
Love Valley WMA[53] LoveIncludes Stevens Springs WDU. Bald eagles winter at the WMA.
Lower Illinois River WMA (Watts Unit)[54] SequoyahFour miles north of Gore3/4 mile of lower Illinois River runs through the WMA
Major County WMA[55] Majorthirteen miles south and two and a half miles west of Waynoka
McClellan-Kerr WMA[56] Wagoner, Muskogee, Haskell and SequoyahIncludes Billy Creek and Chouteau WDUs. Contains Billy Creek, Chouteau, and Robert S. Kerr Portions
McCurtain County Wilderness Area[57] McCurtainIn the northern part of the countyLast 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[58] Atoka county11 miles east of Stringtown in the south-central part of the countyThe WMA is situated in the middle of the V-shaped McGee Creek Lake that is fed by Potapo Creek from the northwest and McGee Creek from the north.[59] McGee Creek State Park is on the southeast side.[60]
Mountain Park WMA[61] KiowaMountain Park WDU. WMA encircles the north and west side of Tom Steed Reservoir.
Neosho WMA[62] Craig and Ottawa6 1/2 miles northwest of Welch
Okmulgee WMA[63] Okmulgee5 miles west of Okmulgee city in west-central part of the countyIncludes Okmulgee East & Okmulgee West WDUs
Oologah WMA[64] Nowata and Rogerssoutheast of NowataNorth section includes the Verdigris River to just above the north shore of Oologah Lake.[65] South section includes the northern banks of the lake, along most of the eastern side, and Goose Island.[66] Includes Overcup Bottoms and Upper Verdigris WDUs. In 1988 there were reports of rituals being performed on the island.[67]
Optima WMA[68] Texasnorthwest of Hardesty in the eastern part of the countysee Optima National Wildlife Refuge
Osage WMA[69] OsageNorth of PawhuskaThe 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[70] Le Flore10 miles south of HeavenerPart of the Ouachita National Forest. Managed cooperatively between the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation and the United States Forest Service.
Ouachita McCurtain Unit WMA[71] McCurtainThe 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[72] Adair2 miles east of Bell
Packsaddle WMA[73] Ellis17 miles south of Arnett
Pine Creek WMAPushmataha and McCurtain north of Valliant, OklahomaAdjacent to the Little River
Pushmataha WMAPushmataha south of Clayton
Red Slough WMA[74] McCurtain6 miles south of HaworthIncludes Red Slough WDU Golden and bald eagles as well as American alligators have been seen on the WMA.
Rita Blanca WMA[75] Cimarron46 units in the southwestern part of the county along the border with Dallam County, Texassee Rita Blanca National Grassland
Robbers Cave WMA[76] LatimerNorth of Wilburton
Salt Plains National Wildlife RefugeAlfalfasee Salt Plains National Wildlife Refuge
Sandy Sanders WMA[77] Greer and Beckham26 miles northwest of Mangum and 26 miles southwest of Sayre
Sans Bois WMA[78] HaskellSouth of McCurtain
Schultz WMA[79] TexasSouth of Hardesty
Sequoyah WMA (National Wildlife Refuge)[80] Sequoyah, Muskogee and HaskellAround the Robert S. Kerr ReservoirEstablished 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.[81] Hunting is allowed in the Sandtown Bottom, Webbers Bottom, and Girty Bottom. See Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge
Skiatook WMA[82] OsageNear Hominy and SkiatookUpper ends of Skiatook Lake
Sparrow Hawk WMA[83] Cherokeefive miles east of Tahlequah.
Spavinaw WMA[84] Delaware and MayesSpavinawSouth side of Lake Spavinaw. Game Management (GMA) and Public Hunting Area (PHA)
Stringtown WMA[85] Atoka7 miles east of Stringtown
Tenkiller WMA[86] Cherokee and Sequoyahseventeen miles south of TahlequahOn the southwest shores of Lake Tenkiller
Texoma Washita Arm WMA[87] JohnstonSouthwest of TishomingoIncludes Washita Arm WDU.
Three Rivers WMA[88] McCurtain and PushmatahaNorth of Broken Bow
Washita County WMA[89] Washita3 miles northwest of Cordell
Washita NWRCusteron shore of Foss Reservoirsee Washita National Wildlife Refuge
Waurika WMA[90] Cotton and StephensWest of ComancheIncludes Waurika WDU and Walker Creek WDU.
Whitegrass Flats WMA[91] McCurtainNear ValliantIncludes White Grass Flats WDU.
Wichita Mountains NWR Comanchesee Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wister WMA[92] Le Flore and LatimerAround Lake WisterIncludes Joe Johnson WDU and Fourche Maline WDU.
