All information provided within this FAQ applies to Cherokee Nation Citizens and is effective as of January 1, 2022 with updates as of July 12, 2024.
*As of July 12, 2024, under a Hunting and Fishing Reciprocal Agreement signed among the Choctaw, Muscogee, and Chickasaw Nations, citizens of these nations who would be eligible to hunt or fish within their own reservation under their respective tribal laws will be permitted to hunt and fish within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. Similarly, Cherokee citizens may hunt and fish on the reservation lands of these Nations, using their tribal citizenship card as their hunting and fishing license.
Any Oklahoma resident with a valid State of Oklahoma hunting and/or fishing license can hunt and fish within the Cherokee Nation reservation in accordance with applicable law and respect for private property rights. Any citizen of the Muscogee, Choctaw, and Chickasaw Nations who would be eligible to hunt or fish within their own reservation under their respective tribal laws may hunt or fish within the Cherokee Nation Reservation. However, there are designated lands within Cherokee Nation Reservation boundaries that are available only for Cherokee Nation citizens. Cherokee Nation maintains a map of designated lands available to Cherokee citizens for hunting and fishing at: Cherokee Nation Fish and Wildlife Map.
