Bear
Current season dates, limits and regulations.
Season Dates at a Glance
| Season | Dates |
|---|---|
| Archery | to – |
| Muzzleloader | to – |
Combined Season Limit
One: either sex. This includes bear archery and bear muzzleloader seasons.
Requirements
No person shall hunt or harvest black bear without receiving a permit from the Environmental Protection Service prior to Sept. 30. Permits are available from the Chahta Achvffa member portal.
Prohibited Activities
- No baiting is allowed on wildlife management areas or any public land.
- Shooting of cubs or females with cubs is prohibited by Choctaw Statutes Title 110: Fish, Game, and Animals Choctaw Nation Fish, Game, and Animals Code Page 23.
- No den shooting of bears.
- Pursuing bears with dogs is prohibited.
- Shooting collared bears is prohibited.
Checking and Tagging
- Upon harvesting a bear, all hunters must immediately call the Choctaw Nation Environmental Protection Services at 800-522-6170.
- Upon harvesting a black bear, all hunters must immediately attach their name and member ID number securely to the carcass. This information must remain attached to the carcass until it is checked.
- The carcass must be checked in by the hunter who harvested the bear. A carcass tag will be issued, which must remain with the carcass to its final destination or through processing and/or storage at commercial processing or storage facilities.
- Bear carcasses may be checked-in quartered, with or without skin, however the head and sex organs must remain naturally attached until checked by an appropriate employee of the Choctaw Nation Wildlife Conservation.
Detailed Season Information
Archeryto –
to –
Only in Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain and Pushmataha counties; and that portion of McIntosh, Muskogee and Sequoyah counties south of Interstate 40; and that portion of Atoka, Bryan, McIntosh and Pittsburg counties east of U.S. Highway 69. There is no harvest quota for bear archery season.
Muzzleloaderto –
to –
- Only in Choctaw, Haskell, Latimer, Le Flore, McCurtain and Pushmataha counties; and that portion of McIntosh, Muskogee and Sequoyah counties south of Interstate 40; and that portion of Atoka, Bryan, McIntosh and Pittsburg counties east of U.S. Highway 69. There is no harvest quota for bear muzzleloader season.