List of Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas


Oklahoma Wildlife Management Areas are protected conservation areas within the U. S. state of Oklahoma.
NameCounty or countiesArea LocationRemarksImage
Altus-Lugert WMAGreer and KiowaApproximately 3 miles northeast of Granite on the north end of Lake Altus-Lugert
Arbuckle Springs WMAnortheast Johnston1 mile west of Bromide
Arcadia Conservation Education Area East of I-35, north of I-44 and on the east side of Lake Arcadia in EdmondManaged by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation for public and school education. Coordinates 35.623931, -97.389394
Atoka WMAAtoka12 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 borders the WMA to the east.
Bamberger WMAWestern Adair County
Beaver River WMAWestern Beaver CountySoutheast of TurpinIn the Oklahoma panhandle
Black Kettle WMARoger Mills CountyNear CheyenneConnected with the Black Kettle National Grassland owned by the U.S. Forest Service
Blue River WMA8 miles northeast of TishomingoBald eagles winter at Tishomingo NWR and occasionally seen at the WMA.
Broken Bow WMAnorthern McCurtain CountyNortheast of Broken Bowadjacent to the Broken Bow Reservoir and the Ouachita National Forest
Camp Gruber WMAMuskogee CountyA significant portion of the in 5 areas.Beginning January 1, 2003, the Oklahoma Army National Guard and the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation reached an agreement to allow civilian hunting at the facility.
Candy Creek WMAEastern Osage Countynortheast of Avant
Canton WMABlaine, Dewey, and Major CountiesSituated around Canton LakeCoordinates: 35.771189, -95.064926
Cherokee WMASouthwestern Cherokee CountyZebComprises two sections: A Public Hunting Area and a Game Management Area.
Chickasaw NRAMurray CountyNear Sulphur
Cimarron Bluff WMANortheastern Harper CountyNorth of Woodward
Cimarron Hills WMAWestern Woods CountyNorth of Woodward
Cookson WMASoutheastern Cherokee and southwestern Adair Counties6 miles east of Cookson
Hal and Fern Cooper WMANorthwestern Woodward and south central Harper CountiesNorthwest of Woodward
Copan WMAWashington CountyNorth of BartlesvilleIncludes Copan Wetland Development Unit - 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 WMAMarshall CountyNearest town is Willis
Fort Cobb WMACaddo CountyAround the north end of Fort Cobb Lake. Includes Walnut Slough WDU
Fort Gibson WMAWagoner and Cherokee Counties
Fort Supply WMAWoodward County9 miles from Woodward
Gary Sherrer WMAPittsburg CountyNearest town: Hartshorne
Gist WMATillman County6 miles northwest of Tipton
Grady County WMAGrady CountyApproximately 4 ½ miles east of Rush SpringsTwo non-contiguous tracts with a non-contiguous tract between them.
Grassy Slough WMAMcCurtain County7 miles south of IdabelIncludes Grassy Slough WDU
Hackberry Flat WMATillman CountySoutheast of FrederickIncludes Hackberry Flat WDU
Heyburn WMACreek CountyOwned by the US Army COE and surrounds Heyburn Lake
Hickory Creek WMALove CountyApproximately five miles northeast of Marietta.
Honobia WMAPushmataha, Le Flore and McCurtain counties.Borders the Three Rivers WMA to the east.Three private forest investment companies, the Hancock Natural Resource Group, Rayonier Forest Resources, and Molpus Timberlands Management, entered into agreements with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation to manage the states first privately owned WMA. The property is run under a land access fee permit system.
Hugo WMAThe majority of the WMA is in Choctaw County with the northern portion in southern Pushmataha CountyLocated 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.
Hulah WMAOsage County20 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.
James Collins WMAnorthern Pittsburg and Latimer counties20 miles northeast of McAlester and 8 miles west of Quinton
John Dahl WMAWestern Osage CountyOne mile east of Foraker
Kaw WMAKay and Osage countiesLocated 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 a few miles into Osage County.
Keystone WMACreek, Osage, and Pawnee CountiesNear Cleveland, Mannford, and OiltonIncludes Boston Pool, Buckeye Creek and Cottonwood Creek WDUs
Lexington WMACleveland CountyOff of Highway 77 five miles south and six miles east of Noble
Love Valley WMALove CountyIncludes Stevens Springs WDU. Bald eagles winter at the WMA.
