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02-23-2006, 10:42 AM
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Outdoor Regulations
ITEMS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED AND PASSED
Spring Turkey Season — Remove the prohibition limiting hunters to 1 tom per day. Change will go into effect spring on 2007.
Wild Turkey — Spring Youth Season; Create a new "youth only" (under 18 yrs old) spring turkey season, weekend prior to regular season. One (1) tom limit which counts towards 3 tom spring limit. Change will go into effect spring on 2007.
Hunter Education — Reduce hunter education class hours from ten to eight hours; allow for "test only" certification for hunters needing a certificate for out of state hunts but exempt in Oklahoma.
Size limits on fish — Reduce size limit on walleye at Lake Murray from 18 inches to 14 inches and reduce size limit on walleye and saugeye at Foss Lake from 16 inches to 14 inches. Change will go into effect Jan. 1, 2007.
Bag limits on fish — Include Sooner Lake with lakes having a combined limit of twenty (20) striped bass hybrids and/or white bass of which only five (5) may be twenty (20) inches or longer. This rule applies to the lake only, not the discharge area. Change will go into effect Jan. 1, 2007.
Furbearer — Allow limited harvest of red fox, no more than 2 per season, and make the fox limit with both gray and red fox included. Increase the raccoon limit from 6 to 10 daily and from 30 to 40 annually. Change will go into effect fall of 2006.
Cimarron County landowner permits — Include Texas County (west of Highway 136) to the landowner and controlled antelope hunts, and removes landowner permits from once in a lifetime restriction. Change will go into effect fall of 2006.
Commercial Mussel Harvest — Require that any commercial mussel harvester must notify the local game warden of when and where they are going to harvest shells before the harvester goes to the water. This rule change would also require that mussel buyers purchase mussels based on the fair market value of the shells at the time of purchase.
List of declared noxious aquatic plant species — Change "Prohibited Species List" to include all Salvinia species; move alligatorweed from the "Species to Watch List" to the "Prohibited Species List" and add plants of the same genera to the list.
Commercial Shad Harvest (License and fee requirements) — Remove language that duplicates statute regarding fees.
Hunting on Corps of Engineers Land — To clarify that the Department will only be enforcing regulations on COE nonlicensed property that pertain to hunting.
Elk and Antelope — To include elk and antelope seasons in the blaze orange requirements, final destination and transfer.
Deer—Youth Gun Season — Make the age requirement 'under 18 years old' which would be consistent with the new youth turkey season.
Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center (CGMTC) and Cherokee PHA — Open the second weekend of the statewide muzzleloading season to antlerless hunting.
Candy WMA — Remove Candy WMA. This COE property was sold and is no longer a Wildlife Management Area.
Fort Cobb WMA — Change 'steel shot only' to 'federally approved nontoxic shot only' for crow. Allow archery equipment during deer gun season.
Hackberry Flat WRP — Close waterfowl hunting at 1:00 p.m. daily.
Osage WMA — Western Wall Primitive Area — Open deer gun to controlled hunts. Change name to Osage WMA—Western Wall Unit. Open to deer archery hunting after the first nine days of deer gun.
Controlled Hunts Applications and instructions — Remove the once in a lifetime restriction from landowner antelope permits and make the minimum age restriction for McAAP the same as Department areas (14 years instead of 18 years).
Controlled antelope hunt application and instructions — Delete duplicate antelope language. Covered under controlled hunt section already.
General Antelope Regulation — To open more antelope check stations. Increase bag limit of antelope to two (no more than 1 buck). Landowners, operators, or immediate family are exempt from carrying written permission if they are hunting on their own property. Include antelope hunters under the fluorescent orange requirements.
Commercial Hunt Areas — This rule would exempt private lands that have been enclosed by a game—proof "high fence" for 10 years from having to tear down a portion of the fence and conduct a drive to eliminate native wildlife before becoming eligible for a commercial hunting license. It also exempts such properties from a three year waiting period before harvesting untagged animals within the enclosure.
Import/Export Permits
— Application and Fees — Align annual reporting with license expiration (June 30). Also, delete redundant language already covered in Title 29.
Scientific Collectors Permit
— Housekeeping — typo corrections.
Vehicles — Make the rules for ATV use on Ouachita, Black Kettle and Rita Blanca WMA's the same as US Forest Services Rules.
Mineral Exploration and Production — Update rules to meet current oil and gas policy and fees charges for oil and gas activity on department owned/managed lands.
ITEMS THAT DID NOT PASS
Wild turkey — Allow recorded calls when turkey hunting.
Deer Archery — Increase the bag limit for archers from four (4) deer to six (6) deer and make the January 1 to January 15 archery season either sex.
Deer — Reduce the number of antlered deer that a hunter may harvest annually from three (3) to two (2).
Deer Primitive Season — Lengthen the muzzleloader season by adding an additional seven days to the beginning of the season. Since this regulation change was not approved the following were not acted on
— Beaver River WMA; Canton WMA; Cooper WMA; Dewey County WMA; Fort Supply WMA; Major County WMA; Optima WMA; Rita Blanca WMA; Schultz WMA To address the proposed 16 day primitive season, change deer primitive firearms season and bag limit to same as statewide season dates except closed the last 7 days of deer primitive season — one (1) deer either sex.
— Lexington WMA — To address the proposed 16 day primitive season, change deer primitive firearms season and bag limit to same as statewide season dates except closed the last 7 days — Buck only.
