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ELK of take in the field, tracking with dogs, field tagging and checking
requirements, see Big Game Regulations on pages 35-36.
Combined Season Limit Public Lands • Elk Gun: Nov. 19 - Dec. 4.
• Two: either sex. Elk hunting is closed on all Department • Holiday Antlerless Elk Gun: Dec. 18-31.
This includes elk archery, youth elk gun, elk owned or managed lands, except for controlled
muzzleloader, elk gun and holiday antlerless elk hunt permittees on areas and dates desig- Open Zones
elk gun seasons. nated on their controlled hunt permit. Panhandle Zone: All private lands in Beaver,
Elk taken during Jan. 1-31, 2023, count to- Cimarron, and Texas counties.
ward the 2022 combined season limit. License Requirements
Elk taken during controlled hunts do not • Zone bag limit: Two (2) elk, one of which
count toward the combined season limit. Hunters must be in possession of all must be antlerless.
appropriate licenses before hunting Elk. • Zone harvest quota: Sixty (60) elk.
Legal Elk Definition Hunters using an air-powered arrow rifle
Special Northwest Zone: All private lands
A legal bull is defined as any antlered bull, must purchase a one-time Arrow Rifle Permit. in Woodward, Dewey and Ellis counties, and
except in the Special Southwest Zone, where a Resident (unless exempt): a portion of Roger Mills County north of State
legal bull must have at least five points on at Highways 33 and 47 to the north county line
least one side of the antlers (a point is defined as • Resident Hunting License, and and west to the state border and east to the
the tip of the main antler beam and any projec- • Resident Elk License (for each elk hunted) county line.
tion arising from the main antler beam that is Jan. 1-31: must be in possession of a resi-
at least one inch in length). dent hunting license and a resident elk license • Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
An antlerless elk is defined as any elk with for the current calendar year. Unfilled elk • Zone harvest quota: Two (2) elk.
no visible antlers, regardless of sex.
license (Jan. 1-31) may be used the following
fall season. Northwest Zone: All private lands north
Written Landowner of Interstate 40 and west of Interstate 35, ex-
Permission Nonresident: cluding the counties in the Panhandle Zone
All elk hunters must possess written permis- • Nonresident Elk License (for each elk hunt- and counties or parts thereof in the Special
Northwest Zone.
sion from the landowner or, where appropriate, ed) or a resident lifetime hunting or combina-
the lessee (tenant). Permission must be carried tion hunting/fishing license • Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
on the person while hunting elk. Elk hunters Jan. 1-31: must be in possession of a non- • Zone harvest quota: Eight (8) elk.
may only hunt on those lands for which they resident elk license for the current calendar
have written permission. Landowners, operators year. Unfilled elk license (Jan. 1-31) may be Northeast Zone: All private lands north of
and immediate family are exempt from written used the following fall season. Interstate 40 and east of Interstate 35.
permission.
Zone Harvest Quota Season Dates (only • Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
• Zone harvest quota: Twenty (20) elk.
Before hunting, all hunters must check the in open zones)
Wildlife Department’s website at wildlifedepart- • Elk Archery: Oct. 1, 2022 - Jan. 15, 2023. Southeast Zone: All private lands south of
ment.com to ensure the quota has not been met • Youth Elk Gun: Oct. 14-16. Interstate 40 and east of Interstate 35.
for the zone in which they will be hunting. Once • Elk Muzzleloader: Oct. 22-30.
the zone quota has been met, the season is closed. • Zone bag limit: One (1) elk, regardless of sex.
• Zone harvest quota: Five (5) elk.
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. 1-5 and Dec. 3-7.
• Muzzleloader: Season closed.
• Gun: Oct. 6-9 and Dec. 8-11.
• Youth Elk Gun: Oct. 14-16.
• Additional Antlerless Gun Season: Nov. 19
- Dec. 4, 2022 and Jan. 1-31, 2023; antlerless
only.

Dan Forester one of which must be antlerless.
Zone bag limit: Two (2) elk, regardless of sex,
Zone harvest quota: There is no quota in
this zone.
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