Lower Illinois River WMA Sequoyah CountyFour miles north of Gore3/4 mile of lower Illinois River runs through the WMA
Major County WMAMajor CountyApproximately 13 miles south and 2.5 miles west of Waynoka
McClellan-Kerr WMAWagoner, Muskogee, Haskell and Sequoyah countiesIncludes Billy Creek & Chouteau WDUs. Contains Billy Creek, Chouteau, and Robert S. Kerr Portions
McCurtain County Wilderness Area northern McCurtain CountyApproximately Last known Red-cockaded Woodpecker population in the state. Oldest Oklahoma Wildlife Department area and the largest virgin, Shortleaf pine/hardwood forest in the nation.
McGee Creek WMAsouthcentral Atoka County11 miles east of StringtownThe 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.McGee Creek State Park is on the southeast side.
Mountain Park WMAKiowa CountyMountain Park WDU. WMA encircles the north and west side of Tom Steed Reservoir.
Neosho WMAEastern part of Craig and western part of Ottawa counties6 1/2 miles northwest of Welch
Okmulgee WMAwest-central Okmulgee County5 miles west of OkmulgeeIncludes Okmulgee East & Okmulgee West WDUs
Oologah WMANowata and Nowata countiessoutheast of NowataNorth section includes the Verdigris River to just above the north shore of Oologah Lake. South section includes the northern banks of the lake, along most of the eastern side, and Goose Island. Includes Overcup Bottoms and Upper Verdigris WDUs. In 1988 there were reports of rituals being performed on the island.
Optima WMAEastern Texas Countynorthwest of Hardesty
Optima NWR
Osage WMAOsage CountyNorth of PawhuskaThe area is made up of two units, the Western Wall unit and the Rock Creek unit
Ouachita  Leflore Unit WMALe Flore County10 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 WMAMcCurtain CountyThe 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 WMAAdair CountyApproximately 2 miles east of Bell
Packsaddle WMAEllis County17 miles south of Arnett
Pine Creek WMAPushmataha and McCurtain counties north of Valliant, OklahomaAdjacent to the Little River
Pushmataha WMAPushmataha County south of Clayton
Red Slough WMAMcCurtain County6 miles south of HaworthIncludes Red Slough WDU Golden and bald eagles as well as American alligators have been seen on the WMA.
Rita Blanca WMAsouthwestern Cimarron County46 units covering 26 miles along the Oklahoma/Texas state line,
Robbers Cave WMALatimer CountyNorth of Wilburton
Salt Plains NWR
Sandy Sanders WMAGreer and Beckham counties26 miles northwest of Mangum and 26 miles southwest of Sayre
Sans Bois WMAHaskell CountySouth of McCurtain
Schultz WMATexas CountySouth of Hardesty
Sequoyah WMA Sequoyah, Muskogee and Haskell, CountiesAround 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. Hunting is allowed in the Sandtown Bottom, Webbers Bottom, and Girty Bottom
Skiatook WMAOsage CountyNear Hominy and SkiatookUpper ends of Skiatook Lake
Sparrow Hawk WMACherokee Countyapproximately 5 miles east of Tahlequah.
Spavinaw WMADelaware and Mayes countiesSpavinawSouth side of Lake Spavinaw. Game Management and Public Hunting Area
Stringtown WMAAtoka County7 miles east of Stringtown
Tenkiller WMACherokee and Sequoyah countiesapproximately 17 miles south of TahlequahOn the southwest shores of Lake Tenkiller.
Texoma Washita Arm WMAJohnston CountySouthwest of TishomingoIncludes Washita Arm WDU.
Three Rivers WMAMcCurtain and Pushmataha County countiesNorth of Broken Bow
Washita County WMAWashita3 miles northwest of Cordell
Washita NWR
Waurika WMACotton and Stephens counties10,580 acresWest of ComancheIncludes Waurika WDU and Walker Creek WDU.
Whitegrass Flats WMAMcCurtain CountyNear ValliantIncludes White Grass Flats WDU.
Wichita Mountains NWR
Wister WMALe Flore and Latimer countiesAround the Lake WisterIncludes Joe Johnson WDU and Fourche Maline WDU.
Yourman WMALatimer