The Yourman WMA covers 2,860 acres of central Latimer County in the southeastern part of Oklahoma. Located approximately eight miles south of Wilburton on Hwy. 2 along South Gaines Creek, the area is comprised of a mixture of oak/pine forest with steep slopes, shallow soils and rocky terrain.
Some of the native tree species you will encounter are shortleaf pine, post oak, red oak, black oak, water oak, sycamore, hackberry, hickory, elm, blackgum, sweetgum, rusty blackhaw, flowering dogwood, and hawthorne. You will also encounter high bush huckleberry, low bush huckleberry, different varieties of sumac, coralberry, poison ivy, green brier, blackberry and many others. The average annual precipitation for the area is about 52 inches.
WMA Driving Directions: From Wilburton: 8 miles south on State Hwy 2 (look for 4x8 ft WMA sign), 1½ miles east on Yourman Rd.