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BIG G A M E S E A S O N S
BIG GAME SEASONS
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
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ANTELOPE requirements, see Big Game Regulations on pages 35-36.
LEGAL ANTELOPE BUCK VS. DOE
Combined Season Limit
Two: no more than one may be a buck. This Legal Buck:
includes antelope archery and antelope gun • Black cheek
seasons. Antelope taken between Jan. 1-15, 2023, patch, regardless
count toward the 2022 combined season limit. of sex.
Legal Buck Definition
Any antelope, regardless of sex, with a black
cheek patch.
Written Landowner
Permission
All antelope hunters must possess written
permission from the landowner or, where ap-
propriate, the lessee (tenant). Permission must Legal Doe:
be carried on the person while hunting ante- • No black cheek patch,
lope. Antelope hunters may only hunt on those regardless of sex. © iStockphoto.com/alptraum
lands for which they have written permission.
Landowners, operators and immediate family
are exempt from written permission.
Open Areas Any antelope that does not have a black cheek patch is legally considered a doe.
Cimarron County and that portion of Texas Does can have horns.
County west of State Highway 136.
License Requirements and a current hunting license (see page 4) or Dates
proof of exemption.
Hunters must be in possession of all Sept. 1-4 (either sex); Sept. 5-14 (doe only);
appropriate licenses before hunting Antelope. Antelope - Archery Nov. 26, 2022 - Jan. 15, 2023 (doe only).
Hunters using an air-powered arrow rifle Gun Limit
must purchase a one-time Arrow Rifle Permit. Dates Two: no more than one may be a buck. An-
Oct. 1-14. telope taken through controlled hunts or land-
• Residents: Must possess a hunting license
(see page 4) or proof of exemption. In Archery Limit owner permit are not bonus and count toward
addition, all antelope hunters must possess the combined season limit.
an antelope license for each antelope hunted Two: no more than one may be a buck. Ar- Legal sex and specific season dates will be
or proof of exemption. chery antelope are not bonus and count toward designated on the controlled hunt or landowner
• Nonresidents: Nonresident antelope the combined season limit. permit.
hunters are exempt from a hunting license
while hunting antelope, but they must Antelope - Gun
possess a nonresident antelope license for (Drawing only)
each antelope hunted (unlesss exempt) or
a resident lifetime hunting or combination Antelope gun hunting is only available
hunting/fishing license. through the Department’s controlled hunts
• Jan. 1-15: All hunters must possess an an- program or through the Landowner Permit
telope license for the current calendar year Drawing (see wildlifedepartment.com.)

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There is no hunting season on mountain The carcass (including hide) must be pre-
lions. However, mountain lions can be taken sented to a Department employee within 24
year-round when committing or about to com- hours for biological data collection, which may
mit depredation on any domesticated animal include the removal of a tooth.
or when deemed an immediate safety hazard.
Individuals who kill a mountain lion must
immediately call a game warden (see Game
Warden Directory on pages 2-3) or other
Department employee.
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