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                                                                      lands, shooting hours, carcass disposal, more than one method
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                                                                         requirements, see Big Game Regulations on pages 52 & 53.
        ELK
        E  LK
        Combined Season Limit             Public Lands                       Open Zones
        •  Two: either-sex.                 Elk hunting is closed on all Department   Panhandle Zone: All private lands in Beaver,
          This includes elk archery, youth elk gun, elk  owned or managed lands, except for controlled  Cimarron, and Texas counties.
        muzzleloader, elk gun and holiday antlerless  elk hunt permittees on areas and dates desig-
        elk gun seasons.                  nated on their controlled hunt permit.  •  Zone bag limit: Two (2) elk, one of which
          Elk taken during Jan. 1-31, 2021 count toward                       must be antlerless.
        the 2020 combined season limit.   License Requirements               •  Zone harvest quota: Sixty (60) elk.
          Elk taken during controlled hunts do not
        count toward the combined season limit.                               Special Northwest Zone: All private lands
                                          Resident (unless exempt):
                                                                             in Woodward, Dewey and Ellis counties, and
        Legal Elk Definition              •  Resident Hunting License, and   a portion of Roger Mills County north of State
          A legal bull is defined as any antlered bull,  •  Resident Elk License (for each elk hunted)  Highways 33 and 47 to the north county line
                                                                             and west to the state border and east to the
        except in the Special Southwest Zone, where a   Jan. 1-31: must be in possession of a resi-  county line.
        legal bull must have at least five points on at  dent hunting license and a resident elk license
        least one side of the antlers (a point is defined as  for the current calendar year. Unfilled elk   •  Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
        the tip of the main antler beam and any projec-  license (Jan. 1-31) may be used the following   •  Zone harvest quota: Two (2) elk.
        tion arising from the main antler beam that is  fall season.
        at least one inch in length).                                         Northwest Zone: All private lands north
          An antlerless elk is defined as any elk with  Nonresident:         of Interstate 40 and west of Interstate 35, ex-
        no visible antlers, regardless of sex.                               cluding the counties in the Panhandle Zone
                                          •  Nonresident Elk License (for each elk hunt-  and counties or parts thereof in the Special
        Written Landowner                   ed) or a resident lifetime hunting or combina-  Northwest Zone.
        Permission                          tion hunting/fishing license
                                            Jan. 1-31: must be in possession of a non-
          All elk hunters must possess written permis-  resident elk license for the current calendar   •  Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
                                                                             •  Zone harvest quota: Eight (8) elk.
        sion from the landowner or, where appropriate,  year. Unfilled elk license (Jan. 1-31) may be
        the lessee (tenant). Permission must be carried  used the following fall season.  Northeast Zone: All private lands north of
        on the person while hunting elk. Elk hunters                         Interstate 40 and east of Interstate 35.
        may only hunt on those lands for which they   Season Dates (only in open
        have written permission. Landowners, operators
        and immediate family are exempt from written  zones)                 •  Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
        permission.                       •  Elk Archery: Oct. 1 - Jan. 15.  •  Zone harvest quota: Twenty (20) elk.
                                          •  Youth Elk Gun: Oct. 16-18.       Southeast Zone: All private lands south of
        Zone Harvest Quota                •  Elk Muzzleloader: Oct. 24 - Nov. 1.  Interstate 40 and east of Interstate 35.
          Before hunting, all hunters must check the   •  Elk Gun: Nov. 21 - Dec. 6.
        Wildlife Department’s website at wildlifede-  •  Holiday Antlerless Elk Gun: Dec. 18-31.  •  Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
        partment.com to ensure the quota has not been                        •  Zone harvest quota: Five (5) elk.
        met for the zone in which they will be hunting.
        Once the zone quota has been met, the season                          Southwest Zone: All private lands south of
        is closed.                                                           Interstate 40 and west of Interstate 35, excluding
                                                                             the counties in the Special Southwest Zone.
                                                                             •  Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
                                                                             •  Zone harvest quota: Thirty (30) elk.
                                                                             Special Southwest Zone
                                                                              These season dates are not in addition to the
                                                                             season dates in Open Zones.
                                                                              These season dates include all private lands
                                                                             in Caddo, Comanche and Kiowa counties.
                                                                             •  Archery: Oct. 3-7 and Dec. 5-9.
                                                                             •  Muzzleloader: Season closed.
                                                                             •  Gun: Oct. 8-11 and Dec. 10-13.
                                                                             •  Youth Elk Gun: Oct. 16-18.
                                                                             •  Additional Antlerless Gun Season: Nov.
                                                                              21 - Dec. 6 and Jan. 1-31; antlerless only.
                                                                              Zone bag limit: Two (2) elk, regardless of sex,
                                                                             one of which must be antlerless.
                                                                              Zone harvest quota: There is no quota in
                                                                             this zone.

                                                                 Kelly Adams

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