Each year, the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation proposes changes in Title 800, the administrative rules that govern hunting, fishing and Wildlife Department operations. This year’s public comment period for proposed rule changes opened Oct. 1 and will close at 7 p.m. Nov. 6, 2025.
Many proposed changes are simple housekeeping matters, while some are more substantial. This year's rule change proposals include: Limiting waterfowl blinds on U.S. Army Corps of Engineers or Bureau of Reclamation areas to daily blinds only (no season-long blinds; already in effect as an emergency rule and now to be made permanent).
Allowing hunters to import intact cervids when going to a taxidermist in good standing with the Secretary of State and that follows proper disposal procedures for carcasses (already in effect as an emergency rule and now to be made permanent).
