Game and Fish Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission; primitive firearm season; handguns; effective date.

HB 1768 allows hunters with a primitive firearms hunting license to use specific handguns during the primitive (muzzleloading) firearm season for deer hunting. The Oklahoma Wildlife Conservation Commission must include modern, non-muzzleloading handguns chambered in .38 special +P caliber or larger in its list of legal hunting methods for this season. This bill directly affects licensed hunters participating in the primitive firearm season. It becomes effective November 1, 2025, changing the permitted hunting tools without altering season dates or license requirements.