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BIG GAME SEASONS
BIG G A M E S E A S O N S For requirements on hunter orange, legal means of taking, public
lands, shooting hours, carcass disposal, more than one method
of take in the field, tracking with dogs, field tagging and checking
requirements, see Big Game Regulations on pages 56 and 57.
E LK
ELK
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, 2022, count to- must be antlerless.
ward the 2021 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. 15-17. Southeast Zone: All private lands south of
Zone Harvest Quota • Elk Muzzleloader: Oct. 23-31. Interstate 40 and east of Interstate 35.
Before hunting, all hunters must check the • Elk Gun: Nov. 20 - Dec. 5.
Wildlife Department’s website at wildlifedepart- • Holiday Antlerless Elk Gun: Dec. 18-31. • Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
ment.com to ensure the quota has not been met • Zone harvest quota: Five (5) elk.
for the zone in which they will be hunting. Once
the zone quota has been met, the season is closed. Southwest Zone: All private lands south of
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. 2-6 and Dec. 4-8.
• Muzzleloader: Season closed.
• Gun: Oct. 7-10 and Dec. 9-12.
• Youth Elk Gun: Oct. 15-17.
• Additional Antlerless Gun Season: Nov.
20 - Dec. 5 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.
Dan Forester

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