Yourman WMA[93] Latimer

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Notes and References

  1. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/altus-lugert Altus-Lugert WMA
  2. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/maps/Altus%20Lugert%20WMA.pdf Altus-Lugert WMA map (pdf)
  3. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/arbuckle-springs Arbuckle Springs WMA
  4. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/arcadia-cea Arcadia CEA
  5. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/sites/default/files/arcadia_map.pdf Arcadia CEA map
  6. https://kfor.com/2019/03/04/department-of-wildlife-hosting-hunter-education-course/ Arcadia CEA (Oklahoma News 4)
  7. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/atoka Atoka WMA
  8. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/atoka-public-hunting-area Atoka Public Hunting Area
  9. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/bamberger Bamberger WMA
  10. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/beaver-river Beaver River WMA
  11. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/black-kettle Black Kettle WMA
  12. https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/cibola/home/?cid=stelprdb5397425 Black Kettle National Grassland
  13. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/blue-river Blue River WMA
  14. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/broken-bow Broken Bow WMA
  15. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/camp-gruber Camp Gruber WMA
  16. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/candy-creek Candy Creek WMA
  17. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/canton Canton WMA
  18. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/cherokee Cherokee WMA
  19. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/chickasaw-national-recreational-area Chickasaw NRA
  20. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/cimarron-bluff Cimarron Bluff WMA
  21. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/cimarron-hills Cimarron Hills WMA
  22. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/cookson Cookson WMA
  23. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/cooper Cooper WMA
  24. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/copan Copan WMA
  25. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/cross-timbers Cross Timbers WMA
  26. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/deep-fork Deep Fork WMA
  27. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/dewey-county Dewey County WMA
  28. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/drummond-flats Drummond Flats WMA
  29. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/ellis-county Ellis County WMA
  30. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/eufaula Eufaula WMA
  31. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/fobb-bottom Fobb Bottom WMA
  32. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/fort-cobb Fort Cobb WMA
  33. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/fort-gibson Fort Gibson WMA
  34. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/fort-supply Fort Supply WMA
  35. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/gary-sherrer Gary Sherrer WMA
  36. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/gist Gist WMA
  37. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/grady-county Grady County WMA
  38. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/grassy-slough Grassy Slough WMA
  39. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/hackberry-flat Hackberry Flat WMA
  40. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/heyburn Heyburn WMA
  41. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/hickory-creek Hickory Creek WMA
  42. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/honobia-creek Honobia WMA
  43. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/facts_maps/wma/honobia.pdf Honobia WMA partnership
  44. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/hugo Hugo WMA
  45. http://www.oklegislature.gov/cf_pdf/1997-98%20COMMITTEE%20SUBS/hcss/SB196%20CSS.pdf Refuge portion of the Hugo Oklahoma Wildlife Management Area as the Lyndol Fry Waterfowl Refuge
  46. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/hulah Hulah WMA
  47. https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/local/oklahoma-lists-mercury-in-fish-warnings-for-more-lakes/article_50db4758-7b9d-5858-8dc5-d0cc30a62ad1.html Lake Hulah added to the "mercury-in-fish-warnings"
  48. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/james-collins James Collins WMA
  49. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/john-dahl John Dahl WMA
  50. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/kaw Kaw WMA
  51. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/keystone Keystone WMA
  52. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/lexington Lexington WMA
  53. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/love-valley Love Valley WMA
  54. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/lower-illinois-river Lower Illinois River WMA
  55. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/major-county Major County WMA
  56. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/mcclellan-kerr McClellan-Kerr WMA
  57. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/mccurtain-county-wilderness-area McCurtain County wilderness-area
  58. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/mcgee-creek McGee Creek WMA
  59. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/facts_maps/wma/mecreekwma.pdf McGee Creek WMA, pdf
  60. https://www.travelok.com/state-parks/4972 travelok.com: MeGee Creek WMA
  61. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/mountain-park Mountain Park WMA
  62. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/neosho Neosho WMA
  63. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/okmulgee Okmulgee WMA
  64. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/oologah Oologah WMA
  65. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/maps/Oologah%20WMA%20North.pdf Map: Oologah WMA North section
  66. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/maps/Oologah%20WMA%20South.pdf Map: Oologah WMA South section
  67. https://oklahoman.com/article/2230151/rituals-suspected-at-oologah-lake Rituals on Goose Island
  68. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/optima Optima WMA
  69. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/osage Osage WMA
  70. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/ouachita-leflore-unit Ouachita Le Flore Unit WMA
  71. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/ouachita-mccurtain-unit Ouachita McCurtain Unit WMA
  72. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/ozark-plateau Ozark Plateau WMA
  73. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/packsaddle Packsaddle WMA
  74. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/red-slough Red Slough WMA
  75. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/rita-blanca Rita Blanca WMA
  76. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/robbers-cave Robbers Cave WMA
  77. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/sandy-sanders Sandy Sanders WMA
  78. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/sans-bois Sans Bois WMA
  79. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/schultz Schultz WMA
  80. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Sequoyah/about.html Sequoyah WMA (National Wildlife Refuge)
  81. https://www.fws.gov/refuge/Sequoyah/what_we_do/partnerships.html Sequoyah National Wildlife Refuge partnership
  82. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/skiatook Skiatook WMA
  83. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/sparrow-hawk Sparrow Hawk WMA
  84. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/spavinaw Spavinaw WMA
  85. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/stringtown Stringtown WMA
  86. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/tenkiller Tenkiller WMA
  87. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/texoma-washita-arm Texoma Washita Arm WMA
  88. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/three-rivers Three Rivers WMA
  89. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/washita-county Washita County WMA
  90. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/waurika Waurika WMA
  91. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/whitegrass-flats Whitegrass Flats WMA
  92. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/wister Wister WMA
  93. https://www.wildlifedepartment.com/wildlife-management-areas/yourman Yourman WMA