Guides · Feral hog laws by state · Checked September 30, 2026
Feral hog laws in Oklahoma
In Oklahoma, you can hunt feral hogs on private land in daylight without a hunting license, with landowner permission. Four wildlife management areas are closed year-round.
The rules at a glance
- Legal status
- Any hog, including Russian and European wild boar, running at large, free-roaming or wild. source
- Season
- Private land: year-round during daylight hours, with permission from the landowner, lessee or occupant. source
- License
- None on private land, except with certain firearms during big-game gun or muzzleloader seasons. source
- Bag limit
- None statewide for landowners, agricultural lessees or their agents controlling nuisance hogs, except during deer gun seasons. source
- Trapping
- Not stated by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
- Moving live hogs
- The Oklahoma Department of Agriculture licenses anyone who transports or keeps live feral swine after capture. No feral hog may be removed alive from a WMA. source
- Night hunting
- Private land: the deed-holding landowner or a written designee may take feral hogs at night under a night hunting exemption from GoOutdoorsOklahoma. Landowners, agricultural lessees or agents controlling nuisance hogs may use headlights, thermal, light-enhancement or night vision equipment, but not from a public road. On WMAs, night pursuit is barred during deer and turkey seasons, and firearms are barred at night the rest of the year. source
- Eradication or bounty
- Not stated by the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation
What makes Oklahoma different
Hog hunting is closed year-round on four WMAs: Hackberry Flat, Kaw, Sandy Sanders and Waurika.
Where to report hogs
No sighting line is published on the pages read. During firearms deer season, only the landowner or a written designee may hunt hogs at night, and must notify the local game warden in advance; outside deer seasons, that notice is encouraged.
Every state also has a USDA Wildlife Services office. The federal feral swine program (Squeal on Pigs!) links to yours.
Knowing the rules is half of it
Whether you hunt, trap or call it in, it helps to know what is actually on your land.
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Sources
Checked against these official pages on September 30, 2026. Due for a re-check by September 30, 2027.
Rules next door
This guide is informational. Wildlife and animal-health rules change and can vary by county. Always confirm current rules with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife Conservation before acting.