License Costs
All licenses are nontransferable. No person shall alter, change, lend, or transfer any license. No person shall borrow a license. Unless otherwise noted below, all licenses are valid January 1 - December 31.
All purchased licenses and permits must be carried on your person at all times while afield (electronic licenses on your phone are allowed). All licenses may be purchased online at GoOutdoorsOKlahoma.com. A valid form of identification also must be carried (driver's license, state ID, etc).
All licenses may be purchased online. $3 handling fee will be applied.
Resident Licenses |
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License / Permit |
Price |
Resident Base Licenses |
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Annual Fishing Residents age 18 or older |
$31 |
1-Day Fishing Residents age 18 or older |
$11 |
Lake Texoma Allows fishing in both Oklahoma and Texas portions of Lake Texoma. Not valid below the Texoma Dam. |
$12 |
Annual Hunting Residents age 18 or older |
$36 |
Youth Annual Super Hunting Residents age 17 or under pursuing deer, turkey, waterfowl, elk, bear, antelope, furbearers or who are trapping |
$26 |
Annual Combination Fishing & Hunting Residents age 18 or older |
$53 |
3-Year Combination Fishing & Hunting Residents age 18 or older |
$121 |
Disability 5-year Combination Fishing & Hunting For persons who have resided in Oklahoma for at least six months and who are receiving disability benefits. |
$20 |
Resident Additional Licenses (required in addition to base licenses) |
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Deer Archery Residents age 18 or older |
$36 |
Deer Muzzleloader Residents age 18 or older |
$36 |
Deer Gun Residents age 18 or older |
$36 |
Elk Residents age 18 or older (required for each elk hunted) |
$51 |
Antelope Residents age 18 or older (required for each antelope hunted) |
$51 |
Bear (Archery or Muzzleloader) Residents age 18 |
$101 |
Turkey (Spring or Fall) Residents age 18 or older |
$10 |
Lifetime Licenses (includes base license and additional licenses) |
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Lifetime Combination Fishing & Hunting Oklahomans with six month residency |
$1,024 |
Lifetime Fishing Oklahomans with six month residency |
$375 |
Senior Citizen Lifetime Fishing Oklahomans with six month residency who turn 65 or older during the current calendar year |
$30 |
Senior Citizen Lifetime Combination Fishing & Hunting Oklahomans with six month residency who turn 65 or older during the current calendar year |
$60 |
Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination Fishing & Hunting (under 60 percent disability) Resident disabled veterans with a disability rating of up to 59%, as certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs |
$200 |
Disabled Veteran Lifetime Combination Fishing & Hunting (60 percent or more disability) Resident disabled veterans with a disability rating of 60 to 100%, as certified by the Department of Veterans Affairs |
$25 |
See Licenses & Permits for residency requirements and for the definition of nonresident.
Nonresident Licenses |
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License / Permit |
Price |
Nonresident Base Licenses |
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Nonresident Annual Fishing Nonresidents age 18 or older unless exempt |
$81 |
Nonresident 1-Day Fishing Nonresidents age 18 or older |
$26 |
Lake Texoma Allows fishing on both Oklahoma and Texas portions of Lake Texoma. Not valid below the Texoma Dam. |
$12 |
Nonresident Annual Hunting Nonresidents age 18 or older |
$209 |
Nonresident 5-Day Hunting Nonresidents age 18 or older (Not valid for big game, turkey, or waterfowl.) |
$75 |
Nonresident Youth Annual Super Hunting Nonresidents age 17 and under pursuing deer, turkey, waterfowl, elk, bear, antelope, furbearers or who are trapping |
$151 |
Nonresident Youth 5-Day Super Hunting Nonresidents age 17 and under pursuing deer, turkey, waterfowl, elk, bear, antelope, furbearers or who are trapping |
$76 |
Nonresident Additional Hunting Licenses (required in addition to base licenses) |
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Nonresident Deer Archery Nonresidents age 18 or older |
$501 |
Nonresident Deer Muzzleloader Nonresidents age 18 or older |
$501 |
Nonresident Deer Gun Nonresidents age 18 or older |
$501 |
Nonresident Elk Nonresidents age 18 or older (required for each elk hunted) |
$506 |