— Keystone WMA — Close to antlerless hunting during the deer gun season.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Published Wed, Feb 22, 2006, On Page 3 B
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Outdoor Regulations
ITEMS THAT WERE RECOMMENDED AND PASSED
Spring Turkey Season — Remove the prohibition limiting hunters to 1 tom per day. Change will go into effect spring on 2007.
Wild Turkey — Spring Youth Season; Create a new "youth only" (under 18 yrs old) spring turkey season, weekend prior to regular season. One (1) tom limit which counts towards 3 tom spring limit. Change will go into effect spring on 2007.
Hunter Education — Reduce hunter education class hours from ten to eight hours; allow for "test only" certification for hunters needing a certificate for out of state hunts but exempt in Oklahoma.
Size limits on fish — Reduce size limit on walleye at Lake Murray from 18 inches to 14 inches and reduce size limit on walleye and saugeye at Foss Lake from 16 inches to 14 inches. Change will go into effect Jan. 1, 2007.
Bag limits on fish — Include Sooner Lake with lakes having a combined limit of twenty (20) striped bass hybrids and/or white bass of which only five (5) may be twenty (20) inches or longer. This rule applies to the lake only, not the discharge area. Change will go into effect Jan. 1, 2007.
Furbearer — Allow limited harvest of red fox, no more than 2 per season, and make the fox limit with both gray and red fox included. Increase the raccoon limit from 6 to 10 daily and from 30 to 40 annually. Change will go into effect fall of 2006.
Cimarron County landowner permits — Include Texas County (west of Highway 136) to the landowner and controlled antelope hunts, and removes landowner permits from once in a lifetime restriction. Change will go into effect fall of 2006.
Commercial Mussel Harvest — Require that any commercial mussel harvester must notify the local game warden of when and where they are going to harvest shells before the harvester goes to the water. This rule change would also require that mussel buyers purchase mussels based on the fair market value of the shells at the time of purchase.
List of declared noxious aquatic plant species — Change "Prohibited Species List" to include all Salvinia species; move alligatorweed from the "Species to Watch List" to the "Prohibited Species List" and add plants of the same genera to the list.
Commercial Shad Harvest (License and fee requirements) — Remove language that duplicates statute regarding fees.
Hunting on Corps of Engineers Land — To clarify that the Department will only be enforcing regulations on COE nonlicensed property that pertain to hunting.
Elk and Antelope — To include elk and antelope seasons in the blaze orange requirements, final destination and transfer.
Deer—Youth Gun Season — Make the age requirement 'under 18 years old' which would be consistent with the new youth turkey season.
Camp Gruber Maneuver Training Center (CGMTC) and Cherokee PHA — Open the second weekend of the statewide muzzleloading season to antlerless hunting.
Candy WMA — Remove Candy WMA. This COE property was sold and is no longer a Wildlife Management Area.
Fort Cobb WMA — Change 'steel shot only' to 'federally approved nontoxic shot only' for crow. Allow archery equipment during deer gun season.
Hackberry Flat WRP — Close waterfowl hunting at 1:00 p.m. daily.
Osage WMA — Western Wall Primitive Area — Open deer gun to controlled hunts. Change name to Osage WMA—Western Wall Unit. Open to deer archery hunting after the first nine days of deer gun.
Controlled Hunts Applications and instructions — Remove the once in a lifetime restriction from landowner antelope permits and make the minimum age restriction for McAAP the same as Department areas (14 years instead of 18 years).
Controlled antelope hunt application and instructions — Delete duplicate antelope language. Covered under controlled hunt section already.
General Antelope Regulation — To open more antelope check stations. Increase bag limit of antelope to two (no more than 1 buck). Landowners, operators, or immediate family are exempt from carrying written permission if they are hunting on their own property. Include antelope hunters under the fluorescent orange requirements.
Commercial Hunt Areas — This rule would exempt private lands that have been enclosed by a game—proof "high fence" for 10 years from having to tear down a portion of the fence and conduct a drive to eliminate native wildlife before becoming eligible for a commercial hunting license. It also exempts such properties from a three year waiting period before harvesting untagged animals within the enclosure.
Import/Export Permits
— Application and Fees — Align annual reporting with license expiration (June 30). Also, delete redundant language already covered in Title 29.
Scientific Collectors Permit
— Housekeeping — typo corrections.
Vehicles — Make the rules for ATV use on Ouachita, Black Kettle and Rita Blanca WMA's the same as US Forest Services Rules.
Mineral Exploration and Production — Update rules to meet current oil and gas policy and fees charges for oil and gas activity on department owned/managed lands.
ITEMS THAT DID NOT PASS
Wild turkey — Allow recorded calls when turkey hunting.
Deer Archery — Increase the bag limit for archers from four (4) deer to six (6) deer and make the January 1 to January 15 archery season either sex.
Deer — Reduce the number of antlered deer that a hunter may harvest annually from three (3) to two (2).
Deer Primitive Season — Lengthen the muzzleloader season by adding an additional seven days to the beginning of the season. Since this regulation change was not approved the following were not acted on
— Beaver River WMA; Canton WMA; Cooper WMA; Dewey County WMA; Fort Supply WMA; Major County WMA; Optima WMA; Rita Blanca WMA; Schultz WMA To address the proposed 16 day primitive season, change deer primitive firearms season and bag limit to same as statewide season dates except closed the last 7 days of deer primitive season — one (1) deer either sex.
— Lexington WMA — To address the proposed 16 day primitive season, change deer primitive firearms season and bag limit to same as statewide season dates except closed the last 7 days — Buck only.
— Keystone WMA — Close to antlerless hunting during the deer gun season.--------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Published Wed, Feb 22, 2006, On Page 3 B
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