Nonresident Antelope Nonresidents age 18 or older (required for each antelope hunted) |
$506 |
Nonresident Bear (Archery or Muzzleloader) Nonresidents age 18 or older |
$506 |
Turkey (Spring or Fall) Nonresidents age 18 or older |
$10 |
Resident and Nonresident Other Licenses |
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License / Permit |
Price |
Annual Wildlife Conservation Passport Required of all persons 18 or older who enter Department owned lands, regardless of residency, unless exempt |
$46 ($239 for nonresidents) |
3-Day Wildlife Conservation Passport Required of all persons 18 or older who enter Department owned lands, regardless of residency, unless exempt |
$26 ($51 for nonresidents) |
Oklahoma Waterfowl (waterfowl stamp) Persons 18 or older |
$21 ($31 for nonresidents) |
Federal Duck Stamp Required for all persons 16 or older who hunt migratory waterfowl regardless of residency, including lifetime license holders |
$29 |
Harvest Information Program (HIP) Required for all migratory bird and waterfowl hunters under 64, including lifetime license holders |
$3 |
Sandhill Crane Permit Required for all persons who hunt sandhill crane, regardless of age or residency, including lifetime license holders |
$3 |
Land Access Permit Required for all persons ages 18 to 63, including lifetime license holders. Valid Jan. 1 to Dec. 31. (check Land Access Permit in Special Licenses & Permits.) |
$100 ($200 for nonresidents) |
Arrow Rifle Permit Required for all persons regardless of residency who hunt with an air-powered arrow rifle |
$20 |
Paddlefish Permit Required for all persons who fish for paddlefish, regardless of age or residency, including lifetime license holders |
Free |
Fishing Guide License Required for all persons who assist, accompany, transport, guide, or aid persons in the taking of fish for monetary compensation or other consideration. Cost reduced to $20 with Coast Guard Mariner credentials. |
$90 |
5-Day Rattlesnake Permit Required of any person 18 or older hunting, pursuing, trapping, harassing, catching, killing, taking, or attempting to take in any manner any species of rattlesnake during an organized rattlesnake hunting event or festival. |
$5 |
Common FAQs
Will my current licenses still be valid?
Yes, any license bought before July 1 will be valid for what it was intended (one single resident gun deer antlered license = one antlered gun deer). That one license does not, however, cover the hunter for all the deer they can hunt so after July 1, they will need to buy a resident deer gun license if they are going to hunt beyond just the license they bought previously.
If a non-resident buys a deer license in June 2024 will they still have to buy an annual NR hunting license to hunt deer in the fall?
Yes, every nonresident hunter in the fall of 2024 will need an annual hunting license and a deer license (even if they bought their deer license in June 2024)
I have my lifetime licenses for hunting and fishing, so how does all this affect me?
Mostly, it doesn’t. You are, however, now exempt from having to buy a separate bear license to hunt bear.
Are youth hunters required to have a hunting license to hunt waterfowl?
Yes, resident and nonresident youth (those under 18) are required to have a youth super license and Harvest Information Permit (HIP) to hunt waterfowl. They are exempt from the Oklahoma Waterfowl license only.
Are youth hunters required to have HIP?
Youth under 18 not hunting waterfowl but hunting other migratory birds are exempt from the Harvest Information Permit (HIP).
License Changes
Senate Bill 941 changed the license structure and prices for most Oklahoma fishing and hunting licenses, simplifying the process for hunters and anglers.
Highlights:
- Consolidation of more than 50 hunting and fishing licenses into 15.
- Defining all “youth” as anyone younger than 18, whether resident or nonresident.
- Creation of a single “youth super license” that will take the place of about 15 different types of youth hunting licenses.
- Providing resident deer hunters one license for all deer they are allowed to harvest in a season, which previously was only offered to nonresidents.
- Increasing license costs for nonresidents hunting deer and waterfowl in Oklahoma.
- Adding the black bear hunting license to the privileges granted with the lifetime hunting and lifetime combination licenses.
For more information about license changes visit wildlifedepartment.com
